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New Mexico House Of Representatives
) is the lower house of the New Mexico State Legislature. There are 70 members of the House. Each member represents roughly 25,980 residents of New Mexico. The most recent elections were held on November 3, 2020. Composition Leadership Current members Past composition of the House of Representatives ''(The party control table shows the balance of power after each recent general election. The preceding Makeup table includes results of special elections since the last general election.)'' See also * New Mexico Legislature * New Mexico Senate The New Mexico Senate ( es, Senado de Nuevo México) is the upper house of the New Mexico State Legislature. The Senate consists of 42 members, with each senator representing an equal number of single-member constituent districts across the stat ... References External links New Mexico LegislatureOfficial Government Website {{DEFAULTSORT:New Mexico House Of Representatives New Mexico Legislature State lower hous ...
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2020 New Mexico House Of Representatives Election
The 2020 New Mexico House of Representatives elections took place on November 3, 2020 as part of the biennial 2020 United States elections, United States elections. All the seats in the New Mexico House of Representatives were up for election. The previous election was held in 2018 New Mexico House of Representatives election, 2018. Primary elections were held on June 3, alongside the 2020 New Mexico Democratic presidential primary. Summary of results Closest races Seats where the margin of victory was under 10%: # # # # # # gain # # # # # # # # # # # Retiring incumbents Eleven incumbent representatives (7 Democrats and 4 Republicans) did not seek reelection. #Abbas Akhil (D), District 20 #Paul Bandy (R), District 3 #Daniel R. Barrone (D), District 42 #David Gallegos (R), District 61 #Tim Lewis (politician), Tim Lewis (R), District 60 #Patricio Ruiloba (D), District 12 (sought reelection but was disqualified from the ballot; subsequently resigne ...
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Javier Martínez (politician)
Javier Martínez is an American attorney, activist, and politician serving as a member of the New Mexico House of Representatives from the 11th district, which includes Bernalillo County, New Mexico. Early life and education Martínez was raised in Albuquerque, New Mexico. The son of immigrants, Martínez became the first in his family to attend college. He earned a bachelor's degree and Juris Doctor in international and comparative law from the University of New Mexico. Career After graduating from law school, Martínez worked as a community organizer in Albuquerque, New Mexico. Martínez works as a policy director and general counsel at the Partnership for Community Action in South Valley, New Mexico, and previously worked as a public health advocate at the University of Michigan. Martínez was elected to the New Mexico House of Representatives in 2014 and took office on January 20, 2015, succeeding Democratic incumbent Rick Miera. On August 10, 2021, Martínez was select ...
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2022 New Mexico House Of Representatives Election
The 2022 New Mexico House of Representatives election took place on November 8, 2022 as part of the biennial United States elections. All 70 seats in the New Mexico House of Representatives were up for election. The election coincided with elections for other offices including the United States House of Representatives, governor, attorney general, and secretary of state. The primary election was held on June 7, 2022. Predictions Results Summary Closest races Seats where the margin of victory was under 10%: # # gain # gain # gain # # # # # gain # # # gain # # # Retiring incumbents Democrats #District 17: Deborah Armstrong retired. #District 19: Kay Bounkeua retired. #District 23: Daymon Ely retired. #District 26: Georgene Louis retired. #District 47: Brian Egolf retired. #District 68: Karen Bash retired. Independents #District 66: Phelps Anderson retired. Republicans #District 2: James Strickler retired. #District 7: Kelly Fajardo retired. #Dis ...
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New Mexico State Legislature
The New Mexico Legislature ( es, Legislatura de Nuevo México) is the legislative branch of the state government of New Mexico. It is a bicameral body made up of the New Mexico House of Representatives and the New Mexico Senate. History The New Mexico Legislature was established when New Mexico officially became a state and was admitted to the union in 1912. In 1922, Bertha M. Paxton became the first woman elected to the New Mexico Legislature, serving one term in the House of Representatives. Session structure and operations The Legislature meets every year, in regular session on the third Tuesday in January. The New Mexico Constitution limits the regular session to 60 calendar days, every other year it is 30 days. The lieutenant governor presides over the Senate, while the Speaker of the House is elected from that body in a closed-door majority-member caucus. Both have wide latitude in choosing committee membership in their respective houses and have a large impact on lawm ...
