Kristina Ortez is a New Mexico State Representative for District 42, serving since 2021. She lives in Taos and was raised in a farming community. She earned her MPA from UNM and previously served as executive director of the Taos Land Trust. She advocates for climate change legislation and water rights.
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About
Family & Heritage
Hispano/Nuevomexicano. Parents were born and raised in Taos. She was raised in California's San Joaquin Valley farming community but returned to her family's roots. Raising her two daughters in Taos.
Political Career
Before Politics
Served 17 years as a land and water advocate; Executive Director of the Taos Land Trust for eight years; Secretary of the Vigil y Romo Acequia Commission; Board member of Alianza Agricultura de Taos
Education
B.A., Harvard University; M.P.A., University of New Mexico
Key Issues & Priorities
Water rights and clean water protection, climate change, acequia preservation, land conservation, environmental justice, clean energy, social justice