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Joy Garratt
Joy Garratt (Democratic Party) is a member of the New Mexico House of Representatives, representing District 29. She assumed office on January 1, 2019. Her current term ends on December 31, 2026.
Garratt (Democratic Party) ran for re-election to the New Mexico House of Representatives to represent District 29. She won in the general election on November 5, 2024.
Garratt completed Ballotpedia's Candidate Connection survey in 2024. Click here to read the survey answers.
Biography
Joy Garratt was born in Long Beach, California. She earned her B.S. in liberal studies with concentrations in history and communications from Excelsior College, University of the State of New York, and her M.A. in educational leadership from the University of New Mexico. She also received a post-BA teacher licensure from the University of New Mexico. Garratt has worked in public affairs and public relations and as an educator. She is affiliated with Ventana Ranch Neighborhood Association and the Albuquerque Teachers Federation.[1][2]
Committee assignments
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2023-2024
Garratt was assigned to the following committees:
- Appropriations and Finance Committee
- House Education Committee, Vice Chair
- Rules and Order of Business Committee, Vice Chair
2021-2022
Garratt was assigned to the following committees:
2019-2020
Garratt was assigned to the following committees:
Sponsored legislation
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
2024
See also: New Mexico House of Representatives elections, 2024
General election
General election for New Mexico House of Representatives District 29
Incumbent Joy Garratt defeated Gregory Cunningham in the general election for New Mexico House of Representatives District 29 on November 5, 2024.
Candidate | % | Votes | ||
✔ | Joy Garratt (D) ![]() | 54.1 | 9,536 | |
![]() | Gregory Cunningham (R) | 45.9 | 8,088 |
Total votes: 17,624 | ||||
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Democratic primary election
Democratic primary for New Mexico House of Representatives District 29
Incumbent Joy Garratt advanced from the Democratic primary for New Mexico House of Representatives District 29 on June 4, 2024.
Candidate | % | Votes | ||
✔ | Joy Garratt ![]() | 100.0 | 2,115 |
Total votes: 2,115 | ||||
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Republican primary election
Republican primary for New Mexico House of Representatives District 29
Gregory Cunningham advanced from the Republican primary for New Mexico House of Representatives District 29 on June 4, 2024.
Candidate | % | Votes | ||
✔ | ![]() | Gregory Cunningham | 100.0 | 1,231 |
Total votes: 1,231 | ||||
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Endorsements
Ballotpedia did not identify endorsements for Garratt in this election.
2022
See also: New Mexico House of Representatives elections, 2022
General election
General election for New Mexico House of Representatives District 29
Incumbent Joy Garratt defeated Gregory Cunningham in the general election for New Mexico House of Representatives District 29 on November 8, 2022.
Candidate | % | Votes | ||
✔ | Joy Garratt (D) | 53.2 | 7,349 | |
![]() | Gregory Cunningham (R) | 46.8 | 6,458 |
Total votes: 13,807 | ||||
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Democratic primary election
Democratic primary for New Mexico House of Representatives District 29
Incumbent Joy Garratt advanced from the Democratic primary for New Mexico House of Representatives District 29 on June 7, 2022.
Candidate | % | Votes | ||
✔ | Joy Garratt | 100.0 | 2,203 |
Total votes: 2,203 | ||||
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Republican primary election
Republican primary for New Mexico House of Representatives District 29
Gregory Cunningham defeated Adelious Stith in the Republican primary for New Mexico House of Representatives District 29 on June 7, 2022.
Candidate | % | Votes | ||
✔ | ![]() | Gregory Cunningham | 66.3 | 1,386 |
![]() | Adelious Stith | 33.7 | 706 |
Total votes: 2,092 | ||||
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2020
See also: New Mexico House of Representatives elections, 2020
General election
General election for New Mexico House of Representatives District 29
Incumbent Joy Garratt defeated Adelious Stith in the general election for New Mexico House of Representatives District 29 on November 3, 2020.
Candidate | % | Votes | ||
✔ | Joy Garratt (D) | 54.4 | 10,890 | |
![]() | Adelious Stith (R) ![]() | 45.6 | 9,135 |
Total votes: 20,025 | ||||
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Democratic primary election
Democratic primary for New Mexico House of Representatives District 29
Incumbent Joy Garratt advanced from the Democratic primary for New Mexico House of Representatives District 29 on June 2, 2020.
Candidate | % | Votes | ||
✔ | Joy Garratt | 100.0 | 3,971 |
Total votes: 3,971 | ||||
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Republican primary election
Republican primary for New Mexico House of Representatives District 29
Adelious Stith advanced from the Republican primary for New Mexico House of Representatives District 29 on June 2, 2020.
Candidate | % | Votes | ||
✔ | ![]() | Adelious Stith ![]() | 100.0 | 2,528 |
Total votes: 2,528 | ||||
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2018
General election
General election for New Mexico House of Representatives District 29
Joy Garratt defeated incumbent David Adkins in the general election for New Mexico House of Representatives District 29 on November 6, 2018.
Candidate | % | Votes | ||
✔ | Joy Garratt (D) | 54.1 | 7,296 | |
David Adkins (R) | 45.9 | 6,184 |
Total votes: 13,480 | ||||
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Democratic primary election
Democratic primary for New Mexico House of Representatives District 29
Joy Garratt advanced from the Democratic primary for New Mexico House of Representatives District 29 on June 5, 2018.
Candidate | % | Votes | ||
✔ | Joy Garratt | 100.0 | 2,213 |
Total votes: 2,213 | ||||
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Republican primary election
Republican primary for New Mexico House of Representatives District 29
Incumbent David Adkins advanced from the Republican primary for New Mexico House of Representatives District 29 on June 5, 2018.
