Bernadette M. Sanchez (born May 20, 1953) is an American politician and a
Democratic former member of the
New Mexico Senate
The New Mexico State Senate () 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. All senatorial distr ...
, representing the 26th District since 2001. She did not seek re-election in 2012 and was succeeded by Democrat
Jacob Candelaria
Jacob Rodney Candelaria (born 1987) is an American politician and attorney who served as a member of the New Mexico Senate for the 26th district from 2013 to 2022. First elected in 2012 as a Democrat, he later left the party in 2021 to become an ...
in 2013.
References
External links
Senator Bernadette M. Sanchez - (D)at
New Mexico Legislature
The New Mexico Legislature () 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 establ ...
Bernadette Sanchez - Biographyat
Project Vote Smart
Vote Smart, formerly called Project Vote Smart, is an American non-profit, non-partisan research organization that collects and distributes information on candidates for public office in the United States. It covers candidates and elected offic ...
* ''Follow the Money'' – Bernadette M Sanchez
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campaign contributions
1953 births
Hispanic and Latino American state legislators in New Mexico
Hispanic and Latino American women in politics
Living people
Democratic Party New Mexico state senators
Women state legislators in New Mexico
Politicians from Albuquerque, New Mexico
21st-century American women politicians
21st-century members of the New Mexico Legislature
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