Candace Gould is an American politician and businesswoman who served as a member of the
New Mexico Senate from 2017 to 2021. Gould represented the 10th district, which includes portions of
Bernalillo
Bernalillo () is a town in Sandoval County, New Mexico, United States. As of the 2010 census, the town population was 8,320. It is the county seat of Sandoval County.
Bernalillo is part of the Albuquerque Metropolitan Statistical Area.
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and
Sandoval County, New Mexico
Sandoval County is located in the U.S. state of New Mexico. As of the 2010 census, the population was 131,561, making it the fourth-most populous county in New Mexico. The county seat is Bernalillo.
Sandoval County is part of the Albuquerque m ...
.
Background
The daughter of a military family, Gould moved to
New Mexico
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, population_demonym = New Mexican ( es, Neomexicano, Neomejicano, Nuevo Mexicano)
, seat = Santa Fe
, LargestCity = Albuquerque
, LargestMetro = Tiguex
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, Languages = English, Spanish ( New Mexican), Navajo, Ker ...
as a child. She has operated a small business for 15 years and worked the executive director of the Heart Gallery of New Mexico Foundation, a non-profit organization that supports foster children. A
Republican, Gould was elected to the
New Mexico Senate in 2016. She took office in 2017, succeeding
John Ryan.
In the November 2020 general election, Gould was defeated by Democratic nominee
Katy Duhigg.
References
Republican Party New Mexico state senators
Women state legislators in New Mexico
21st-century American legislators
21st-century American women politicians
Living people
Year of birth missing (living people)
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