Lynda Lovejoy
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Lynda Morgan Lovejoy is a Democratic
Democratic Party (United States)
The Democratic Party is one of two major contemporary political parties in the United States, along with the Republican Party. The party's socially liberal and progressive platform is largely considered center-left in the U.S. political spectrum. The party has the lengthiest record of continuous...

 member of the New Mexico Senate
New Mexico Senate
The New Mexico Senate is the upper house of the New Mexico State Legislature. The Senate consists of 42 members, with each senator representing an equal amount of single-member constituent districts across the state. All senatorial districts are divided to contain a population on average of 43,300...

, Appointed 2007 and Elected 2008. representing District 22, which encompasses parts of Bernalillo, Cibola, McKinley, Rio Arriba and Sandoval Counties. Served as commissioner, New Mexico Public Regulation Commission, 1999 to 2006. Served as chairperson of the PRC for three years and vice-chairperson for one year. She served in the New Mexico House of Representatives
New Mexico House of Representatives
The New Mexico House of Representatives is the lower house of the New Mexico State Legislature.There are 70 members of the House. Each member represents roughly 25,980 residents of New Mexico.The Speaker of the House is Ben Luján .-Composition:...

 from 1988 through 1998.
Senator Lovejoy is from Crownpoint, New Mexico
Crownpoint, New Mexico
Crownpoint is a census-designated place in McKinley County, New Mexico, United States. The population was 2,630 at the 2000 census.-Geography:Crownpoint is located at ....

 and was a candidate for Navajo Nation President. Her clans are , born for , her maternal grandfather’s clan is and her paternal grandfather’s clan is .

Education

Master of Business Administration Program, New Mexico Highlands University
New Mexico Highlands University
New Mexico Highlands University is a public university located in Las Vegas, New Mexico.-History:The university was first established as New Mexico Normal School in 1893, with the prominent archaeologist Edgar Lee Hewett serving as its first president...

, in progress
Public Administration, Bachelors of Science, Northern Arizona University
Northern Arizona University
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, 1987
Elementary Education, Associate of Arts, University of New Mexico
University of New Mexico
The University of New Mexico at Albuquerque is a public research university located in Albuquerque, New Mexico, in the United States. It is the state's flagship research institution...

, 1985

Political History

State Senator, 2007 to present. Vice-chairperson of Senate Corporations and Transportation Committee.
Consultant in utility-related matters, present.
Commissioner, New Mexico Public Regulation Commission, 1999 to 2006. Served as chairperson of the PRC for three years and vice-chairperson for one year.
State Representative, 1989 to 1998. Served as chairperson of the House Government and Urban Affairs Committee; co-chairperson of the Interim Indian Affairs Committee.
Member of Navajo Technical College Board of Trustee.
Member and vice-chairperson of Navajo Nation Telecommunications Regulatory Commission.
More than 24 years in administrative capacity with responsibilities of implementing administrative principles and practices in various organizations.

2006 & 2010 Presidential Run

During the 2010 Navajo Nation Primary, Senator Lovejoy gathered 17,137 votes, 35.7% of total vote, her nearest challenger followed with 7,763 votes 16.2 percent. In 2006 presidential primary she nearly doubled her 10,513 votes. -Bill Donovan Navajo Times, Aug. 5, 2010.
What was to be an easy win turned blue, when Navajo Nation Vice-President defeated NM Senator Lynda Lovejoy (D-D22) for the Office of Navajo Nation President. As of 11/02/10 at 8:50 p.m. (DST-MST) Vice-President Shelly
Ben Shelly
Ben Shelly is the President of the Navajo Nation. Since serving as vice-president for the Nation under the last administration, Mr...

was declared the winner with 32,910 to Lynda Lovejoy 29,535. 52% to 48%.http://www.kob.com/article/stories/s1820291.shtml?cat=504

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