New Mexico Public Education Commission

New Mexico Public Education Commission
General information
Office Type:	Partisan
Office website:	Official Link
Compensation:	$95 per diem
2025 FY Budget:	$64,788,600
Total Seats:	10
Term limits:	None
Structure
Length of term:	4 years
Authority:	New Mexico Constitution, Article XII, Section 6
Selection Method:	Elected
Current Officeholder(s)
Timothy Beck, Alan Brauer Jr., Rebekka Burt, Steven Carrillo, Sharon E. Clahchischilliage, Patricia Gipson, Stewart Ingham, K.T. Manis, Sam S. Obenshain, Michael Taylor
Elections
Next election:	2026
Last election:	2024
Other New Mexico Executive Offices
Governor • Lieutenant Governor • Secretary of State • Attorney General • Treasurer • Auditor • Commissioner of Public Lands • Secretary of Education • Agriculture Secretary • Insurance Superintendent • Secretary of Energy, Minerals and Natural Resources • Secretary of Workforce Solutions • Public Regulation Commission • Public Education Commission

The New Mexico Public Education Commission is an elected 10-member board in the New Mexico state government, responsible for advising the New Mexico Secretary of Education, who heads the New Mexico Public Education Department.

Commissioners must be residents of the public education commission district from which they are elected. They serve staggered, four-year terms.

Current officeholders

Office	Name	Party
New Mexico Public Education Commission District 1	Sam S. Obenshain	Democratic
New Mexico Public Education Commission District 2	Timothy Beck	Republican
New Mexico Public Education Commission District 3	Alan Brauer Jr.	Democratic
New Mexico Public Education Commission District 4	Rebekka Burt	Democratic
New Mexico Public Education Commission District 5	Sharon E. Clahchischilliage	Republican
New Mexico Public Education Commission District 6	Stewart Ingham	Republican
New Mexico Public Education Commission District 7	Patricia Gipson	Democratic
New Mexico Public Education Commission District 8	Michael Taylor	Republican
New Mexico Public Education Commission District 9	K.T. Manis	Republican
New Mexico Public Education Commission District 10	Steven Carrillo	Democratic

Authority

The Public Education Commission is established in Article XII, Section 6 of the New Mexico Constitution.

Article XII, Section 6:

There is hereby created a “public education department” and a “public education commission” that shall have such powers and duties as provided by law.

Qualifications

Article XII, Section 6 of the New Mexico Constitution establishes the qualifications of the office:

Commission members shall be residents of the public education commission district from which they are elected. Change of residence of a commission member to a place outside the district from which he was elected shall automatically terminate the term of that member.

Elections

Ten commissioners are elected to serve staggered four-year terms on behalf of the state districts in which they live.

Election results

• 2030
• 2028
• 2026
• 2024
• 2022
• 2020
• 2018

See also: New Mexico Public Education Commission election, 2030

New Mexico Public Education Commission District 2

There are no official candidates yet for this election.

New Mexico Public Education Commission District 3

There are no official candidates yet for this election.

New Mexico Public Education Commission District 5

There are no official candidates yet for this election.

New Mexico Public Education Commission District 6

There are no official candidates yet for this election.

New Mexico Public Education Commission District 7

There are no official candidates yet for this election.

See also: New Mexico Public Education Commission election, 2028

New Mexico Public Education Commission District 1

There are no official candidates yet for this election.

New Mexico Public Education Commission District 4

There are no official candidates yet for this election.

New Mexico Public Education Commission District 8

There are no official candidates yet for this election.

New Mexico Public Education Commission District 9

There are no official candidates yet for this election.

New Mexico Public Education Commission District 10

There are no official candidates yet for this election.

See also: New Mexico Public Education Commission election, 2026

New Mexico Public Education Commission District 2

There are no official candidates yet for this election.

New Mexico Public Education Commission District 3

There are no official candidates yet for this election.

New Mexico Public Education Commission District 5

There are no official candidates yet for this election.

