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New Mexico Public Education Commission
| New Mexico Public Education Commission | |
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| General information | |
| Office Type: | Partisan |
| Office website: | Official Link |
| Total Seats: | 10 |
| Term limits: | None |
| Structure | |
| Length of term: | 4 years |
| Selection Method: | Elected |
| Other New Mexico Executive Offices | |
| Governor • Lieutenant Governor • Secretary of State • Attorney General • Treasurer • Auditor • Secretary of Education • Agriculture Secretary • Insurance Superintendent • Secretary of Energy, Minerals and Natural Resources • Secretary of Workforce Solutions • Public Regulation Commission • Public Education Commission | |
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Current officeholders
The current commissioners, in order of the district they represent, are:
Authority
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Elections
Ten commissioners are elected to serve staggered four-year terms on behalf of the state districts in which they live.[2]
2012
All five candidates - including the incumbents from Districts 8,9, and 10 - who ran for the Public Education Commission were unopposed in the general election on November 6, 2012, although a write-in challenger for the open District 3 Commissioner seat did emerge, sapping about 2% of the vote from Carmie Lynn Toulouse (D).[3]
| New Mexico Public Education Commission District 3 General Election, 2012 | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Party | Candidate | Vote % | Votes | |
| Democratic |  Carmie Lynn Toulouse |
97.6% | 60,322 | |
| Democratic | Vanessa Leigh Gutierrez (Write-in) | 2.4% | 1,469 | |
| Total Votes | 61,791 | |||
| Election Results via New Mexico Secretary of State. | ||||
| New Mexico Public Education Commission District 5 General Election, 2012 | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Party | Candidate | Vote % | Votes | |
| Democratic | James F. Conyers |
100% | 42,305 | |
| Total Votes | 42,305 | |||
| Election Results via New Mexico Secretary of State. | ||||
| New Mexico Public Education Commission District 8 General Election, 2012 | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Party | Candidate | Vote % | Votes | |
| Republican | Vince N. Bergman Incumbent |
100% | 48,844 | |
| Total Votes | 48,844 | |||
| Election Results via New Mexico Secretary of State. | ||||
| New Mexico Public Education Commission District 9 General Election, 2012 | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Party | Candidate | Vote % | Votes | |
| Democratic | Carolyn Kennedy Shearman Incumbent |
100% | 35,889 | |
| Total Votes | 35,889 | |||
| Election Results via New Mexico Secretary of State. | ||||
| New Mexico Public Education Commission District 10 General Election, 2012 | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Party | Candidate | Vote % | Votes | |
| Democratic | Jeff Carr Incumbent |
100% | 66,144 | |
| Total Votes | 66,144 | |||
| Election Results via New Mexico Secretary of State. | ||||
Contact information
New Mexico Public Education Department
Jerry Apodaca Education Building
300 Don Gaspar
Santa Fe, NM 87501
Questions about fingerprinting or background checks
Phone: (505) 827-6649
Email: ethics@state.nm.us
Questions about licensure
Phone: (505) 827-5821
Email: Online contact form
Questions about the Public Education Department in general
Phone: (505) 827-5800
Questions about a district, school, or charter school
Phone: (505) 827-4296
See also
- M. Andrew Garrison
- Millie Pogna
- Michael Canfield
- Carla Lopez
- Carmie Lynn Toulouse
- Gilbert Peralta
- Eugene Gant
- Vince Bergman
- Carolyn Shearman
- Jeff Carr
External links
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