Crystal Diamond is an American politician serving as a member of the

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 state ...

from the 35th district. Elected in 2020, she assumed office on January 19, 2021.

Education

Diamond earned a Bachelor of Science degree in agricultural economics and business from

New Mexico State University New Mexico State University (NMSU or NM State) is a public land-grant research university based primarily in Las Cruces, New Mexico. Founded in 1888, it is the oldest public institution of higher education in New Mexico and one of the state's tw ...

Career

Prior to entering politics, she served as the director of the Sierra Soil & Water Conservation District and worked as a self-employed agricultural consultant. In the June 2020 Democratic primary, incumbent Democrat

John Arthur Smith John Arthur Smith (born 1942) is an American politician who served as a member of the New Mexico Senate, representing the 35th District from 1989 to 2021. In 2002, he sought to represent New Mexico's second congressional district when veteran co ...

was defeated by Neomi Martinez-Parra. Diamond defeated Martinez-Parra in the November general election and assumed office on January 19, 2021. Diamond won 11,256 votes to Martinez-Parra's 8,135, for a margin of 58% to 42%. Prior to Diamond's general election win, the 35th district had not been represented by a

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in 65 years.

Personal life

Diamond lives in

Elephant Butte, New Mexico Elephant Butte is a city in Sierra County, New Mexico, United States, located near Elephant Butte Reservoir and Elephant Butte Lake State Park. The population was 1,431 at the time of the 2010 census. History Elephant Butte was named from El ...

References

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