New Mexico Public Education Commission District 6

There are no official candidates yet for this election.

New Mexico Public Education Commission District 7

There are no official candidates yet for this election.

See also: New Mexico Public Education Commission election, 2024

New Mexico Public Education Commission District 1

General election

General election for New Mexico Public Education Commission District 1

Sam S. Obenshain (D) defeated Michael Schuetze (R) in the general election for New Mexico Public Education Commission District 1 on November 5, 2024.

		Candidate	%	Votes
✔		Sam S. Obenshain (D)	55.5	43,067
		Michael Schuetze (R)	44.5	34,516

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	There were no incumbents in this race. The results have been certified. Source	Total votes: 77,583
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Democratic primary

Democratic primary for New Mexico Public Education Commission District 1

Sam S. Obenshain (D) advanced from the Democratic primary for New Mexico Public Education Commission District 1 on June 4, 2024.

		Candidate	%	Votes
✔		Sam S. Obenshain	100.0	9,301

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	There were no incumbents in this race. The results have been certified. Source	Total votes: 9,301
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Republican primary

Republican primary for New Mexico Public Education Commission District 1

Michael Schuetze (R) advanced from the Republican primary for New Mexico Public Education Commission District 1 on June 4, 2024.

		Candidate	%	Votes
✔		Michael Schuetze	100.0	4,245

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	There were no incumbents in this race. The results have been certified. Source	Total votes: 4,245
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New Mexico Public Education Commission District 4

General election

General election for New Mexico Public Education Commission District 4

Incumbent Rebekka Burt (D) won election in the general election for New Mexico Public Education Commission District 4 on November 5, 2024.

		Candidate	%	Votes
✔		Rebekka Burt (D)	100.0	77,300

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	Incumbents are bolded and underlined. The results have been certified. Source	Total votes: 77,300
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Democratic primary

Democratic primary for New Mexico Public Education Commission District 4

Incumbent Rebekka Burt (D) advanced from the Democratic primary for New Mexico Public Education Commission District 4 on June 4, 2024.

		Candidate	%	Votes
✔		Rebekka Burt	100.0	13,588

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	Incumbents are bolded and underlined. The results have been certified. Source	Total votes: 13,588
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Republican primary

The Republican primary scheduled for June 4, 2024, was canceled.

New Mexico Public Education Commission District 8

General election

General election for New Mexico Public Education Commission District 8

Incumbent Michael Taylor (R) won election in the general election for New Mexico Public Education Commission District 8 on November 5, 2024.

		Candidate	%	Votes
✔		Michael Taylor (R)	100.0	59,420

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Democratic primary

The Democratic primary scheduled for June 4, 2024, was canceled.

Republican primary

Republican primary for New Mexico Public Education Commission District 8

Incumbent Michael Taylor (R) advanced from the Republican primary for New Mexico Public Education Commission District 8 on June 4, 2024.

		Candidate	%	Votes
✔		Michael Taylor	100.0	12,640

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	Incumbents are bolded and underlined. The results have been certified. Source	Total votes: 12,640
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New Mexico Public Education Commission District 9

General election

General election for New Mexico Public Education Commission District 9

Incumbent K.T. Manis (R) won election in the general election for New Mexico Public Education Commission District 9 on November 5, 2024.

		Candidate	%	Votes
✔		K.T. Manis (R)	100.0	52,854

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	Incumbents are bolded and underlined. The results have been certified. Source	Total votes: 52,854
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Democratic primary

The Democratic primary scheduled for June 4, 2024, was canceled.

Republican primary

Republican primary for New Mexico Public Education Commission District 9

Incumbent K.T. Manis (R) advanced from the Republican primary for New Mexico Public Education Commission District 9 on June 4, 2024.

