Personal Life and Early Career
Fenton's grandfather, Fred Frost, was a Labour MP for New Plymouth from 1938 – 1943.
Fenton grew up in a Palmerston North state house. The New Zealand Herald's Kevin Taylor described Fenton as having the "most varied CV of any newcomer to Parliament", being active in the trade union movement. She held the offices of National Secretary of the Service & Food Workers Union Nga Ringa Tota (SFWU), and vice president of the Council of Trade Unions. She is also the Vice President of the Labour Party Union Affiliates Council.
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