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Tenure

2022 - Present

Term ends

2026

Years in position

2

Predecessor

Georgina Davis

New Mexico House of Representatives District 4

Successor: Anthony Allison

Sharon E. Clahchischilliage (Republican Party) is a member of the New Mexico Public Education Commission, representing District 5. She assumed office on December 31, 2022. Her current term ends on December 31, 2026.

Clahchischilliage (Republican Party) ran for election to the U.S. House to represent New Mexico's 3rd Congressional District. She lost in the general election on November 5, 2024.

Biography

Sharon E. Clahchischilliage graduated from Navajo Methodist Mission in 1968. Clahchischilliage earned a degree from Eastern New Mexico University in 1976 and a master's degree in social work from the University of Pennsylvania in 1991.^[1]

Elections

2024

See also: New Mexico's 3rd Congressional District election, 2024

New Mexico's 3rd Congressional District election, 2024 (June 4 Democratic primary)

New Mexico's 3rd Congressional District election, 2024 (June 4 Republican primary)

General election

General election for U.S. House New Mexico District 3

Incumbent Teresa Leger Fernandez defeated Sharon E. Clahchischilliage in the general election for U.S. House New Mexico District 3 on November 5, 2024.

		Candidate	%	Votes
✔		Teresa Leger Fernandez (D)	56.3	162,342
		Sharon E. Clahchischilliage (R)	43.7	126,085

	Incumbents are bolded and underlined. The results have been certified. Source	Total votes: 288,427
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Democratic primary election

Democratic primary for U.S. House New Mexico District 3

Incumbent Teresa Leger Fernandez advanced from the Democratic primary for U.S. House New Mexico District 3 on June 4, 2024.

		Candidate	%	Votes
✔		Teresa Leger Fernandez	100.0	46,008

	Incumbents are bolded and underlined. The results have been certified. Source	Total votes: 46,008
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Republican primary election

Republican primary for U.S. House New Mexico District 3

Sharon E. Clahchischilliage advanced from the Republican primary for U.S. House New Mexico District 3 on June 4, 2024.

		Candidate	%	Votes
✔		Sharon E. Clahchischilliage	100.0	24,959

	There were no incumbents in this race. The results have been certified. Source	Total votes: 24,959
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Endorsements

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2022

See also: New Mexico Public Education Commission election, 2022

General election

General election for New Mexico Public Education Commission District 5

Sharon E. Clahchischilliage 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

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

Republican primary for New Mexico Public Education Commission District 5

Sharon E. Clahchischilliage 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

	There were no incumbents in this race. The results have been certified. Source	Total votes: 7,552
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2018

See also: New Mexico House of Representatives elections, 2018

General election

General election for New Mexico House of Representatives District 4

Anthony Allison defeated incumbent Sharon E. Clahchischilliage in the general election for New Mexico House of Representatives District 4 on November 6, 2018.

		Candidate	%	Votes
✔	Submit photo	Anthony Allison (D)	52.2	4,111
		Sharon E. Clahchischilliage (R)	47.8	3,766

	Incumbents are bolded and underlined. The results have been certified. Source	Total votes: 7,877
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Democratic primary election

Democratic primary for New Mexico House of Representatives District 4

Anthony Allison advanced from the Democratic primary for New Mexico House of Representatives District 4 on June 5, 2018.

		Candidate	%	Votes
✔	Submit photo	Anthony Allison	100.0	1,143

	There were no incumbents in this race. The results have been certified.	Total votes: 1,143
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Republican primary election

Republican primary for New Mexico House of Representatives District 4

Incumbent Sharon E. Clahchischilliage advanced from the Republican primary for New Mexico House of Representatives District 4 on June 5, 2018.

		Candidate	%	Votes
✔		Sharon E. Clahchischilliage	100.0	1,046

	Incumbents are bolded and underlined. The results have been certified.	Total votes: 1,046
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2016

See also: New Mexico House of Representatives elections, 2016

Elections for the New Mexico House of Representatives 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 Sharon E. Clahchischilliage defeated Glojean B. Todacheene in the New Mexico House of Representatives District 4 general election.^[2]^[3]

New Mexico House of Representatives District 4, General Election, 2016
Party		Candidate	Vote %	Votes
	Republican	Sharon E. Clahchischilliage Incumbent	54.29%	5,056
	Democratic	Glojean B. Todacheene	45.71%	4,257
Total Votes				9,313
Source: New Mexico Secretary of State

Glojean B. Todacheene ran unopposed in the New Mexico House of Representatives District 4 Democratic primary.^[4]

New Mexico House of Representatives District 4, Democratic Primary, 2016
Party		Candidate
	Democratic	Glojean B. Todacheene (unopposed)

Incumbent Sharon E. Clahchischilliage ran unopposed in the New Mexico House of Representatives District 4 Republican primary.^[5]

New Mexico House of Representatives District 4, Republican Primary, 2016
Party		Candidate
	Republican	Sharon E. Clahchischilliage Incumbent (unopposed)

