Michelle Lujan Grisham is the 32nd Governor of New Mexico and the first Democratic Latina to be elected governor in U.S. history. A 12th-generation New Mexican, she previously served as the U.S. Representative for New Mexico's 1st Congressional District from 2013 to 2019. She is an attorney by training and a mother of two and grandmother of three.
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Family & Heritage
12th-generation New Mexican of Hispano heritage. Father Llewellyn "Buddy" Lujan was a dentist known for treating disabled and underprivileged children for free. Mother Sonja was a homemaker. Grandfather Eugene D. Lujan was the first Hispanic chief justice of the New Mexico Supreme Court (served 1945-1959). Born in Los Alamos and raised in Santa Fe.
Political Career
Before Politics
Attorney; Director of NM State Agency on Aging for 14 years (1991-2004), pioneering undercover nursing home inspections; NM Secretary of Health (2004-2007); Bernalillo County Commissioner (2010-2012); U.S. Representative for NM-1 (2013-2019)
Education
B.A. in University Studies, University of New Mexico, 1981; J.D., University of New Mexico School of Law, 1987
Key Issues & Priorities
Education, early childhood, healthcare, economic development, climate change, renewable energy, gun violence prevention, public safety, working families tax relief