HM 62 — REP. BRITTNEY BARRERAS, IN RECOGNITION

HOUSEA MEMORIAL 62HONORING 55THREPRESENTATIVE LEGISLATURE-BRITTNEY STATEBARRERAS OFAND NEWMEXICORECOGNIZING -HER SECONDOUTSTANDING SESSION,SERVICE 2022TO INTRODUCEDNEW BYMEXICO. Kristina Ortez and Doreen Y.

Gallegos5 andWHEREAS, D.Representative Brittney Barreras, a Democrat, was elected in 2020 to represent district 12, which covers Bernalillo county;

Wonda Johnson and ElizabethWHEREAS, "Liz”Representative ThomsonBarreras andserved Gailthe Armstrongfirst 7year 9of Aher MEMORIALterm HONORINGin REPRESENTATIVE2021; BRITTNEY BARRERAS AND RECOGNIZING HER OUTSTANDING SERVICE TO NEW MEXICO.

14and WHEREAS, Representative BrittneyBarreras Barreras,was the vice chair of the health and human services committee and a Democrat,member wasof electedthe inenergy, 2020environment toand representnatural districtresources 12,committee whichand coversserved Bernalilloon county;the interim Indian affairs committee;

and e t 17 WHEREAS, Representative Barreras servedwas theborn firstand yearraised ofin wdistrict l12, nwhere dshe 18and her termfour sisters lived for twenty- four years in 2021;what was known as "the house with all the girls";

and = = 19 a l WHEREAS, Representative Barreras wasattended theValley vicehigh chairschool ofin theAlbuquerque; i a e r 20 health and human services committee and a member of the energy, a t m m 21 environment and natural resources committee and served on the d r e 22 interim Indian affairs committee;

and c e s k 23 WHEREAS, Representative Barreras was born and raised in e a n b 24 district 12, where she and her four sisters lived for twenty- u [ four years in what was known as "the house with all the girls";

.222826.1 and WHEREAS, Representative Barreras attended Valley high school in Albuquerque;

and WHEREAS, Representative Barreras is deeply committed to her community and goes above and beyond, helping her constituents through backpack drives and buying basic HM 62 necessities for families in need in her district;

and Page 1 WHEREAS, Representative Barreras focused her priorities in the legislature on human rights and lesbian, gay, bisexual, transgender, queer or questioning, intersex and asexual agender rights;

and e t 17 WHEREAS, Representative Barreras reached across the aisle w l n d 18 to enhance the friendliness of the legislative body;

and = = 19 a l WHEREAS, Representative Barreras is raising a beautiful, i a e r 20 intelligent child, Isla;

a t m m 21 NOW, THEREFORE, BE IT RESOLVED BY THE HOUSE OF d r e 22 REPRESENTATIVES OF THE STATE OF NEW MEXICO that Representative c e s k 23 Brittney Barreras be recognized for her outstanding service to e a n b 24 New Mexico;

and u [ BE IT FURTHER RESOLVED that a copy of this memorial be .222826.1 - 2 - transmitted to Representative Brittney Barreras.

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