Steve D. Lanier | |
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| Member of the New Mexico Senate from the 2nd district | |
| Assumed office January 2025 | |
| Preceded by | Steven Neville |
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| Born | Aztec,New Mexico,U.S. |
| Political party | Republican |
| Education | Western New Mexico University |
Steve D. Lanier is an American politician serving as a Republican member of the New Mexico Senate for the 2nd district,which covers the north-eastern section of San Juan County. [1] [2]
Born in Aztec,New Mexico,Lanier was raised on a farm in Cedar Hill. He played football and ran track at Aztec High School. Lanier graduated from Western New Mexico University. [3]
Lanier worked as a teacher at Aztec High School for 28 years. He assumed his position at the start of the 2025 legislative session,succeeding Steven Neville. [4] [5]
Lanier serves on the Senate Finance committee. [2] He has co-sponsored two bills,SB 18,which would make swatting a fourth degree felony in New Mexico,and HB 170,which would alter the state's current voter ID requirements. [6]
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