		Candidate	%	Votes
✔		K.T. Manis	100.0	12,123

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	Incumbents are bolded and underlined. The results have been certified. Source	Total votes: 12,123
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New Mexico Public Education Commission District 10

General election

General election for New Mexico Public Education Commission District 10

Incumbent Steven Carrillo (D) won election in the general election for New Mexico Public Education Commission District 10 on November 5, 2024.

		Candidate	%	Votes
✔		Steven Carrillo (D)	100.0	77,686

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	Incumbents are bolded and underlined. The results have been certified. Source	Total votes: 77,686
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Democratic primary

Democratic primary for New Mexico Public Education Commission District 10

Incumbent Steven Carrillo (D) advanced from the Democratic primary for New Mexico Public Education Commission District 10 on June 4, 2024.

		Candidate	%	Votes
✔		Steven Carrillo	100.0	22,385

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	Incumbents are bolded and underlined. The results have been certified. Source	Total votes: 22,385
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Republican primary

The Republican primary scheduled for June 4, 2024, was canceled.

See also: New Mexico Public Education Commission election, 2022

New Mexico Public Education Commission District 2

General election

General election for New Mexico Public Education Commission District 2

Timothy Beck (R) won election in the general election for New Mexico Public Education Commission District 2 on November 8, 2022.

		Candidate	%	Votes
✔		Timothy Beck (R)	100.0	55,537

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	There were no incumbents in this race. The results have been certified. Source	Total votes: 55,537
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Democratic primary

The Democratic primary scheduled for June 7, 2022, was canceled.

Republican primary

Republican primary for New Mexico Public Education Commission District 2

Timothy Beck (R) advanced from the Republican primary for New Mexico Public Education Commission District 2 on June 7, 2022.

		Candidate	%	Votes
✔		Timothy Beck	100.0	11,935

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	There were no incumbents in this race. The results have been certified. Source	Total votes: 11,935
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New Mexico Public Education Commission District 3

General election

General election for New Mexico Public Education Commission District 3

Alan Brauer Jr. (D) won election in the general election for New Mexico Public Education Commission District 3 on November 8, 2022.

		Candidate	%	Votes
✔		Alan Brauer Jr. (D)	100.0	54,351

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	There were no incumbents in this race. The results have been certified. Source	Total votes: 54,351
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Democratic primary

Democratic primary for New Mexico Public Education Commission District 3

Alan Brauer Jr. (D) advanced from the Democratic primary for New Mexico Public Education Commission District 3 on June 7, 2022.

		Candidate	%	Votes
✔		Alan Brauer Jr.	100.0	15,252

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	There were no incumbents in this race. The results have been certified. Source	Total votes: 15,252
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Republican primary

The Republican primary scheduled for June 7, 2022, was canceled.

New Mexico Public Education Commission District 5

General election

General election for New Mexico Public Education Commission District 5

Sharon E. Clahchischilliage (R) won election in the general election for New Mexico Public Education Commission District 5 on November 8, 2022.

		Candidate	%	Votes
✔		Sharon E. Clahchischilliage (R)	100.0	42,296

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	There were no incumbents in this race. The results have been certified. Source	Total votes: 42,296
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Democratic primary

The Democratic primary scheduled for June 7, 2022, was canceled.

Republican primary

Republican primary for New Mexico Public Education Commission District 5

Sharon E. Clahchischilliage (R) advanced from the Republican primary for New Mexico Public Education Commission District 5 on June 7, 2022.

		Candidate	%	Votes
✔		Sharon E. Clahchischilliage	100.0	7,552

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	There were no incumbents in this race. The results have been certified. Source	Total votes: 7,552
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New Mexico Public Education Commission District 6

General election

General election for New Mexico Public Education Commission District 6

Stewart Ingham (R) won election in the general election for New Mexico Public Education Commission District 6 on November 8, 2022.

		Candidate	%	Votes
✔	Submit photo	Stewart Ingham (R)	100.0	50,990

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	There were no incumbents in this race. The results have been certified. Source	Total votes: 50,990
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Democratic primary

The Democratic primary scheduled for June 7, 2022, was canceled.

