Stephanie M. Garcia Richard is an American politician and currently serves as the

New Mexico Commissioner of Public Lands The New Mexico commissioner of public lands is an elected constitutional officer
''NM Elected Officials''

. Garcia Richard previously served as a member of the

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

Education

Garcia Richard was born in Tucumcari, New Mexico 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

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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 The New Mexico commissioner of public lands is an elected constitutional officer
''NM Elected Officials''

during the 2018 New Mexico elections, and began serving in this position on January 1, 2019. She is the first woman and first Latina to serve in the position. Her deputy is Tarin Nix.

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 Tucumcari, New Mexico, 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

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to fill the open position.

2010

General election

Democratic primary election

References

External links

Official page
at the

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Stephanie Richard
at

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Stephanie M. Richard
at the National Institute on Money in State Politics {{DEFAULTSORT:Garcia Richard, Stephanie Year of birth missing (living people) Living people 21st-century American women politicians New Mexico commissioners of public lands Schoolteachers from New Mexico American women educators Barnard College alumni Democratic Party members of the New Mexico House of Representatives People from Los Alamos, New Mexico People from Silver City, New Mexico People from Tucumcari, New Mexico UCLA Graduate School of Education and Information Studies alumni Women state legislators in New Mexico 21st-century members of the New Mexico Legislature