Angelica Rubio | |
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| Member of the New MexicoHouseofRepresentatives from the 35th district | |
| Assumed office January 1, 2017 | |
| Preceded by | Jeff Steinborn |
| Personal details | |
| Born | May 30,1979 |
| Party | Democratic |
| Education | New Mexico State University (BA) California State University,Los Angeles (MA) |
Angelica Rubio (born May 30,1979) is an American politician who has served in the New Mexico House of Representatives from the 35th district since 2017. [1] [2]
Rubio was born and raised in New Mexico by immigrant parents. She earned her undergraduate degree in government from New Mexico State University and a Master of Arts in Latin American Studies from California State University,Los Angeles. [3] [4] [5] Rubio cites Dolores Huerta as an inspiration in how she opened doors for Latina elected officials. [6]
A progressive,Rubio has worked in Las Cruces on issues such as minimum wage,a city council campaign for Kasandra Gandara,and the designation of an Organ Mountains–Desert Peaks National Monument. [7] [8]
Rubio is the chair of the interim Radioactive &Hazardous Materials Committee. [9] She has spoken against the Mexico–United States border wall and voted against allowing New Mexico state land to be used for its construction. [10] Additionally,she introduced the approved House Bill 388,the gender-neutral bathroom bill,requiring New Mexico businesses and public facilities to label single-stall restrooms as gender neutral. [11]