Republican primary

Republican primary for New Mexico Public Education Commission District 6

Stewart Ingham (R) advanced from the Republican primary for New Mexico Public Education Commission District 6 on June 7, 2022.

		Candidate	%	Votes
✔	Submit photo	Stewart Ingham (Write-in)	100.0	631

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	There were no incumbents in this race. The results have been certified. Source	Total votes: 631
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New Mexico Public Education Commission District 7

General election

General election for New Mexico Public Education Commission District 7

Incumbent Patricia Gipson (D) won election in the general election for New Mexico Public Education Commission District 7 on November 8, 2022.

		Candidate	%	Votes
✔		Patricia Gipson (D)	100.0	35,567

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	Incumbents are bolded and underlined. The results have been certified. Source	Total votes: 35,567
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Democratic primary

Democratic primary for New Mexico Public Education Commission District 7

Incumbent Patricia Gipson (D) advanced from the Democratic primary for New Mexico Public Education Commission District 7 on June 7, 2022.

		Candidate	%	Votes
✔		Patricia Gipson	100.0	6,876

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	Incumbents are bolded and underlined. The results have been certified. Source	Total votes: 6,876
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Republican primary

The Republican primary scheduled for June 7, 2022, was canceled.

See also: New Mexico Public Education Commission election, 2020

New Mexico Public Education Commission District 1

General election

General election for New Mexico Public Education Commission District 1

Melissa Armijo (D) won election in the general election for New Mexico Public Education Commission District 1 on November 3, 2020.

		Candidate	%	Votes
✔		Melissa Armijo (D)	100.0	50,976

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	There were no incumbents in this race. The results have been certified. Source	Total votes: 50,976
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Democratic primary

Democratic primary for New Mexico Public Education Commission District 1

Melissa Armijo (D) defeated incumbent Ricardo Caballero (D) in the Democratic primary for New Mexico Public Education Commission District 1 on June 2, 2020.

		Candidate	%	Votes
✔		Melissa Armijo	71.6	13,368
	Submit photo	Ricardo Caballero	28.4	5,292

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	Incumbents are bolded and underlined. The results have been certified. Source	Total votes: 18,660
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Republican primary

The Republican primary scheduled for June 2, 2020, was canceled.

New Mexico Public Education Commission District 4

General election

General election for New Mexico Public Education Commission District 4

Rebekka Burt (D) defeated Laura Burrows (L) in the general election for New Mexico Public Education Commission District 4 on November 3, 2020.

		Candidate	%	Votes
✔		Rebekka Burt (D)	60.7	67,527
	Submit photo	Laura Burrows (L)	39.3	43,791

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	There were no incumbents in this race. The results have been certified. Source	Total votes: 111,318
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Democratic primary

Democratic primary for New Mexico Public Education Commission District 4

Rebekka Burt (D) advanced from the Democratic primary for New Mexico Public Education Commission District 4 on June 2, 2020.

		Candidate	%	Votes
✔		Rebekka Burt	100.0	27,357

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	There were no incumbents in this race. The results have been certified. Source	Total votes: 27,357
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Republican primary

The Republican primary scheduled for June 2, 2020, was canceled.

Libertarian Party primary

Libertarian primary for New Mexico Public Education Commission District 4

Laura Burrows (L) advanced from the Libertarian Party primary for New Mexico Public Education Commission District 4 on June 2, 2020.

		Candidate	%	Votes
✔	Submit photo	Laura Burrows	100.0	296

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	There were no incumbents in this race. The results have been certified. Source	Total votes: 296
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New Mexico Public Education Commission District 8

General election

General election for New Mexico Public Education Commission District 8

Michael Taylor (R) won election in the general election for New Mexico Public Education Commission District 8 on November 3, 2020.