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Majority Leader
In U.S. politics (as well as in some other countries utilizing the presidential system), the majority floor leader is a partisan position in a legislative body.USLegal.com
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Whip (politics)
A whip is an official of a political party whose task is to ensure party discipline in a legislature. This means ensuring that members of the party vote according to the party platform, rather than according to their own individual ideology or the will of their donors or constituents. Whips are the party's "enforcers". They try to ensure that their fellow political party legislators attend voting sessions and vote according to their party's official policy. Members who vote against party policy may "lose the whip", being effectively expelled from the party. The term is taken from the "whipper-in" during a hunt, who tries to prevent hounds from wandering away from a hunting pack. Additionally, the term "whip" may mean the voting instructions issued to legislators, or the status of a certain legislator in their party's parliamentary grouping. Etymology The expression ''whip'' in its parliamentary context, derived from its origins in hunting terminology. The ''Oxford English ...
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Doreen Gallegos
Doreen Ybarra Gallegos is an American Democratic Party member of the New Mexico House of Representatives, serving since 2013. Gallegos is the executive director of Mesilla Valley CASA, a program that helps foster children. References External links * Legislative page {{DEFAULTSORT:Gallegos, Doreen 21st-century American politicians Hispanic and Latino American state legislators in New Mexico Hispanic and Latino American women in politics Living people Democratic Party members of the New Mexico House of Representatives Politicians from Las Cruces, New Mexico Year of birth missing (living people) 21st-century American women politicians ...
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Farmington, New Mexico
Farmington is a city in San Juan County in the U.S. state of New Mexico. As of the 2020 census the city had a total population of 46,624 people. Farmington (and surrounding San Juan County) makes up one of the four Metropolitan Statistical Areas (MSAs) in New Mexico. Farmington is located at the junction of the San Juan River, the Animas River, and the La Plata River, and is located on the Colorado Plateau. Farmington is the largest city of San Juan County, one of the geographically largest counties in the United States covering . Farmington serves as the commercial hub for most of northwestern New Mexico and the Four Corners region of four states. Farmington lies at or near the junction of several important highways: U.S. Highway 64, New Mexico Highway 170, New Mexico Highway 371, and New Mexico Highway 516. It is on the Trails of the Ancients Byway, one of the designated New Mexico Scenic Byways.
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Rod Montoya
Rod Montoya (born October 25, 1966) is an American politician who has served in the New Mexico House of Representatives from the 1st district since 2015. References 1966 births Living people Republican Party members of the New Mexico House of Representatives 21st-century American politicians People from Farmington, New Mexico {{NewMexico-politician-stub ...
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Party Switching In The United States
In the politics of the United States, party switching is any change in party affiliation of a partisan public figure, usually one who is currently holding elected office. Use of the term "party switch" can also connote a transfer of holding power in an elected governmental body from one party to another. History 19th century The first two major parties in the United States were the Federalist Party and the Democratic-Republican Party. The Federalists experienced success in the 1790s but lost power in the 1800 elections and collapsed after the War of 1812. Many former Federalists, including John Quincy Adams, became members of the Democratic-Republican Party. After the 1824 presidential election, the Democratic-Republicans fractured between supporters of Adams and supporters of Andrew Jackson. Jackson's followers formed the Democratic Party, while those who supported Adams formed the National Republican Party. Two short-lived but significant third parties, the Anti-Masonic Pa ...
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James Strickler
James R.J. Strickler (born June 23, 1954, in Lockhart, Texas) is an American politician and a Republican member of the New Mexico House of Representatives representing District 2 since January 2007. Elections * 2012 Strickler was unopposed for both the June 5, 2012 Republican Primary, winning with 1,227 votes and the November 6, 2012 General election, winning with 6,924 votes. * 2006 When District 2 Republican Representative Richard Cheney left the Legislature, Strickler was unopposed for the June 6, 2006 Republican Primary, winning with 1,125 votes and won the November 7, 2006 General election with 3,905 votes (62.5%) against Democratic nominee Alice Slaven-Emond. * 2008 Strickler and his returning 2006 Democratic opponent Slaven-Emond were both unopposed for their June 8, 2008 primaries, setting up a rematch; Strickler won the November 4, 2008 General election with 6,120 votes (63.8%) against Slaven-Emond. * 2010 Strickler was unopposed for both the June 1, 2010 Republican ...
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