• Worked with the State Legislature to update election laws, rules and procedures benefitting voters as well as small and large counties
• Improved training and education standards for all counties
• Raised voter education standards pursuant to the federal Help America Vote Act as well as our own in-state initiatives
• Expanded professional development for County Clerks statewide as New Mexico’s chief election official
• Improved voter accessibility for Native Americans, our distinguished military serving overseas and other resident New Mexicans living abroad
• Brought polling locations up to ADA standards
• Expanded and improved Native American Voting Rights programs
• Established regulatory guidelines for the paper ballot voting system
• Unified voter I.D. regulations

• Current New Mexico Secretary of State
• Former Bernalillo County Clerk (2 terms)
• MA Business Administration – College of Santa Fe
• BA Business Administration – College of Santa Fe
• Senior Executive Program - Kennedy School of Government – Harvard University
• Over 36 years professional experience in government  
• 2009 President National Association of Latino Elected Officials (NALEO)
• Member Federal Board of Election Advisory Commission & Standards Board
• Member of U.S. Election Assistance Commission (EAC)
• Member EAC Standards Board ·      
• Member New Mexico Commission of Public Records
• Member New Mexico Public Employees Retirement Board
• Board of Directors Rio Grande Credit Union
• Former National Public Employers’ Labor Relations Association
• Former Bernalillo County Human Resources Director and Assistant Controller

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