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Legislative Almanac App Legislative Leadership Compliments of Legislative New Mexico’s Rural Electric Almanac Cooperatives 201853rd Legislature | Second Session Table of Contents Legislative Almanac App Legislative Leadership ..................................................................... New Mexico House of Representatives ................................ Search for NMRECA Legislative Almanac in the Constitutional Offi cers ..................................................................... New Mexico House Seating Chart .......................................... app stores to download to your electronic device. New Mexico Public Regulation Commission .................... New Mexico House Standing Committees ...................... New Mexico U.S. Congressional Delegation ..................... New Mexico House Electoral Districts ................................. New Mexico Senate .......................................................................... How to Pass a Bill in New Mexico ........................................... New Mexico Senate Standing Committees ....................... Legislative Session on the Web ............................................... New Mexico Senate Seating Chart .......................................... Members of the New Mexico Rural Electric New Mexico Senate Electoral Districts .................................. Cooperative Association .................................................... & New Mexico Senate Legislative Leadership Senate Democrats Republicans John A. Sanchez (R) Peter Wirth (D) Stuart Ingle (R) Lt. Governor & President of the Senate Majority Floor Leader Minority Floor Leader Offi ce of the Lt. Governor Santa Fe. rd term. Distr. (Santa Fe). Portales. th term. Distr. (Chaves, State Capitol, Offi ce Offi ce: . Phone: -. Curry, DeBaca, Lea, Roosevelt). Mailing: Old Santa Fe Trail [email protected] Offi ce: A. Phone: -. Room , Santa Fe, NM Vice Chair: Committees’ Committee. [email protected] -- Member: Conservation; Judiciary. Ranking Member: Public Aff airs. Member: www.ltgovernor.state.nm.us Attorney. BA, Stanford University; JD, Committees’ Committee; Rules. Farmer; UNM School of Law. Rancher. BS, Animal Science and Industry, Oklahoma State University. Mary Kay Papen (D) Mimi Stewart (D) William H. Payne (R) President Pro Tempore Majority Whip Minority Whip Las Cruces. th term. Distr. (Doña Albuquerque. nd term. Distr. Albuquerque. th term. Distr. Ana). Offi ce: . Phone: -. (Bernalillo). Offi ce: . Phone: -. (Bernalillo). Offi ce: B. Phone: [email protected] [email protected] -. [email protected] Chair: Committees’ Committee. Member: Education; Public Aff airs. Ranking Member: Judiciary. Member: Member: Corporations & Retired Educator. BS, Sociology, History, Committees’ Committee; Conservation. Transportation; Rules. Retired; Boston University; MS, Education, Attorney; Retired Rear Admiral, United Businesswoman. BS, Horticulture; Wheelock College, Boston, MA. States Navy. BA, MA, JD, UNM; MA, Graduate Work, NMSU. Government, Georgetown University. Jacob R. Candelaria (D) Steven P. Neville (R) Democrat Caucus Chair Republican Caucus Chair Albuquerque. nd term. Distr. Aztec. th term. Distr. (San Juan). (Bernalillo). Offi ce: B. Phone: Offi ce: C. Phone: -. -. [email protected] [email protected] Member: Judiciary; Rules. Non-profi t Ranking Member: Finance. Real Estate Management and Development. AB, Appraiser; Investor. BS, Animal Science, Princeton University. BS, Agronomy, MS, Agriculture, Economics, NMSU. New Mexico House Legislative Leadership House Democrats Republicans Brian Egolf (D) Sheryl Williams Stapleton (D) Nate Gentry (R) Speaker of the House Majority Floor Leader Minority Floor Leader Santa Fe. th term. Distr. (Santa Fe). Albuquerque. th term. Distr. Albuquerque. th term. Distr. Offi ce: . Phone: -. (Bernalillo). Offi ce: B. Phone: (Bernalillo). Offi ce: C. Phone: [email protected] -. [email protected] -. [email protected] Member: Judiciary; Rules & Order of Member: Education; Labor & Economic Member: Judiciary; Local Government, Business; Taxation & Revenue. Development; Rules & Order of Elections Land Grants & Cultural Aff airs; Attorney. BSFS, International Security Business. District Administrator. BA, Rules & Order of Business. Attorney. BA, and Diplomacy, Georgetown Education; MA, Education, Education Rhodes College; JD, UNM School of Law. University; JD, UNM School of Law. Specialist, Education Administration. Doreen Y. Gallegos (D) Rod Montoya (R) Majority Whip Minority Whip Las Cruces. rd term. Distr. (Doña Ana). Farmington. nd term. Distr. (San Offi ce: A. Phone: -. Juan). Offi ce: B. Phone: -. [email protected] Member: [email protected] Local Government, Elections, Land Grants Member: