Kathleen Cates:
Your Advocate in the Round House

Delivering for District 44, Defending Freedoms for All

Kathleen delivers for our district, from ensuring our farmers have the water they need, to supporting our first responders with equipment and services. She defends all our freedoms, including our right to read what we want, a woman’s right to make her own health care decisions, and the right of people with disabilities to have access and equal treatment.

Representative Kathleen Cates, 2026

welcome!

I am proud to represent New Mexico District 44 as your advocate in the Roundhouse. District 44 comprises the village of Corrales as well as parts of the cities of Rio Rancho and NW Albuquerque.

I love meeting my constituents, and you may see me in your neighborhood someday. But until then, I am frequently at Village Council and City Council meetings, as well as other public forums.See the Events Calendar to learn where I’ll be next. In addition,we can now also meet at my legislative office at the CNM Workforce Training Center. So please come by and say hello. Hope to meet you soon!

Kathleen Cates
Representative, NM House District 44

Balloon event--fundraiser

Representative Cates Campaign Fundraising Event

Join us for coffee and a light breakfast as the balloons ascend and support Representative Cates's campaign for re-election! Saturday, October 3rd, 2026 at 8:00am At the Baron-Deutsch home, in Corrales, NM (Address provided upon RSVP)
Herndon-Cates Meet and Greet, 19 Sept

Corrales Meet & Greet

Join us in Corrales for a Meet & Greet with Representative Pamelya Herndon & Representative Kathleen Cates, at the home of Eleanor Bravo, in Corrales, Saturday, 19 September, 3-5 PM.
Join Team Cates 19 Sept 2026

Group Canvas

JOIN TEAM CATES in Rio Rancho for a GROUP CANVASS September 19 | 9am4110 Sabana Grande Ave SE(old MVD parking lot) Breakfast will be provided for volunteers To RSVP, email voteforkathleen@gmail.com or text Grace at 505-313-3738
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FUNDRAISER, 30 August, Pueblo Los Cerros Clubhouse

Come meet and support Kathleen Cates 30 August, from 3-5 PM in Corrales, at the Pueblo Los Cerros Clubhouse. For tickets and donations, please visit ActBlue.
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“Rep. Cates is a proven advocate fighting for District 44”

Excellent Op-ed By Nandini Kuehn, in The Paper: "Kathleen has spent the past four years fighting hard for the residents of District 44. She shows up – council meetings, local events, and meetings with constituents, while attending interim committee meetings,...
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The Case for an Accessibility Office

Representative Cates in the Albuquerque Journal, Opinion section, July 25, 2026 We live in a time when nearly everything requires an app or anaccount on a website. But what would you do if you simply couldn’taccess the resource you needed? Imagine you log in to a...

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