6 November 2024: Victory for Kathleen Cates
Voters returned Kathleen to the NM House of Representatives for a second time!
How will women legislators modernize New Mexico’s citizen legislature? Read about it in the Journal.
HB123, Introduced by Senator Harold Pope (D-Bernalillo) and Representative Kathleen Cates, would make public libraries ineligible to receive state funding if they ban material based on political or religious ideology or other arbitrary factors. Read the story and watch the video here.
Representatives Elizabeth “Liz” Thomson, Eleanor Chavez, and Kathleen Cates in the Sandoval Signpost: In the last Legislative Health and Human Services Committee, members were presented with the shocking reality that New Mexico is home to the largest percentage of private equity owned hospitals in the nation. As legislators, we are committed to demanding transparency and…
Cleveland High School teacher Ashali Knoell won the prestigious National Milken Educators Award. The Cabinet Secretary of Education, RRPS Superintendent, past recipients, the entire school (including the awesome marching band) as well as the RR Mayor, 3 Legislators (Kathleen was one), and the Sandoval County Commissioner were there to congratulate the recipient. Ashali Knoell won…
Kathleen previews the upcoming legislative session, plus she tells us why we have 30-day sessions in New Mexico.