Natalie Figueroa

Natalie Figueroa (Democratic Party) is a member of the New Mexico State Senate, representing District 18. She assumed office on January 1, 2025. Her current term ends on December 31, 2028.

Figueroa (Democratic Party) ran for election to the New Mexico State Senate to represent District 18. She won in the general election on November 5, 2024.

Biography

Natalie Figueroa earned a bachelor's degree from Stanford University and a graduate degree from the University of California, Los Angeles. Her career experience includes working as a Spanish teacher, as director of the Global Studies Center at Alexander Hamilton High School, as a trainer for the National Board of Professional Teaching Standards, as a mentor teacher for the UNM-ATF Mentoring Program, and as chair of the Modern, Classical, and Native Language Department at Volcano Vista High School. Figueroa was a Fulbright-Hays Scholar in 1999. She served on multiple committees and task forces with Albuquerque Public Schools. She has also served with the following organizations:^[1]

Member, Board of Directors of American Council of Teachers of Foreign Language
President of the Board, Southwest Conference on Language Teaching (SWCOLT)
Vice President of the Board, SWCOLT
Seeds of Learning
Member, Asbury Handbell Choir
Volunteer, Asbury Café
Board Member, SWCOLT
Volunteer, Joshua Foundation
Member, Asbury United Methodist Church Adult Education Committee
President, New Mexico Organization of Language Educators
New Mexico State Director, Sociedad Honoraria Hispánica
Member, Loma Del Rey Neighborhood Association
Member, Albuquerque Teacher Federation
Member, Asbury United Methodist Church
Member, American Council of Teachers of Foreign Language (ACTFL)
Member, American Association of Teachers of Spanish and Portuguese (AATSP)
Member, New Mexico Organization of Language Educators (NMOLE)

Committee assignments

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2023-2024

Figueroa was assigned to the following committees:

2021-2022

Figueroa was assigned to the following committees:

Commerce & Economic Development Committee, Vice chair
House Education Committee

2019-2020

Figueroa was assigned to the following committees:

House Education Committee
Commerce & Economic Development Committee, Vice Chair

Elections

2024

General election

General election for New Mexico State Senate District 18

Natalie Figueroa defeated Kurstin S. Johnson in the general election for New Mexico State Senate District 18 on November 5, 2024.

	Candidate	%	Votes
✔	Natalie Figueroa (D)	58.0	15,131
	Kurstin S. Johnson (R)	42.0	10,938

	There were no incumbents in this race. The results have been certified. Source	Total votes: 26,069
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Democratic primary election

Democratic primary for New Mexico State Senate District 18

Natalie Figueroa advanced from the Democratic primary for New Mexico State Senate District 18 on June 4, 2024.

		Candidate	%	Votes
✔		Natalie Figueroa	100.0	3,547

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Republican primary election

Republican primary for New Mexico State Senate District 18

Kurstin S. Johnson advanced from the Republican primary for New Mexico State Senate District 18 on June 4, 2024.

		Candidate	%	Votes
✔		Kurstin S. Johnson	100.0	2,003

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Endorsements

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