Wednesday, 12 June 2024, Campaign reception, hosted by EMILYs List, with special guest Liz Thompson: Focus on Healthcare
5:00-6:30, Vara Winery, 315 Alameda Blvd NE, Albuquerque, NM RSVP
Kathleen spoke at Second Saturday Luncheon
Kathleen updated attendees at the Sandoval County Democratic Party 2nd Saturday luncheon on March 9 at M’tucci’s in Rio Rancho.
8 March 2024: Kathleen Keynote Speaker
Representative Cates was the keynote speaker at the 8 March meeting of the Land and Water Summit, held at the Indian Pueblo Cultural Center. She had previously joined an all-day, 6-site field trip to study low water use commercial landscaping that works—as well as see sites that need help. She also visited a green storm…
Corrales Post-Legislature Town Hall, 14 March 2024, 6-7 PM
Attend in person or by Zoom. In person: The Corrales Municipal Building 4324 Corrales Road Corrales, New Mexico By Zoom: https://us02web.zoom.us/j/81718172083?pwd=RzN0cUxlMU02YU8rTGhld1M4VHF5dz09
23 Feb 2024: Lawmakers for second year kick ethics fixes down the road
From Source NM: An effort to fix the state’s anti-corruption statute after the New Mexico Supreme Court barred prosecutors from bringing criminal charges under several of its provisions died in the state Senate. The legislation languished in a committee after clearing the House 66-0 with two weeks to go in the legislative session, which ended…
31 January 2024, Bill banning discrimination narrowly defeated
“A push to prohibit landlords across the state from turning away tenants whose rent is partially paid by government subsidies narrowly failed in a legislative committee meeting Monday afternoon.” Kathleen will reintroduce the bill next year. Read the story in Source NM.
29 January 2024, New bill would protect renters and buyers from income discrimination
Daily Lobo story on House Bill 25. The bill —presented by Representative Kathleen Cates (D), Andrea Romero (D), Patricia Roybal Caballero (D) and Cristina Parajón (D)—would amend the state’s Human Rights Act to prohibit the refusal to sell or rent property to someone based on their income source, defined in the bill as “a lawful and verifiable…