Patricia Madrid | |
|---|---|
| 29th Attorney General of New Mexico | |
| In office January 1, 1999 –January 1, 2007 | |
| Governor | Gary Johnson Bill Richardson |
| Preceded by | Tom Udall |
| Succeeded by | Gary King |
| Personal details | |
| Born | 1947 (age 75–76) Las Cruces,New Mexico,U.S. |
| Political party | Democratic |
| Education | University of New Mexico (BA,JD) |
Patricia A. Madrid (born 1947) is an American politician and the former Attorney General for the U.S. state of New Mexico. [1] She is a member of the Democratic Party. She also sits on the bipartisan advisory board of States United Democracy Center. [2]
Madrid's father was descendend of Pueblo amerinds. Her other ancestry include Irish,German and Hispanos of New Mexico. [3]
Madrid won her first campaign in 1978 when she became the first woman elected to sit as a district court judge in New Mexico. In 1994,she was the Democratic nominee for Lieutenant Governor of New Mexico as Governor Bruce King's running mate,but lost the general election. In 1998,she became the first woman elected Attorney General of the State of New Mexico. She was re-elected in 2002.
In 2005,Madrid became the chairperson of the Conference of Western Attorneys General,which focuses on energy,environmental,and Indian gaming issues.
Madrid was term limited from seeking reelection in 2006. She chose instead to run for U.S. Representative in New Mexico's 1st congressional district. She lost to Republican incumbent Heather Wilson by 875 (out of 211,000) votes. When it appeared that Senator Pete Domenici was going to run for re-election in 2008,a Wilson-Madrid rematch was considered a strong possibility,especially considering Wilson's role in the firing of US Attorney for New Mexico David Iglesias. But Domenici's poll numbers dropped as a result of the scandal,and Madrid may have considered running against him. When Domenici announced his retirement from the Senate and Wilson announced her candidacy for the open Senate seat,it appeared Madrid may have been facing a rematch with Wilson on the statewide level. When Democratic Representative Tom Udall entered the race,Madrid opted against running for the U.S. Senate.
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