Melanie Stansbury

Melanie A. Stansbury is an American scientist and politician serving as a member of the New Mexico House of Representatives, representing the 28th district. She took office on January 15, 2019.[1]

Melanie Stansbury
Member of the
New Mexico House of Representatives
from the 28th district
Assumed office
January 15, 2019
Preceded byJimmie Hall
Personal details
BornFarmington, New Mexico, U.S.
Political partyDemocratic
EducationSaint Mary's College of California (BS)
Cornell University (MS, PhD candidate)

Early life and education

Stansbury was born in Farmington, New Mexico and raised in Albuquerque, New Mexico.[2] She earned a Bachelor of Science degree in human ecology and natural science from Saint Mary's College of California, followed by a Master of Science from Cornell University. She is a PhD candidate in development sociology at Cornell with minors in natural resources and American Indian studies.[3]

Career

Stansbury began her career as an ecology instructor at the New Mexico Museum of Natural History and Science. As a White House Fellow, she worked as a policy advisor on the Council on Environmental Quality. She was a consultant at Sandia National Laboratories and later served as a program examiner in the Office of Management and Budget during the Obama administration. She worked as a staffer on the United States Senate Committee on Energy and Natural Resources. Since 2017, she has worked as a consultant and senior advisor at the Utton Transboundary Resources Center of the University of New Mexico.[4]

New Mexico House of Representatives

Stansbury was elected to represent State House District 28 in the New Mexico House of Representatives on November 6, 2018 and took office on January 15, 2019.[5]

Elections

Stansbury ran unopposed in the Democratic primary on June 5, 2018. In the general election she defeated Republican incumbent Jimmie Hall, 54%-46%.[5] Stansbury was again unopposed in the 2020 primary. She will face Republican Thomas R. Stull and Libertarian Robert Vaillancourt in the general election.[5]

Committee assignments

Standing Committee Membership[6]

  • Member House Appropriations & Finance
  • Member House Energy, Environment & Natural Resources

Interim Committee Membership[7]

  • Designee Legislative Finance
  • Member Science, Technology & Telecommunications
  • Member Water & Natural Resources
  • Advisory Economic & Rural Development
  • Advisory Indian Affairs

References
  1. "Legislator - New Mexico Legislature". www.nmlegis.gov. Retrieved 2020-06-09.
  2. March, August. "News Interview: Setting a Course". alibi. Retrieved 2020-08-10.
  3. Melanie Stansbury's Biography
  4. Candidate, The. "Q&A: House District 28 candidate Melanie Ann Stansbury". www.abqjournal.com. Retrieved 2020-06-09.
  5. "New Mexico House of Representatives District 28". Ballotpedia. Retrieved 2020-08-20.
  6. "Melanie Ann Stansbury". ballotpedia.org. Retrieved 2020-08-29.
  7. "Representative Melanie A. Stansbury". nmlegis.gov. Retrieved 2020-09-09.


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