# Stephanie Garcia Richard

Stephanie M. Garcia Richard is an American politician and currently serves as the New Mexico Commissioner of Public Lands. Garcia Richard previously served as a member of the New Mexico House of Representatives from January 2013 through December 2018, representing the 43rd district. She chaired the House Education Committee and served on the House Appropriations and Finance Committee and House Labor and Economic Development committee.

## Education

Garcia Richard was born in Tucumcari, New Mexico and raised in Silver City. She earned a Bachelor of Arts in political science from Barnard College, and her teaching certificate from UCLA.

## Career

Garcia Richard has served in New Mexican politics since her first election 2012.

### New Mexico Commissioner of Public Lands

Garcia Richard was elected as New Mexico Commissioner of Public Lands during the 2018 New Mexico elections, and began serving in this position on January 1, 2019. She is the first woman and first Latina to serve in the position. Her deputy is Tarin Nix.

### New Mexico House of Representatives

Garcia Richard was first elected to the New Mexico House of Representatives in 2012 for District 43. She represented the district from 2013 through 2018. She served on the Education and Labor & Economic Development committees. During the 2017 and 2018 Legislative Session, She served as chair for the House Education Committee. During her tenure in the House of Representatives, Garcia Richard sponsored 105 bills and acted as co-sponsor for 115 bills.

## Personal life

Stephanie Garcia Richard was born in Tucumcari, New Mexico, and raised in Silver City. She is married to Eric Vasquez and has two adult children.

## Election history

Election history of Stephanie Garcia Richard from 2010.

### 2018
#### General election

Incumbent Land Commissioner Aubrey Dunn Jr. announced that he would not be seeking re-election due to his intention to run for United States Senator. This set forth an open election between State Representative Stephanie Garcia Richard, former Land Commissioner Patrick H. Lyons, and Michael Lucero.
2018 New Mexico elections :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % |
| | Democratic | Stephanie Garcia Richard | 352,335 | 51.1 |
| | Republican | Patrick H. Lyons | 297,379 | 43.1 |
| | Libertarian | Michael Lucero | 39,791 | 5.8 |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 689,505 | |

#### Democratic primary election

2018 New Mexico Primary Elections :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % |
| | Democratic | Stephanie Garcia Richard | 65,601 | 39.5 |
| | Democratic | Garrett VeneKlasen | 61,783 | 37.2 |
| | Democratic | George Muñoz | 38,770 | 23.3 |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 166,154 | |

### 2016

2016 New Mexico Elections :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % |
| | Democratic | Stephanie Garcia Richard (Incumbent) | 8,452 | 58.85 |
| | Republican | Sharon Stover | 5,910 | 41.15 |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 14,362 | |

### 2014

2014 New Mexico Elections :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % |
| | Democratic | Stephanie Garcia Richard (Incumbent) | 5,955 | 56.8 |
| | Republican | Geoff Rodgers | 4,522 | 43.2 |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 10,477 | |

### 2012

Long-time incumbent Jeannette Wallace died on April 8, 2011. Jim Hall was appointed by Governor Susana Martinez to fill the open position.
2012 New Mexico Elections :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % |
| | Democratic | Stephanie Garcia Richard | 7,119 | 51.2 |
| | Republican | Jim Hall (Incumbent) | 6,788 | 48.8 |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 13,907 | |

### 2010
#### General election

2010 New Mexico Elections :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % |
| | Republican | Jeannette Wallace (Incumbent) | 5,550 | 50.9 |
| | Democratic | Stephanie Garcia Richard | 5,360 | 49.1 |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 10,910 | |

#### Democratic primary election

2010 New Mexico Primary Elections :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % |
| | Democratic | Stephanie Garcia Richard | 1,299 | 59.5 |
| | Democratic | Peter Sheehey | 882 | 40.4 |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 2,181 | |