Stephanie M. Garcia Richard is an American politician and currently serves as the New Mexico Commissioner of Public Lands. Garcia Richard previously served as a member of the

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 ) , population_demonym = New Mexican ( es, Neomexicano, Neomejicano, Nuevo Mexicano) , ...

from January 2013 through December 2018, representing the 43rd district. She chaired the House Education Committee and served on the Appropriates and Finance Committee and Labor and Economic Development committees.

Education

Garcia Richard was born in

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and raised in Silver City. She earned a Bachelor of Arts in

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from

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, and her teaching certificate from

UCLA The University of California, Los Angeles (UCLA) is a public land-grant research university in Los Angeles, California. UCLA's academic roots were established in 1881 as a teachers college then known as the southern branch of the California ...

Career

Garcia Richard has served in New Mexican politics since her first election 2012.

New Mexico Commissioner of Public Lands

Garcia Richard was elected as New Mexico Commissioner of Public Lands during the

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, and began serving in this position on January 1, 2019. She is the first woman and first Latina to serve in the position.

New Mexico House of Representatives

Garcia Richard was first elected to the

in 2012 for District 43. She represented the district from 2013 through 2018. She served on the Education and Labor & Economic Development committees. During the 2017 and 2018 Legislative Session, She served as chair for the House Education Committee. During her tenure in the House of Representatives, Garcia Richard sponsored 105 bills and acted as co-sponsor for 115 bills.

Personal life

Stephanie Garcia Richard was born in

, and raised in Silver City. She is married to Eric Vasquez and has two adult children.

Election history

Election history of Stephanie Garcia Richard from 2010.Uncontested primary elections are not shown.

2018

General election

Incumbent Land Commissioner Aubrey Dunn Jr. announced that he would not be seeking re-election due to his intention to run for United States Senator. This set forth an open election between State Representative Stephanie Garcia Richard, former Land Commissioner Patrick H. Lyons, and Michael Lucero.

Democratic primary election

2016

2014

2012

Long-time incumbent Jeannette Wallace died on April 8, 2011. Jim Hall was appointed by Governor

Susana Martinez Susana Martinez (born July 14, 1959) is an American politician and attorney who served as the 31st governor of New Mexico from 2011 to 2019. A Republican, she served as chair of the Republican Governors Association (RGA) from 2015 to 2016. She ...

to fill the open position.

2010

General election

Democratic primary election

References

External links

Official page
at the

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