SANTA FE – The Office of Governor Michelle Lujan Grisham on Thursday announced that retired Army Col. Donnie Quintana has been appointed Secretary of the New Mexico Department of Veterans Services. Quintana has served as Deputy Secretary and interim leader of the...
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Governor fills Sandoval County Commission vacancy
SANTA FE – Gov. Michelle Lujan Grisham on Tuesday announced the appointment of Joshua Jones to the Sandoval County Commission. Jones is a veteran who served in the Military Police and was previously a Wounded Warrior Fellow for former Congresswoman Deb Haaland in New...
Governor appoints James Ellison to PRC
SANTA FE – Gov. Michelle Lujan Grisham on Tuesday announced the appointment of James F. Ellison, Jr., to the New Mexico Public Regulation Commission. Brian K. Moore, who was previously appointed to the commission, submitted a letter of resignation to Gov. Lujan...
Gov. Lujan Grisham releases FY24 executive budget recommendation
SANTA FE – Amid an unprecedented fiscal outlook for the state, the New Mexico Department of Finance and Administration on Tuesday released the FY24 Executive Budget Recommendation from the administration of Gov. Michelle Lujan Grisham, totaling $9.4B in recurring...
Application opens for PRC Tribal Advisory Council
SANTA FE – The Office of Gov. Michelle Lujan Grisham on Monday announced the opening of the application period for the Public Regulation Commission Tribal Advisory Council. Created by the governor’s Dec. 30, 2022, executive order, the PRC Tribal Advisory Council is...
Governor’s Office announces new chief of staff
SANTA FE – The Office of Governor Michelle Lujan Grisham announced on Thursday that Daniel Schlegel will serve as the governor’s chief of staff. Interim Chief of Staff Courtney Kerster will return to her role as senior advisor to the governor and director of federal...
Governor appoints Second Judicial District Attorney
SANTA FE – Gov. Michelle Lujan Grisham on Tuesday announced the appointment of Albuquerque litigator and former prosecutor Sam Bregman as Second Judicial District Attorney. Bregman will begin in the position immediately. He will fill a vacancy created by former Second...
Governor appoints Ninth Judicial District Attorney
SANTA FE – Gov. Michelle Lujan Grisham on Friday announced the appointment of Quentin Ray as Ninth Judicial District Attorney. The district includes Curry and Roosevelt counties. Ray will begin in the position on Dec. 31, 2022. He will fill a vacancy created when the...
Governor appoints three to Public Regulation Commission, signs executive order creating Tribal Advisory Council
SANTA FE – Gov. Michelle Lujan Grisham on Friday announced the appointment of Gabriel Aguilera, Brian Moore and Patrick O’Connell to the New Mexico Public Regulation Commission (PRC). They will begin in their roles at the PRC on Jan. 1, 2023. “These appointees are...
Governor appoints Patrick M. Allen as Department of Health cabinet secretary
SANTA FE – Gov. Michelle Lujan Grisham on Friday announced the appointment of Patrick M. Allen as cabinet secretary of the Department of Health. Allen will assume leadership of the department Jan. 3, 2023. “Patrick is a regulator and public health professional with a...