		Candidate	%	Votes
✔		Michael Taylor (R)	100.0	58,751

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	There were no incumbents in this race. The results have been certified. Source	Total votes: 58,751
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Democratic primary

The Democratic primary scheduled for June 2, 2020, was canceled.

Republican primary

Republican primary for New Mexico Public Education Commission District 8

Michael Taylor (R) advanced from the Republican primary for New Mexico Public Education Commission District 8 on June 2, 2020.

		Candidate	%	Votes
✔		Michael Taylor	100.0	19,358

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	There were no incumbents in this race. The results have been certified. Source	Total votes: 19,358
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New Mexico Public Education Commission District 9

General election

General election for New Mexico Public Education Commission District 9

K.T. Manis (R) defeated incumbent Trish Ruiz (D) and Krik Myers (L) in the general election for New Mexico Public Education Commission District 9 on November 3, 2020.

		Candidate	%	Votes
✔		K.T. Manis (R)	70.2	48,419
		Trish Ruiz (D)	25.1	17,303
	Submit photo	Krik Myers (L)	4.7	3,249

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	Incumbents are bolded and underlined. The results have been certified. Source	Total votes: 68,971
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Democratic primary

Democratic primary for New Mexico Public Education Commission District 9

Incumbent Trish Ruiz (D) advanced from the Democratic primary for New Mexico Public Education Commission District 9 on June 2, 2020.

		Candidate	%	Votes
✔		Trish Ruiz	100.0	7,260

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	Incumbents are bolded and underlined. The results have been certified. Source	Total votes: 7,260
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Republican primary

Republican primary for New Mexico Public Education Commission District 9

K.T. Manis (R) defeated Arleen Beverley (R) in the Republican primary for New Mexico Public Education Commission District 9 on June 2, 2020.

		Candidate	%	Votes
✔		K.T. Manis	57.0	11,193
	Submit photo	Arleen Beverley	43.0	8,437

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	There were no incumbents in this race. The results have been certified. Source	Total votes: 19,630
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Libertarian Party primary

Libertarian primary for New Mexico Public Education Commission District 9

Krik Myers (L) advanced from the Libertarian Party primary for New Mexico Public Education Commission District 9 on June 2, 2020.

		Candidate	%	Votes
✔	Submit photo	Krik Myers	100.0	102

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	There were no incumbents in this race. The results have been certified. Source	Total votes: 102
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New Mexico Public Education Commission District 10

General election

General election for New Mexico Public Education Commission District 10

Steven Carrillo (D) won election in the general election for New Mexico Public Education Commission District 10 on November 3, 2020.

		Candidate	%	Votes
✔		Steven Carrillo (D)	100.0	82,140

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	There were no incumbents in this race. The results have been certified. Source	Total votes: 82,140
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Democratic primary

Democratic primary for New Mexico Public Education Commission District 10

Steven Carrillo (D) defeated Leanne Christine Salazar Montoya (D) and William Luther Humbert (D) in the Democratic primary for New Mexico Public Education Commission District 10 on June 2, 2020.

		Candidate	%	Votes
✔		Steven Carrillo (Write-in)	57.4	3,894
		Leanne Christine Salazar Montoya (Write-in)	39.0	2,646
	Submit photo	William Luther Humbert (Write-in)	3.6	241

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	There were no incumbents in this race. The results have been certified. Source	Total votes: 6,781
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Republican primary

The Republican primary scheduled for June 2, 2020, was canceled.

See also: New Mexico Public Education Commission election, 2018

New Mexico Public Education Commission District 2

General election

General election for New Mexico Public Education Commission District 2

Incumbent David Robbins (R) won election in the general election for New Mexico Public Education Commission District 2 on November 6, 2018.

		Candidate	%	Votes
✔		David Robbins (R)	100.0	59,412

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	Incumbents are bolded and underlined. The results have been certified. Source	Total votes: 59,412 (100% precincts reporting)
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Republican primary

Republican primary for New Mexico Public Education Commission District 2

Incumbent David Robbins (R) advanced from the Republican primary for New Mexico Public Education Commission District 2 on June 5, 2018.

