Elias Barela | |
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Member of the New MexicoHouseofRepresentatives from the 8th district | |
In office 2007–2010 | |
Preceded by | Alonzo Baldonado |
Personal details | |
Political party | Democratic |
Education | University of New Mexico (JD) |
Elias Barela is an American attorney and politician who served as a member of the New Mexico House of Representatives for the 8th district from 2009 to 2011.
Barela earned a Juris Doctor from the University of New Mexico School of Law. He has worked as a lawyer at several law firms,before founding his own law firm. He was elected to the New Mexico House of Representatives in January 2009 and assumed office in 2010. [1] He was defeated for re-election in the 2010 Democratic primary. [2] Barela later served on the 13th Judicial District Court Nominating Commission. [3]