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Melanie Kenderdine
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New Mexico Secretary of Energy, Minerals and Natural Resources
Successor: Erin Taylor
Predecessor: Sarah Cottrell Propst
Melanie Kenderdine was the New Mexico Secretary of Energy, Minerals and Natural Resources. Kenderdine assumed office on May 8, 2024. Kenderdine left office on December 5, 2025.
New Mexico Governor Michelle Lujan Grisham (D) appointed Kenderdine the New Mexico secretary of energy, minerals, and natural resources on April 29, 2024, to replace Sarah Cottrell Propst.[1]
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New Mexico Secretary of Energy, Minerals and Natural Resources 2024-2025 |
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