Antonio Maestas | |
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Member of the New Mexico Senate from the 26th district | |
Assumed office November 16, 2022 | |
Preceded by | Jacob Candelaria |
Member of the New MexicoHouseofRepresentatives from the 16th district | |
In office January 2007 –November 16,2022 | |
Preceded by | Harriet Ruiz |
Succeeded by | Marsella Duarte |
Personal details | |
Born | Antonio Maestas July 6,1968 Albuquerque,New Mexico,U.S. |
Political party | Democratic |
Education | University of Washington (BA) University of New Mexico (JD) |
Profession | Lawyer |
Antonio "Moe" Maestas [1] (born July 6,1968) is an American attorney and politician from Albuquerque,New Mexico. He is currently serving as a member of the New Mexico Senate from the 26th district,and previously served as a state house representative. Both districts he has represented are located in the West Mesa area of Albuquerque.
Maestas was born in Albuquerque,New Mexico. After graduating from Valley High School,Maestas he moved to Seattle,Washington and worked at El Centro de la Raza as a community organizer. He earned a Bachelor of Arts in political science and economics from the University of Washington. While attending college,Maestas worked as a sheeter operator at the Stoneway Carton Company. Maestas moved back to Albuquerque in 1995 to attend law school,earning a Juris Doctor from the University of New Mexico School of Law.
After graduating from law school,Maestas became an Assistant District Attorney at the Bernalillo County,New Mexico District Attorney's Office,where he prosecuted violent crimes. He then opened his own law practice,MoeJustice Law,in 2003. [2]
In 2022,Maestas was appointed to the New Mexico Senate,succeeding Jacob Candelaria. [3] The Bernalillo County Commission selected Marsella Duarte to serve for the remainder of Maestas's House term. Because Maestas remained on the ballot for his House district and ran unopposed,the Commission will select another applicant to serve for the 2023 term. [4]
Maestas is married to Vanessa Alarid,a lobbyist. [13]
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