Kay Papen | |
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President pro tempore of the New Mexico Senate | |
In office January 15, 2013 –January 19, 2021 | |
Preceded by | Timothy Jennings |
Succeeded by | Mimi Stewart |
Member of the New Mexico Senate from the 38th district | |
In office January 2001 –January 19,2021 | |
Preceded by | Fernando Macias |
Succeeded by | Carrie Hamblen |
Personal details | |
Born | El Paso,Texas,U.S. | March 19,1932
Political party | Democratic |
Education | New Mexico State University (BA) |
Website | State Senate website |
Mary Kuper "Kay" Papen (born March 19,1932) [1] [2] is an American politician who served as a member of the New Mexico Senate from January 2001 to January 2021. [3] [4] [5]
Papen has faced criticism for blocking legislation that would allow voters to consider an amendment that would fund early childhood programs using 1% more yearly from the state's $18 million Land Grant Permanent Fund.
From 2013 to 2021,Papen also served as president pro tempore of the New Mexico Senate and has led a coalition of Republicans and conservative Democrats who hold leadership positions in the state Senate,despite the body's 26–16 Democratic majority.
In the 2020 election,Papen faced a primary challenge from Carrie Hamblen,then president of the Las Cruces Green Chamber of Commerce. In the June 2,2020 Democratic primary,Papen was defeated by Hamblen. [6]
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