Candidate | % | Votes | ||
✔ | David Adkins | 100.0 | 928 |
Total votes: 928 | ||||
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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 Sander Rue defeated Joy I. Garratt in the New Mexico State Senate District 23 general election.[3][4]
New Mexico State Senate District 23, General Election, 2016 | ||||
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Party | Candidate | Vote % | Votes | |
Republican | ![]() |
51.74% | 11,794 | |
Democratic | Joy I. Garratt | 48.26% | 11,001 | |
Total Votes | 22,795 | |||
Source: New Mexico Secretary of State |
Joy I. Garratt defeated Joe M. Chavez in the New Mexico State Senate District 23 Democratic primary.[5]
New Mexico State Senate District 23, Democratic Primary, 2016 | ||||
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Party | Candidate | Vote % | Votes | |
Democratic | ![]() |
51.40% | 2,392 | |
Democratic | Joe M. Chavez | 48.60% | 2,262 | |
Total Votes | 4,654 |
Incumbent Sander Rue ran unopposed in the New Mexico State Senate District 23 Republican primary.[6]
New Mexico State Senate District 23, Republican Primary, 2016 | ||
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Campaign themes
2024
Ballotpedia survey responses
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Joy Garratt completed Ballotpedia's Candidate Connection survey in 2024. The survey questions appear in bold and are followed by Garratt's responses. Candidates are asked three required questions for this survey, but they may answer additional optional questions as well.
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|As a champion for education and workforce development, I work on policies, legislation and funding for pre-K through post secondary education. Thus, I've sponsored bills to robustly fund pre-apprenticeship and apprenticeship programs, raise educator salaries, develop teacher residencies and the educator pipeline, and provide free Opportunity Scholarships for our adult students seeking high-demand career pathways. Additionally, I champion infrastructure development with special attention to expanding major arterial roads in my district to support first responders and workforce commuters as well as economic development. I've sponsored and funded significant public safety and law enforcement initiatives to make our communities safer, ands health legislation such as requiring insurance companies to pay for biomarker testing that leads to better health outcomes for New Mexicans.
As I examine challenges facing our state, I am committed to working across the aisle with all my diverse my colleagues.- I will always listen to my constituents and hear their concerns--I'm committed to working together with them and my fellow New Mexicans and legislators to effectively identify the issues that challenge us and come up with practical, common sense solutions. It is important to me that stakeholders representing different perspectives on any given issue sit down together to reach agreements that we can all live with.
- Education from cradle to career is my #1s priority. In particular, I believe that improving middle school education is vital in addressing much of the crime issues that have arisen in our neighborhoods. We need to engage our young people as adolescents with hands-on, relevant, activity inclusive educational opportunities that show them the kinds of constructive paths forward and give them a vision of their futures in terms of doable career pathways. Career and technical education, pre-apprenticeships, and always showing the practical applications in academic classes are a priority.
- I am committed to listening the to the voices of everyone involved in the criminal justice system--law enforcement, courts and corrections, prosecutors and public defenders, and those who personally went through the criminal justice system. Listening is the start, but implementing targeted legislation and fully funding these efforts is next. When we talk about the best placement for those who violate the law, we need to acknowledge that violent repeat offenders need to stay in jail. The kinds of alternative placements for those with mental and behavioral issue, addictions and other root causes of crime are much needed, but require more staffing, facilities and programs. These all need adequate funding.
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2022
Joy Garratt did not complete Ballotpedia's 2022 Candidate Connection survey.
2020
Joy Garratt did not complete Ballotpedia's 2020 Candidate Connection survey.
2016
Garratt issued the following statement regarding her bid for office:
“ | We need fresh leadership that listens to constituents and their diverse opinions, suggestions and ideas. We need legislators who value good communication, who will seek and and research innovative ideas for jobs, and who value everyone from our youngest citizens to our oldest retirees and everyone in between. I am that fresh leadership! | ” |
—Joy Garratt, [1] |
Campaign finance summary
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Scorecards
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2024
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In 2024, the New Mexico State Legislature was in session from January 16 to February 15. A special session was held on July 18, 2024.
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2023
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In 2023, the New Mexico State Legislature was in session from January 17 to March 18.
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2022
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In 2022, the New Mexico State Legislature was in session from January 18 to February 17.
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2021
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In 2021, the New Mexico State Legislature was in session from January 19 to March 20.
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2020
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In 2020, the New Mexico State Legislature was in session from January 21 to February 20.
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2019
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In 2019, the New Mexico State Legislature was in session from January 15 through March 16.
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See also
2024 Elections
External links
Candidate New Mexico House of Representatives District 29 |
Officeholder New Mexico House of Representatives District 29 |
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Footnotes
- ↑ 1.0 1.1 Information submitted through Ballotpedia's biographical submission form on May 5, 2016
- ↑ Information submitted to Ballotpedia through the Candidate Connection survey on May 7, 2024
- ↑ New Mexico Secretary of State, "2016 general election contest/candidate list," accessed August 18, 2016
- ↑ New Mexico Secretary of State, "Official Results General Election - November 8, 2016," accessed November 29, 2016
- ↑ New Mexico Secretary of State, "2016 Primary Election Contest/Candidate List," accessed March 10, 2016
- ↑ New Mexico Secretary of State, "2016 Primary Election Contest/Candidate List," accessed March 10, 2016
- ↑ Note: This text is quoted verbatim from the original source. Any inconsistencies are attributable to the original source.
Political offices | ||
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Preceded by David Adkins (R) |
New Mexico House of Representatives District 29 2019-Present |
Succeeded by - |