Energy, Environment & Natural & Cultural Aff airs; Rules & Order of Business; Resources; Labor & Economic Taxation & Revenue. Executive Director, Development; Rules & Order of Mesilla Valley Court Appointed Special Business. Mining Explosives Distributor. Advocates. BA, MA, Social Work, NMSU. Farmington High School. D. Wonda Johnson (D) Candy Spence Ezzell (R) Disclaimer: All information current at Democrat Caucus Chair Republican Caucus Chair press time. For updated information, Church Rock. nd term. Distr. (McKinley, Roswell. th term. Distr. (Chaves). visit the New Mexico Rural Electric San Juan). Offi ce: D. Phone: -. Offi ce: E CN. Phone: -. Cooperative Association website at [email protected] [email protected]. Member: Agriculture www.nmelectric.coop to download Member: Rules & Order of Business; State & Water Resources; Energy, a pdf of the Legislative Almanac Government, Indian & Veterans Aff airs; Environment & Natural Resources. or search for NMRECA Legislative Taxation & Revenue. WJ Consulting; Rancher; Farmer. Pre-Vet, years, Almanac in the app stores to Principal, Grants Management. BA, Business, NMSU; Accounting, years, ENMU-R. download to your electronic device. Communications, Marymount University. 2 53rd Legislature, Second Session (30 Days) • 2018 Legislative Almanac New Mexico Constitutional O cers Susana Martinez (R) John A. Sanchez (R) Maggie Toulouse Oliver (D) Governor Lt. Governor & President of the Senate Secretary of State Offi ce of the Governor Offi ce of the Lt. Governor Offi ce of the Secretary of State State Capitol, Offi ce State Capitol, Offi ce State Capitol North Annex, Offi ce Mailing: Old Santa Fe Trail Mailing: Old Santa Fe Trail Mailing: Don Gaspar Avenue Room , Santa Fe, NM Room , Santa Fe, NM Santa Fe, NM -- -- -- www.governor.state.nm.us www.ltgovernor.state.nm.us www.sos.state.nm.us Wayne Johnson (R) Tim Eichenberg (D) Hector H. Balderas (D) State Auditor State Treasurer Attorney General Offi ce of the State Auditor State Treasurer’s Offi ce Offi ce of the Attorney General Mailing: Camino Edward S. Pacheco Street, Suite & Villagra Building, Galisteo Street Ortiz, Suite A Mailing: PO Box Mailing: PO Drawer Santa Fe, NM Santa Fe, NM Santa Fe, NM -- -- -- www.saonm.org www.nmsto.gov www.nmag.gov Aubrey Dunn (R) Commissioner of Public Lands New Mexico State Land Offi ce Old Santa Fe Trail Mailing: PO Box Santa Fe, NM -- www.nmstatelands.org New Mexico Public Regulation Commission Sandy Jones (D) Cynthia D. Hall (D) Chair Vice Chair Distr. Distr. P.E.R.A Building P.E.R.A Building Paseo de Peralta Paseo de Peralta Santa Fe, NM Santa Fe, NM -- -- [email protected] [email protected] www.nmprc.state.nm.us www.nmprc.state.nm.us Patrick H. Lyons (R) Valerie Espinoza (D) Lynda Lovejoy (D) Commissioner Commissioner Commissioner Distr. Distr. Distr. P.E.R.A Building P.E.R.A Building P.E.R.A Building Paseo de Peralta Paseo de Peralta Paseo de Peralta Santa Fe, NM Santa Fe, NM Santa Fe, NM -- -- -- [email protected] [email protected] [email protected] www.nmprc.state.nm.us www.nmprc.state.nm.us www.nmprc.state.nm.us New Mexico U.S. Congressional Delegation ~th Congress Martin T. Heinrich (D) Tom Udall (D) U.S. Senator U.S. Senator Hart Senate Hart Senate Offi ce Building Offi ce Building Washington, DC Washington, DC -- -- -- Fax -- Fax www.heinrich.senate.gov www.tomudall.senate.gov Michelle Lujan Grisham (D) Steve Pearce (R) Ben R. Luján (D) U.S. House of Representative U.S. House of Representative U.S. House of Representative Distr. Distr. Distr. Cannon House Offi ce Building Rayburn House Offi ce Building Rayburn House Offi ce Building Washington, DC Washington, DC Washington, DC -- -- -- -- Fax -- Fax -- Fax www.lujangrisham.house.gov www.pearce.house.gov www.lujan.house.gov Compliments of New Mexico’s Rural Electric Cooperatives 3 New Mexico Senate Gregory A. Baca (R) Craig W. Brandt (R) William F. Burt (R) Belen. st term. Distr. (Bernalillo, Rio Rancho. nd term. Distr. Alamogordo. rd term. Distr. Valencia). Offi ce: I. Phone: -. (Sandoval). Offi ce: C. Phone: (Chaves, Lincoln, Otero). [email protected] -. [email protected] Offi ce: A. Phone: -. Member: Judiciary; Rules. Ranking Member: Education. [email protected] Attorney; Business Owner. Member: Public Aff airs. United States Air Member: Finance. Business Owner. BA, BS, Business Administration, UNM. Force, Veteran; Clergy. BA, Oklahoma Mass Communications, NMSU. JD, UNM School of Law. Baptist University. Pete Campos (D) Jacob R. Candelaria (D) Joseph Cervantes (D) Las Vegas. th term. Distr. (Colfax, Democrat Caucus Chair Las Cruces. nd term. Distr. (Doña Guadalupe, Harding, Mora, Quay, San Albuquerque. nd term. Distr. Ana). Offi ce: B. Phone: -. Miguel, Taos). Offi ce: B. Phone: (Bernalillo).
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