		Candidate	%	Votes
✔		David Robbins	100.0	8,306

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	Incumbents are bolded and underlined. The results have been certified.	Total votes: 8,306
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New Mexico Public Education Commission District 3

General election

General election for New Mexico Public Education Commission District 3

Glenna Voigt (D) won election in the general election for New Mexico Public Education Commission District 3 on November 6, 2018.

		Candidate	%	Votes
✔	Submit photo	Glenna Voigt (D)	100.0	54,682

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Democratic primary

Democratic primary for New Mexico Public Education Commission District 3

Glenna Voigt (D) advanced from the Democratic primary for New Mexico Public Education Commission District 3 on June 5, 2018.

		Candidate	%	Votes
✔	Submit photo	Glenna Voigt	100.0	18,442

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New Mexico Public Education Commission District 5

General election

General election for New Mexico Public Education Commission District 5

Georgina Davis (D) won election in the general election for New Mexico Public Education Commission District 5 on November 6, 2018.

		Candidate	%	Votes
✔	Submit photo	Georgina Davis (D)	100.0	34,263

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Democratic primary

Democratic primary for New Mexico Public Education Commission District 5

Georgina Davis (D) advanced from the Democratic primary for New Mexico Public Education Commission District 5 on June 5, 2018.

		Candidate	%	Votes
✔	Submit photo	Georgina Davis	100.0	9,866

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New Mexico Public Education Commission District 6

General election

General election for New Mexico Public Education Commission District 6

Michael Chavez (R) won election in the general election for New Mexico Public Education Commission District 6 on November 6, 2018.

		Candidate	%	Votes
✔	Submit photo	Michael Chavez (R)	100.0	44,692

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Republican primary

Republican primary for New Mexico Public Education Commission District 6

Michael Chavez (R) advanced from the Republican primary for New Mexico Public Education Commission District 6 on June 5, 2018.

		Candidate	%	Votes
✔	Submit photo	Michael Chavez	100.0	7,897

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New Mexico Public Education Commission District 7

General election

General election for New Mexico Public Education Commission District 7

Incumbent Patricia Gipson (D) won election in the general election for New Mexico Public Education Commission District 7 on November 6, 2018.

		Candidate	%	Votes
✔		Patricia Gipson (D)	100.0	43,238

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Democratic primary

Democratic primary for New Mexico Public Education Commission District 7

Incumbent Patricia Gipson (D) advanced from the Democratic primary for New Mexico Public Education Commission District 7 on June 5, 2018.

		Candidate	%	Votes
✔		Patricia Gipson	100.0	9,718

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Previous election results

2016

See also: New Mexico Public Education Commission election, 2016

The general election for Public Education Commission was held on November 8, 2016. Districts 1, 4, 8, 9, and 10 were up for election.
District 1

Ricardo Caballero ran unopposed in the New Mexico public education commission, District 1 election.

New Mexico Public Education Commission District 1, 2016
Party		Candidate	Vote %	Votes
	Democratic	Ricardo Caballero  (unopposed)	100.00%	41,939
Total Votes				41,939
Source: New Mexico Secretary of State

District 4

Incumbent Karyl Armbruster ran unopposed in the New Mexico public education commission, District 4 election.

New Mexico Public Education Commission District 4, 2016
Party		Candidate	Vote %	Votes
	Democratic	Karyl Armbruster Incumbent (unopposed)	100.00%	66,951
Total Votes				66,951
Source: New Mexico Secretary of State

District 8
Write-in candidate Denise M. Dawson failed to earn enough votes in the primary to advance to the general election on November 8, 2016. No other candidates filed to run for the position. Governor Susana Martinez (R) appointed Danielle Johnston to fill the vacant seat.

District 9

Trish Ruiz ran unopposed in the New Mexico public education commission, District 9 election.

