Reena Szczepanski

American politician in New Mexico
Reena Szczepanski
Member of the New Mexico House of Representatives
from the 47th district
Incumbent
Assumed office
January 17, 2023
Preceded byBrian Egolf
Personal details
BornDecatur, Georgia, U.S.
Political partyDemocratic
Children2
EducationBrown University (BS)

Reena Szczepanski is an American politician who is a member of the New Mexico House of Representatives for the 47th district who was elected in November 2022.

Early life and education

The daughter of immigrants from India, Szczepanski was born and raised in Decatur, Georgia. She earned a Bachelor of Science degree in human biology and community health from Brown University.[1]

Career

Szczepanski spent six years as director of the New Mexico chapter of the Drug Policy Alliance. From 2006 to 2016, she was the executive director of Emerge New Mexico, an organization that recruits women to run for office. Szczepanski was president of the New Mexico Public Health Association and chair of the Santa Fe County Health Policy and Planning Commission.[2] From 2017 to 2022, Szczepanski served as chief of staff for Speaker Brian Egolf. After Egolf announced that he would not seek re-election to the New Mexico House of Representatives in 2022, Szczepanski declared her candidacy to succeed him.[3] She ran unopposed in the November general election and assumed office on January 17, 2023.[4]

References

  1. ^ "About Reena". Reena for New Mexico. Retrieved 2022-11-14.
  2. ^ "Speaker's chief of staff to run for House seat - Albuquerque Journal". www.abqjournal.com. Retrieved 2022-11-14.
  3. ^ "Reena Steps Up". Santa Fe Reporter. Retrieved 2022-11-14.
  4. ^ Silva, Claudia L. "New Mexico Democrats thwart GOP efforts to make major inroads in the House". Santa Fe New Mexican. Retrieved 2022-11-14.
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56th Legislature (2023–2024)
Speaker of the House
Javier Martínez (D)
Majority Leader
Gail Chasey (D)
Minority Leader
Rod Montoya (R)
  1. ▌Rod Montoya (R)
  2. ▌Mark Duncan (R)
  3. ▌Bill Hall (R)
  4. ▌Anthony Allison (D)
  5. ▌Doreen Wonda Johnson (D)
  6. ▌Eliseo Alcon (D)
  7. ▌Tanya Mirabal Moya (R)
  8. ▌Brian Baca (R)
  9. ▌Patricia Lundstrom (D)
  10. ▌G. Andrés Romero (D)
  11. ▌Javier Martínez (D)
  12. ▌Art De La Cruz (D)
  13. ▌Patricia Roybal Caballero (D)
  14. ▌Miguel Garcia (D)
  15. ▌Dayan Hochman-Vigil (D)
  16. ▌Yanira Gurrola (D)
  17. ▌Cynthia Borrego (D)
  18. ▌Gail Chasey (D)
  19. ▌Janelle Anyanonu (D)
  20. ▌Meredith Dixon (D)
  21. ▌Debra Sariñana (D)
  22. ▌Stefani Lord (R)
  23. ▌Alan Martinez (R)
  24. ▌Elizabeth Thomson (D)
  25. ▌Cristina Parajón (D)
  26. ▌Eleanor Chavez (D)
  27. ▌Marian Matthews (D)
  28. ▌Pamelya Herndon (D)
  29. ▌Joy Garratt (D)
  30. ▌Natalie Figueroa (D)
  31. ▌Bill Rehm (R)
  32. ▌Jenifer Jones (R)
  33. ▌Micaela Lara Cadena (D)
  34. ▌Raymundo Lara (D)
  35. ▌Angelica Rubio (D)
  36. ▌Nathan Small (D)
  37. ▌Joanne Ferrary (D)
  38. ▌Tara Jaramillo (D)
  39. ▌Luis Terrazas (R)
  40. ▌Joseph Sanchez (D)
  41. ▌Susan K. Herrera (D)
  42. ▌Kristina Ortez (D)
  43. ▌Christine Chandler (D)
  44. ▌Kathleen Cates (D)
  45. ▌Linda Serrato (D)
  46. ▌Andrea Romero (D)
  47. ▌Reena Szczepanski (D)
  48. ▌Tara Lujan (D)
  49. ▌Gail Armstrong (R)
  50. ▌Matthew McQueen (D)
  51. ▌John Block (R)
  52. ▌Doreen Gallegos (D)
  53. ▌Willie D. Madrid (D)
  54. ▌James G. Townsend (R)
  55. ▌Cathrynn Brown (R)
  56. ▌Harlan Vincent (R)
  57. ▌Jason Harper (R)
  58. ▌Candy Ezzell (R)
  59. ▌Jared Hembree (R)
  60. ▌Joshua Hernandez (R)
  61. ▌Randall Pettigrew (R)
  62. ▌Larry Scott (R)
  63. ▌Martin R. Zamora (R)
  64. ▌Andrea Reeb (R)
  65. ▌Derrick Lente (D)
  66. ▌Jimmy Mason (R)
  67. ▌Jack Chatfield (R)
  68. ▌Charlotte Little (D)
  69. ▌Harry Garcia (D)
  70. ▌Ambrose Castellano (D)