Melanie Stansbury

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Early life and education

Stansbury was born in Farmington, New Mexico, and raised in Albuquerque.[5] After graduating from Cibola High School in 1997,[6] she earned a Bachelor of Arts in human ecology and natural science from Saint Mary's College of California in 2002.[7][8] She then earned a Master of Science in development sociology with a minor in American Indian studies from Cornell University in 2007,[9][7] where she was a PhD candidate.[10][11]

Early career

Stansbury began her career as an ecology instructor at the New Mexico Museum of Natural History and Science. As a White House Fellow, she worked as a policy advisor on the Council on Environmental Quality. She was a consultant at Sandia National Laboratories and later served as a program examiner in the Office of Management and Budget during the Obama administration. She worked on the staff of the United States Senate Committee on Energy and Natural Resources and as an aide to Senator Maria Cantwell.[12] Since 2017, she has worked as a consultant and senior advisor at the Utton Transboundary Resources Center of the University of New Mexico.[9]

New Mexico House of Representatives

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Stansbury and U.S. Representative Deb Haaland speak about the Green New Deal in 2019.

Stansbury ran unopposed in the 2018 Democratic primary for the 28th district of the New Mexico House of Representatives. In the general election, she defeated Republican incumbent Jimmie C. Hall, who had held the seat for seven terms.[13][14]

Stansbury was again unopposed in the 2020 primary. She defeated Republican Thomas R. Stull and Libertarian Robert Vaillancourt in the general election by a margin of 10 points.[13]

In the House, Stansbury introduced legislation to improve the state's energy conservation and water resource management.[15][16] She served as the vice chair of the Energy, Environment & Natural Resources Committee.[17]

Upon Stansbury's resignation from the state legislature, the Bernalillo County Commission appointed Pamelya Herndon as her replacement.[18]

U.S. House of Representatives

Elections

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Main article: 2021 New Mexico's 1st congressional district special election

After Joe Biden announced Deb Haaland as his nominee for United States Secretary of the Interior, Stansbury announced her campaign for the special election to fill the seat.[19] In the first round of voting by members of the state Democratic committee, Stansbury placed second after State Senator Antoinette Sedillo Lopez and automatically advanced to the runoff.[20][21] In the second round of voting, she narrowly defeated Sedillo Lopez by six votes.[22] As no Republican had represented the district since 2009, The Santa Fe New Mexican labeled her "a heavy favorite".[23]

She defeated State Senator Mark Moores and former Public Lands Commissioner Aubrey Dunn Jr. in the June 1 election in a landslide.[24] Her margin of victory was slightly larger than President Biden's 23-point victory in the district in 2020, and significantly larger than Deb Haaland's in 2020 for the House.[25]

Committee assignments

Caucus memberships

Political positions

In a questionnaire created by the Adelante Progressive Caucus, Stansbury pledged support for Medicare for All legislation, a federal assault weapons ban, the D.C. statehood movement, canceling student loan debt, federal marijuana legalization,[9] and several other progressive policies.[27] She was endorsed by abortion rights group Voteprochoice[28]

Electoral history

Year Office[29][30] Party Votes for Stansbury  % Opponent Party Votes %
2018 New Mexico House of Representatives Green tickY Democratic 7,335 53.7% Jimmie C. Hall (inc.) Republican 6,326 46.3%
2020 Green tickY Democratic 8,908 52.6% Thomas R. Stull[lower-alpha 1] Republican 7,252 42.8%
2021 U.S. House of Representatives Green tickY Democratic 79,837 60.4% Mark Moores[lower-alpha 2] Republican 47,111 35.6%

Personal life

Stansbury lives in Albuquerque.[9]

See also

Notes

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References

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New Mexico House of Representatives
Preceded by Member of the New Mexico House of Representatives
from the 28th district
2019–2021		 Succeeded by
Pamelya Herndon
United States House of Representatives
Preceded by Member of the U.S. House of Representatives
from New Mexico's 1st congressional district
2021–present		 Incumbent
United States order of precedence (ceremonial)
Preceded by United States representatives by seniority
428th		 Succeeded by
Jake Ellzey

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