Mimi Stewart
| Mimi Stewart | ||
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| New Mexico House of Representatives District 21 | ||
| Incumbent | ||
| In office | ||
| 1995-Present | ||
| Term ends | ||
| December 31, 2014 | ||
| Years in position | 18 | |
| Party | Democratic | |
| Compensation | ||
| Base salary | $0/year | |
| Per diem | $153/day | |
| Elections and appointments | ||
| Last election | November 6, 2012 | |
| First elected | November 2, 2010 | |
| Next election | November 4, 2014 | |
| Term limits | N/A | |
| Education | ||
| Bachelor's | Boston University, 1971 | |
| Master's | Wheelock College, Boston, MA, 1977 | |
| Personal | ||
| Birthday | January 27, 1947 | |
| Place of birth | Sarasota, FL | |
| Profession | Special Education Teacher | |
| Websites | ||
| Office website | ||
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Committee assignments
2013-2014
At the beginning of the 2013 legislative session, Stewart served on the following committees:
| New Mexico Committee Assignments, 2013 | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| • Education, Chair | ||||
| • Judiciary | ||||
2011-2012
In the 2011-2012 legislative session, Stewart served on the following committees:
| New Mexico Committee Assignments, 2011 | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| • Health and Government Affairs, Chair | ||||
| • Judiciary | ||||
2009-2010
In the 2009-2010 legislative session, Stewart served on the following committees:
| New Mexico Committee Assignments, 2009 | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| • Health and Government Affairs | ||||
| • Judiciary | ||||
| • Rules and Order of Business | ||||
Issues
Lawsuit against Gov. Martinez
Mimi Stewart, Henry Saavedra, John Arthur Smith and “Lucky” Varela filed two lawsuits against Gov. Susana Martinez over her line item vetoes in an unemployment bill and a housing bill.
Raul Burciaga, the director of the Legislative Council Service, told committee members of the Legislative Finance Committee (LFC) May 19, 2011 that in his opinion two line-item vetoes made by Gov. Martinez violate the state’s constitution.
“Some of the governor’s vetoes seem to impinge on the legislature’s appropriation powers and plow new ground in a governor’s exercise of the veto authority,” said Burciaga.
That day, Gov. Martinez firmly said she disagreed.
“I could protest any governor doing this … it’s not partisan,” Sen. Stuart Ingle. “She’s a good governor … but it’s a little bit of stretch to do this.”
Burciaga testifed that the veto Martinez made in unemployment bill H.B. 59 is part of a revenue bill and “did not authorize the expenditure of state money because that authorization was already in statute and not amended in this bill.” Burciaga said the veto is “unconstitutional and, hence, unenforceable.”
The second veto came when Gov. Martinez reduced an appropriation the legislature made to budget bill H.B. 2 from $150,000 to $50,000. Burciaga said that while state courts have not addressed the issue specifically, reducing “an item of appropriation is a legislative function that the governor has no power to do.”
“I think we need to challenge this in the courts,” Rep. Luciano “Lucky” Varela (D-Santa Fe) said.
“The main difficulty I have is changing the figure [from $150,000 down to $50,000 in HB2],” Ingle said, expressing concern that if the current partisan makeup of the Roundhouse were reversed, a future Democratic governor could assume greater power at the expense of the legislative branch. ”We just can’t go there.”[1][2]
Elections
2012
Stewart ran for re-election in 2012. She ran unopposed in the June 5, 2012 Democratic primary and was unchallenged in the general election which took place on November 6, 2012.[3][4]
| New Mexico House of Representatives, District 21, General Election, 2012 | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Party | Candidate | Vote % | Votes | |
| Democratic |  Mimi Stewart Incumbent |
100% | 4,961 | |
| Total Votes | 4,961 | |||
2010
Stewart won re-election to the 21th District Seat in 2010. She had no primary opposition and defeated Antoinette Baca (R) in the general election on November 2, 2010.[5]
| New Mexico House of Representatives General Election, District 21 (2010) | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Candidates | Votes | Percent | ||
| Mimi Stewart (D)
|
3,113 | 52.00% | ||
| Antoinette Marie Baca (R) | 2,869 | 48.00% | ||
2008
On November 4, 2008, Stewart won re-election to the 21st District Seat in the New Mexico House of Representatives, besting Howard De La Cruz-Bancroft (R). [6] Stewart raised $74,714 for her campaign, while Cruz-Bancroft raised $3,365. [7]
| New Mexico House of Representatives, District 21 (2008) | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Candidates | Votes | |||
| Mimi Stewart (D)
|
6,015 | |||
| Howard De La Cruz-Bancroft (R) | 2,912 | |||
Campaign donors
2012
Campaign donor information is not yet available for this year.
2010
In 2010, a year in which Stewart was up for re-election, she collected $110,074 in donations.[8]
Her largest contributors in 2010 were:
| New Mexico House of Representatives 2010 election - Campaign Contributions | |
|---|---|
| Top contributors to Mimi Stewart's campaign in 2010 | |
| Democratic Party New Mexico | $36,113 |
| New Mexico Trial Lawyers Association | $5,000 |
| Albuquerque Teachers Federation | $2,000 |
| Plumbers & Steamfitters Local 412 | $2,000 |
| New Mexico Democratic Legislative Campaign Cmte | $1,666 |
| Total Raised in 2010 | $110,074 |
2008
In 2008, Stewart raised $74,714 in contributions. [9]
Her four largest contributors were:
| Donor | Amount |
|---|---|
| New Mexico Trial Lawyers Association | $6,000 |
| New Mexico Medical Society | $4,250 |
| New Mexico Democratic Legislative Campaign CMTE | $2,967 |
| Boris Margolin | $2,300 |
Recent news
This section displays the most recent stories in a google news search for the term Mimi + Stewart + New + Mexico + Legislature
- All stories may not be relevant to this legislator due to the nature of the search engine.
Mimi Stewart News Feed
- Carruthers: NM only Western state not showing job recovery - Las Cruces Sun-News
- Morning Word: Clifford apologizes to legislators for faulty FIR - Santa Fe Reporter
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External links
- New Mexico Legislature - Representative Mimi Stewart
- Legislative profile from Project Vote Smart
- Biography from Project Vote Smart
- Campaign Contributions: 2008, 2006, 2004, 2002, 2000, 1998, 1996, 1994, 1992
- New Mexico Votes profile
References
- ↑ "Lawmakers file suit over Susana vetoes," Capitol Report New Mexico, May 26, 2011
- ↑ "Legislative director says two vetoes from Susana are unconstitutional," Capitol Report New Mexico, May 19, 2011
- ↑ New Mexico Secretary of State, Official Primary Results
- ↑ New Mexico Secretary of State "Primary Candidate List," Accessed March 23, 2012
- ↑ North Dakota 2010 General Election Results
- ↑ 2008 election results, New Mexico House of Representatives
- ↑ New Mexico House of representatives spending, 2008
- ↑ 2010 campaign contributions
- ↑ 2008 contributions
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