Lisa K. Curtis is an American politician and attorney who served as a 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 ...

from 2012 to 2013. Curtis was appointed to the Senate after the resignation of Kent Cravens. She was defeated in her bid for a full term by Mark Moores and left office in January 2013.

Education

Curtis earned a Bachelor of Arts degree from the

University of New Mexico The University of New Mexico (UNM; ) is a public research university in Albuquerque, New Mexico, United States. Founded in 1889 by the New Mexico Territorial Legislature, it is the state's second oldest university, a flagship university in th ...

and a

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from the

University of New Mexico School of Law The University of New Mexico School of Law (UNM Law or New Mexico Law) is the law school of the University of New Mexico, a public research university in Albuquerque, New Mexico, United States. Founded in 1947, it is the only law school in the st ...

Career

Since graduating from law school in 1993, Curtis has worked as a malpractice attorney in

Albuquerque, New Mexico Albuquerque ( ; ), also known as ABQ, Burque, the Duke City, and in the past 'the Q', is the List of municipalities in New Mexico, most populous city in the U.S. state of New Mexico, and the county seat of Bernalillo County, New Mexico, Bernal ...

. She is a managing partner of Curtis and Co. In 2012, Curtis was appointed to the

by then-Governor

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after the resignation of Kent Cravens. In November 2013, Curtis was defeated for election to a full term by Republican nominee Mark Moores.

Personal life

Curtis and her husband, Bob, have four children.

References

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