Michelle Lujan Grisham
Governor of New Mexico since 2019 (born 1959) / From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
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Michelle Lujan Grisham (/ˈluːhɑːn ˈɡrɪʃəm/; born October 24, 1959) is an American lawyer and politician serving since 2019 as the 32nd governor of New Mexico. A member of the Democratic Party, Lujan Grisham previously served as the U.S. representative for New Mexico's 1st congressional district from 2013 to 2019.
Michelle Lujan Grisham | |
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32nd Governor of New Mexico | |
Assumed office January 1, 2019 | |
Lieutenant | Howie Morales |
Preceded by | Susana Martinez |
Member of the U.S. House of Representatives from New Mexico's 1st district | |
In office January 3, 2013 – January 1, 2019 | |
Preceded by | Martin Heinrich |
Succeeded by | Deb Haaland |
Secretary of Health of New Mexico | |
In office August 2004 – June 2007 | |
Governor | Bill Richardson |
Preceded by | Patricia Montoya |
Succeeded by | Alfredo Vigil |
Personal details | |
Born | Michelle Lynn Lujan (1959-10-24) October 24, 1959 (age 64) Los Alamos, New Mexico, U.S. |
Political party | Democratic |
Spouses | Gregory Grisham
(m. 1982; died 2004)Manuel Cordova (m. 2022) |
Children | 2 |
Residence | Governor's Mansion |
Education | University of New Mexico (BA, JD) |
Website | Government website |
Lujan Grisham served as the state secretary of health from 2004 to 2007 and as a Bernalillo County commissioner from 2010 to 2012. She was elected to the U.S. House of Representatives in 2012, defeating Janice Arnold-Jones. In 2016, Lujan Grisham was selected as the chair of the Congressional Hispanic Caucus. She won the Democratic nomination for governor of New Mexico in 2018 and defeated Republican Steve Pearce on November 6, 2018. She was reelected in 2022.