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Michelle Lujan Grisham

Governor of New Mexico

Michelle Lujan Grisham is the governor of New Mexico, in office since January 1, 2019, and now in her second term. A Democrat and a lawyer, she represented New Mexico in the U.S. House from 2013 to 2018 and earlier was the state's secretary of health.

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Office and sources

Office
Governor of New Mexico
Representing
New Mexico
Public role
State executive branch
Record includes
Source-linked checks, statements, and coverage
In office since
January 1, 2019
Education
University of New Mexico (B.S., 1981); University of New Mexico (J.D., 1987)
  • National Governors Association: Gov. Michelle Lujan Grisham ↗
  • U.S. House of Representatives History, Art & Archives: LUJAN GRISHAM, Michelle ↗
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Biography

Michelle Lujan Grisham was born in Los Alamos, New Mexico, on October 24, 1959, and graduated from St. Michael's High School in Santa Fe in 1977. She earned a bachelor's degree from the University of New Mexico in 1981 and a law degree there in 1987.

According to the House historian's office, she directed New Mexico's state agency on aging from 1991 to 2002, was the state's secretary of aging and long-term services from 2002 to 2004 and secretary of health from 2004 to 2007, and sat on the Bernalillo County board of commissioners from 2010 to 2012. She was elected as a Democrat to the House and served from January 3, 2013, until she resigned on December 31, 2018. Her National Governors Association biography says she represented the 1st Congressional District and chaired the Congressional Hispanic Caucus.

She is the 32nd governor of New Mexico. Her first term began on January 1, 2019, and her second on January 1, 2023.

Sources for this biography

  • National Governors Association: Gov. Michelle Lujan Grisham ↗
  • U.S. House of Representatives History, Art & Archives: LUJAN GRISHAM, Michelle ↗

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