He’s in high school, loves playing guitar, and has dreams of becoming an engineer. He’s a sixth generation New Mexican. Our family roots are in Berino, Anthony and Las Alturas.
But my son – and all of us – lives in another world as well. That’s the world of today. We have the coronavirus pandemic, an oil and gas collapse, and a real reckoning on race relations.
What needed to guide us through this time is leadership, and I see it throughout southern New Mexico every day – leadership with both beet firmly planted in both worlds. As your Democratic State Representative and the only southern New Mexico legislator in Democratic House leadership, I hope to continue making sure your voice, and that of southern New Mexico’s, impact the major decisions facing our state.
State Rep. Doreen Gallegos, D-Doña Ana, was awarded the Excellence in Education Award by the Albuquerque Chamber of Commerce earlier this month. The award recognized Gallegos for carrying the bill that created the state Early Read more
Community Snapshot: New Mexico House Majority Whip Representative Doreen Gallegos, from District 52 in Doña Ana County, was presented with a white coat by students from the Burrell College of Osteopathic Medicine for her work in the New Read more
SANTA FE – A bill that would establish an early childhood trust fund – by setting aside some of New Mexico’s oil-fueled budget surplus – is headed to Gov. Michelle Lujan Grisham’s desk and could Read more
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