New Mexico Public Education Commission District 9, 2016
Party		Candidate	Vote %	Votes
	Democratic	Trish Ruiz  (unopposed)	100.00%	34,693
Total Votes				34,693
Source: New Mexico Secretary of State

District 10

Tim Crone defeated Anthony Justin Trujillo in the New Mexico public education commission, District 10 election.

New Mexico Public Education Commission District 10, 2016
Party		Candidate	Vote %	Votes
	Write-in	Tim Crone	92.47%	86
	Write-in	Anthony Justin Trujillo	7.53%	7
Total Votes				93
Source: New Mexico Secretary of State

2014

See also: New Mexico down ballot state executive elections, 2014 Seven seats were up for election on November 4, 2014, with all candidates winning election without opposition. Seats in Districts 1 through 7 were on the ballot in 2014.

2012

See also: New Mexico down ballot state executive elections, 2012

All five candidates - including the incumbents from Districts 8,9 and 10 - who ran for the 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, winning about 2 percent of the vote against Carmie Lynn Toulouse (D).

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

Vacancies

Details of vacancy appointments are addressed under Article XII, Section 6.

If a position on the Public Education Commission becomes vacant, the governor must fill the vacancy by appointing a resident from the education commission district where the vacancy occurred. The appointed member serves until the next regular election for membership on the commission.

Duties

See also: School choice in New Mexico

The New Mexico Public Education Commission advises the education secretary on education issues affecting the ten districts it represents across the state. Duties include developing a five-year strategic plan for public schools in the state updated at least biennially. The commission must gather input from people with an interest in public school policy such as parent-teacher associations, local school boards, and homeschooling associations, among others. The commission must also gather input from school boards, school districts, and the public regarding policy issues and report those findings to the secretary of education and the legislature. The commission also authorizes all state charter schools, those that do not seek authorization through local school boards.

According to the Public Education Commission Rules of Order, "commissioners are expected to educate themselves regarding issues and requirements concerning education in New Mexico. Commissioners are further expected to avail themselves of educational opportunities to keep abreast of such issues, including training conducted by the Public Education Department (the “Department” or “PED”) and trainings for local school board members."

Divisions

The Executive Committee:

The executive committee is composed of the commission chair, vice-chair, and secretary. The committee performs "governmental relation functions on behalf of the Commission," including:

• Assisting the commission in making policy recommendations to the education secretary regarding legislative initiatives in support of public education.
• Meeting with the commission’s assigned legal counsel to request and receive legal advice on behalf of the commission.
• Any other function delegated to it by the commission or chairperson.

State budget

See also: New Mexico state budget and finances

The budget for the Public Education Department in Fiscal Year 2025 was $64,788,600.

Compensation

Chapter 9, Article 24 of the New Mexico Statutes says, "Members shall be entitled to receive per diem and mileage as provided in the Per Diem and Mileage Act [10-8-1 to 10-8-8 NMSA 1978], but shall receive no other perquisite, compensation or allowance."

2023

In 2023, the commissioners were paid a per diem of $95 and a mileage payment of $0.88 per mile driven in a privately owned vehicle in accordance with Chapter 10, Article 8 of the New Mexico Statutes.

2021

In 2021, the commissioners were paid a per diem of $95 and a mileage payment of $0.88 per mile driven in a privately owned vehicle in accordance with Chapter 10, Article 8 of the New Mexico Statutes.

2020

In 2020, the commissioners were paid a per diem of $95 and a mileage payment of $0.56 per mile driven in a privately owned vehicle in accordance with Chapter 10, Article 8 of the New Mexico Statutes.

Historical officeholders

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Recent news

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Contact information

New Mexico Public Education Department
Jerry Apodaca Education Building
300 Don Gaspar
Santa Fe, NM 87501

Phone: 505-827-5800
Email: PED.HelpDesk@state.nm.us

See also

• New Mexico school districts
• New Mexico Department of Education
• Public education in New Mexico

External links

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