Angelica Rubio (born May 30, 1979) is an American politician who has served in the

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from the 35th district since 2017.

Early life

Rubio was born and raised in New Mexico by immigrant parents. She earned her undergraduate degree in Government at

New Mexico State University New Mexico State University (NMSU or NM State) is a public, land-grant, research university in Las Cruces, New Mexico, United States. Founded in 1888, it is the state's oldest public institution of higher education, and was the original land-g ...

in Las Cruces, before getting a master's degree in

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from

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in Los Angeles. Rubio cites

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as an inspiration in how she opened doors for Latina elected officials.

Career

Rubio has worked in Las Cruces on issues such as

minimum wage A minimum wage is the lowest remuneration that employers can legally pay their employees—the price floor below which employees may not sell their labor. List of countries by minimum wage, Most countries had introduced minimum wage legislation b ...

, a City Council campaign for Kasandra Gandara, and the designation of an Organ Mountains-Desert Peaks National Monument. Rubio is the chair of the interim committee on Radioactive & Hazardous Materials. She has spoken against the

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, such as voting against allowing New Mexico state land to be used for its construction. Additionally, she introduced the approved House Bill 388, the gender-neutral bathroom bill, requiring New Mexico businesses and public facilities to label single-stall restrooms as gender neutral.

References

External links

New Mexico State Legislature bio

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