Michelle Lynn Luhan Grisham ( / ˈ l uː h ɑː n ˈ ɡ r ɪ ʃ ə m Michelle Lynn Lujan Grisham ; genus. October 24, 1959) - American lawyer and politician representing the Democratic Party . The current governor of the state of New Mexico .
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Biography
Born October 24, 1959 in Los Alamos, in 1977 she graduated from St. Michael's High School in Santa Fe . In 1981, she received a bachelor of science degree from the University of New Mexico , and in 1987 she received a doctorate in law . She was a member of the New Mexico Bar Association [2] .
In 1991, Governor appointed Luhan Grisham as director of the New Mexico Agency for Senior Citizens, and from then on she headed it, eventually as the Department of Senior Citizens and Human Services, until in 2004 the new Governor Richardson did not entrust her with the management of the New Mexico Department of Health. In 2007, she resigned, deciding to stand for election to the US House of Representatives [3] .
Since 2013, she has invariably represented the 1st New Mexico constituency in the House of Representatives [4] .
On November 6, 2018, Republican candidate won the , becoming the first Latin American Governor to represent the Democratic Party [5] .
Family
Michelle Luhan Grisham is the granddaughter of Eugene Luhan, the first Latin American Supreme Court member of New Mexico, the niece of former US House Secretary of State and Home Secretary George W. Bush Manuel Luhan, and a distant relative of the current US House of Representatives . In 2004, her husband Gregory Alan Grisham, whose marriage lasted 22 years, died from a rupture of aneurysm while jogging. [6]
Notes
- ↑ 1 2 3 http://bioguide.congress.gov/scripts/biodisplay.pl?index=L000580
- ↑ LUJAN GRISHAM, Michelle, (1959 - ) . Biographical Directory of the United States Congress . congress.gov (November 6, 2012). Date of treatment November 20, 2018.
- ↑ Deborah Baker. Health Secretary Grisham Resigns; Dr. Alfredo Vigil Appointed Albuquerque Journal (May 14, 2007). Date of treatment November 20, 2018.
- ↑ US Congressional District 01 (D) - Michelle Lujan Grisham (i ) . Albuquerque Journal (September 1, 2016). Date of treatment November 20, 2018.
- ↑ Alexia Fernández Campbell. New Mexico elects Michelle Lujan Grisham as first Democratic Latina governor in the US . Vox (November 7, 2018). Date of treatment November 20, 2018.
- ↑ New Mexico, 1st House District: Michelle Lujan Grisham (D ) . The Atlantic (November 6, 2012). Date of treatment November 20, 2018.
Links
- Michelle Lujan Grisham ballotpedia.org. Date of treatment November 20, 2018.