HM 61 — REP. REBECCA DOW, IN RECOGNITION

HOUSEA MEMORIAL 61HONORING 55THREPRESENTATIVE LEGISLATURE-REBECCA STATEDOW OFAND NEWMEXICORECOGNIZING -HER SECONDOUTSTANDING SESSION,SERVICE 2022TO INTRODUCEDNEW BYMEXICO. Gail Armstrong and Kelly K.

Fajardo5 WHEREAS, Representative Rebecca Dow, a Republican, is a strong voice representing her constituents in district 38, covering Grant, Hidalgo and T.Sierra counties;

Ryanand LaneWHEREAS, Representative Dow, a resident of Truth or Consequences, is in her third term of office and Candiewas G.first elected in 2017;

Sweetserand WHEREAS, Representative Dow currently serves as a member of the house commerce and Luiseconomic M.development committee and the house education committee;

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14and WHEREAS, Representative RebeccaDow Dow,currently aholds Republican,the isleadership aposition strongof voicewomen's representingcaucus hersecretary constituentsand inwas districtthe 38,house coveringRepublican Grant,caucus Hidalgochair from 2020 to 2022 and Sierrathe counties;women's caucus treasurer from 2019 to 2021;

and e t 17 WHEREAS, Representative Dow, a resident of Truth or w l n d 18 Consequences, is in her third term of office and was first = = 19 a l elected in 2017;

and i a e r 20 WHEREAS, Representative Dow currently serves as a member a t m m 21 of the house commerce and economic development committee and d r e 22 the house education committee;

and c e s k 23 WHEREAS, Representative Dow also serves as a member of the e a n b 24 New Mexico legislative council and as an advisor and designee u [ on numerous interim committees;

and .222781.1 WHEREAS, Representative Dow currently holds the leadership position of women's caucus secretary and was the house Republican caucus chair from 2020 to 2022 and the women's caucus treasurer from 2019 to 2021;

and WHEREAS, Representative Dow was the policy chair of the HM 61 New Mexico child care and education association, the founder Page 1 of the boys and girls club of Sierra county and the founding chair of the Sierra county juvenile justice advisory council and served on Governor Susanna Martinez's business friendly task force and the children, youth and families and health and human services transition teams, as well as on the early learning advisory council;

and WHEREAS, Representative Dow received the 2008 governor's award for outstanding New Mexico women, the leadership award e t 17 from the national child care association, the pioneers in New w l n d 18 Mexico pre-kindergarten award and the Rio Grande award for = = 19 a l excellence in youth services from the community foundation of i a e r 20 southern New Mexico;

and a t m m 21 WHEREAS, Representative Dow received an associate's degree d r e 22 in early childhood education from Tulsa community college and a c e s k 23 bachelor of arts degree in business management from Oral e a n b 24 Roberts university;

and u [ WHEREAS, Representative Dow is a former early child care .222781.1 - 2 - professional and a lifelong advocate for early childhood programs and child care services;

and HM 61 Page 2 WHEREAS, Representative Dow is seeking the Republican nomination for governor in 2022;

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