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Gay Kernan

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Gay Kernan
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Prior offices
New Mexico State Senate District 42
Successor: Steve McCutcheon

Education

Bachelor's

University of Mississippi

Personal
Profession
Educator
Contact

Gay Kernan (Republican Party) was a member of the New Mexico State Senate, representing District 42. She assumed office in 2002. She left office on August 1, 2023.

Kernan (Republican Party) ran for re-election to the New Mexico State Senate to represent District 42. She won in the general election on November 3, 2020.

Biography

Kernan earned her B.A. from the University of Mississippi. Her professional experience includes working as an elementary school teacher from 1993 to 2003 and as an assistant coordinator in the Early Reading First Program.[1]

Committee assignments

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2023-2024

Kernan was assigned to the following committees:

2021-2022

Kernan was assigned to the following committees:

2019-2020

Kernan was assigned to the following committees:

2017 legislative session

At the beginning of the 2017 legislative session, this legislator served on the following committees:

New Mexico committee assignments, 2017
Finance

2015 legislative session

At the beginning of the 2015 legislative session, Kernan served on the following committees:

2013-2014

In the 2013-2014 legislative session, Kernan served on the following committees:

2011-2012

In the 2011-2012 legislative session, Kernan served on these committees:

2009-2010

In the 2009-2010 legislative session, Kernan served on these committees:

The following table lists bills this person sponsored as a legislator, according to BillTrack50 and sorted by action history. Bills are sorted by the date of their last action. The following list may not be comprehensive. To see all bills this legislator sponsored, click on the legislator's name in the title of the table.

Elections

2020

See also: New Mexico State Senate elections, 2020

General election

General election for New Mexico State Senate District 42

Incumbent Gay Kernan won election in the general election for New Mexico State Senate District 42 on November 3, 2020.

Candidate
%
Votes
Image of Gay Kernan
Gay Kernan (R)
 
100.0
 
17,848

Total votes: 17,848
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Republican primary election

Republican primary for New Mexico State Senate District 42

Incumbent Gay Kernan advanced from the Republican primary for New Mexico State Senate District 42 on June 2, 2020.

Candidate
%
Votes
Image of Gay Kernan
Gay Kernan
 
100.0
 
6,771

Total votes: 6,771
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Libertarian primary election

Withdrawn or disqualified candidates

2016

See also: New Mexico State Senate elections, 2016

Elections for the New Mexico State Senate took place in 2016. The primary election took place on June 7, 2016, and the general election was held on November 8, 2016. The candidate filing deadline was March 8, 2016.

Incumbent Gay Kernan ran unopposed in the New Mexico State Senate District 42 general election.[2][3]

New Mexico State Senate District 42, General Election, 2016
Party Candidate Vote % Votes
     Republican Green check mark transparent.png Gay Kernan Incumbent (unopposed) 100.00% 15,206
Total Votes 15,206
Source: New Mexico Secretary of State


Incumbent Gay Kernan ran unopposed in the New Mexico State Senate District 42 Republican primary.[4]

New Mexico State Senate District 42, Republican Primary, 2016
Party Candidate
    Republican Green check mark transparent.png Gay Kernan Incumbent (unopposed)

2012

See also: New Mexico State Senate elections, 2012

Kernan ran for re-election in 2012. She ran unopposed in the June 5, 2012, Republican primary and was unchallenged in the general election, which took place on November 6, 2012.[5][6]

New Mexico State Senate, District 42, General Election, 2012
Party Candidate Vote % Votes
     Republican Green check mark transparent.pngGay Kernan 100% 14,414
Total Votes 14,414

2008

See also: New Mexico State Senate elections, 2008

On November 4, 2008, Kernan was re-elected to District 42 in the New Mexico State Senate. Kernan had no challenger.[7]

Campaign themes

2020

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Campaign finance summary


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Gay Kernan campaign contribution history
YearOfficeStatusContributionsExpenditures
2020New Mexico State Senate District 42Won general$122,446 N/A**
2016New Mexico State Senate, District 42Won $29,435 N/A**
2012New Mexico State Senate, District 42Won $22,600 N/A**
2008New Mexico State Senate, District 42Won $24,026 N/A**
2004New Mexico State Senate, District 42Won $77,831 N/A**
Grand total$276,338 N/A**
Sources: OpenSecretsFederal Elections Commission ***This product uses the openFEC API but is not endorsed or certified by the Federal Election Commission (FEC).
** Data on expenditures is not available for this election cycle
Note: Totals above reflect only available data.

Scorecards

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2023

In 2023, the New Mexico State Legislature was in session from January 17 to March 18.

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Personal

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Kernan and her husband, John, have one child.[1]

Recent news

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Footnotes

Political offices
Preceded by
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New Mexico State Senate District 42
2002-2023
Succeeded by
Steve McCutcheon (R)


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Minority Leader:William Sharer
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