This district was included in the Democratic Legislative Campaign Committee's list of "2016 Essential Races." Read more »

2014

See also: New Mexico House of Representatives elections, 2014

Elections for the New Mexico House of Representatives took place in 2014. A primary election took place on June 3, 2014, and a general election took place on November 4, 2014. The signature filing deadline for candidates wishing to run in this election was February 4, 2014. Incumbent Sharon E. Clahchischilliage was unopposed in the Republican primary. Harrison Todacheene was set to face Sarah White in the Democratic primary, but White was removed from the ballot before the primary, leaving Todacheene unopposed. Clahchischilliage defeated Todacheene in the general election.^[6]^[7]

**New Mexico House of Representatives, District 4 General Election, 2014**
Party		Candidate	Vote %	Votes
	Republican	Sharon Clahchischilliage Incumbent	59.8%	3,785
	Democratic	Harrison Todacheene	40.2%	2,549
Total Votes				6,334

2012

See also: New Mexico House of Representatives elections, 2012

Clahchischilliage ran in the 2012 election for New Mexico House of Representatives District 4. She ran unopposed in the Republican primary on June 5, 2012. Incumbent Ray Begaye (D) defeated Gary J. Montoya in the Democratic primary. She defeated Begaye (D) in the general election, which took place on November 6, 2012.^[8]^[9]

**New Mexico House of Representatives, District 4, General Election, 2012**
Party		Candidate	Vote %	Votes
	Republican	Sharon E. Clahchischilliage	61.4%	5,856
	Democratic	Ray Begaye Incumbent	38.6%	3,675
Total Votes				9,531

Campaign themes

2024

Ballotpedia survey responses

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2022

Sharon E. Clahchischilliage did not complete Ballotpedia's 2022 Candidate Connection survey.

Campaign finance summary

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Sharon E. Clahchischilliage campaign contribution history
Year	Office	Status	Contributions	Expenditures
2024*	U.S. House New Mexico District 3	Lost general	$87,912	$87,398
2022	New Mexico Public Education Commission District 5	Won general	$0	$0
2018	New Mexico House of Representatives District 4	Lost general	$87,797	N/A**
2016	New Mexico House of Representatives, District 4	Won	$178,207	N/A**
2014	New Mexico State House, District 4	Won	$103,540	N/A**
2002	New Mexico Secretary of State	Lost	$96,576	N/A**
** Data on expenditures is not available for this election cycle
Note: Totals above reflect only available data.

Personal

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Clahchischilliage is married with five children.

State legislative tenure

Scorecards

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2018

In 2018, the 53rd New Mexico State Legislature, second session, was in session from January 16 through February 15.

Conservation Voters New Mexico

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Rio Grande Foundation

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The American Conservative Union

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2017

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In 2017, the 53rd New Mexico State Legislature, first session, was in session from January 17 through March 18, 2018.

Animal Protection Voters: Senate and House

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Association of Commerce and Industry of New Mexico

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Common Cause New Mexico

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The American Conservative Union

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2016

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Conservation Voters New Mexico: 2015-2016 Scorecard

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Rio Grande Foundation: NM Freedom Index 2016

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The American Conservative Union

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2015

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In 2015, the 52nd New Mexico State Legislature, first session, was in session from January 20 through March 21.^[10]

Conservation Voters New Mexico: 2015-2016 Scorecard

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Rio Grande Foundation: NM Freedom Index 2015

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The American Conservative Union

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2014

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In 2014, the 51st New Mexico State Legislature, second session, was in session from January 21 through February 20.^[10]

Conservation Voters New Mexico: 2013-2014 Conservation Scorecard

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Rio Grande Foundation: NM Freedom Index 2014

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The American Conservative Union

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2013

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In 2013, the 51st New Mexico State Legislature, first session, was in session from January 15 to March 16.^[10]

Conservation Voters New Mexico: 2013-2014 Conservation Scorecard

Legislators are scored on environment and conservation issues.

Rio Grande Foundation: NM Freedom Index 2013 - Northern New Mexico
Rio Grande Foundation: NM Freedom Index 2013 - Southern New Mexico
Rio Grande Foundation: NM Freedom Index 2013 - Eastern New Mexico
Rio Grande Foundation: NM Freedom Index 2013 - Western New Mexico

Legislators are scored on their votes on bills relating to economic issues.

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.

Committee assignments

2017 legislative session

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

New Mexico committee assignments, 2017
• State Government, Indian & Veterans Affairs
• Taxation & Revenue

2015 legislative session

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

New Mexico committee assignments, 2015
• Government, Elections and Indian Affairs, Vice-Chair
• Appropriations and Finance

2013-2014

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

New Mexico committee assignments, 2013
• Appropriations and Finance
• Enrolling and Engrossing - A
• Transportation and Public Works

See also

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Footnotes

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Preceded by Georgina Davis (D)	New Mexico Public Education Commission District 5 2022-Present	Succeeded by -
Preceded by -	New Mexico House of Representatives District 4 2013-2018	Succeeded by Anthony Allison (D)

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