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Theresa Becenti-Aguilar
Theresa Becenti-Aguilar (Democratic Party) was a member of the New Mexico Public Regulation Commissioner, representing District 4. She assumed office on January 1, 2019. She left office on January 1, 2023.
Becenti-Aguilar (Democratic Party) ran for election to the New Mexico Public Regulation Commissioner to represent District 4. She won in the general election on November 6, 2018.
Becenti-Aguilar is a former member of the New Mexico Public Service Commission and served as chair, representing District 4. Becenti-Aguilar was appointed by former Gov. Bill Richardson in July 2010 and elected in November 2010 to serve a full four-year term.[1] She sought re-election in 2014 but lost to Lynda Lovejoy in the Democratic primary on June 3, 2014.
Biography
Becenti-Aguilar is a member of the Navajo Nation. She began her professional life as an intern with the Federal Bureau of Land Management in 1988. Following this, she worked for Attorney General Tom Udall for nine years and followed with him when he was elected to the U.S. Congress. In 2006, she was appointed the first Native American Liaison for the Public Regulation Commission by Gov. Bill Richardson.[1]
Political career
New Mexico Public Regulation Commission (2010-2014, 2019-2023)
Becenti-Aguilar served in this position from her appointment by Gov. Bill Richardson in July 2010 until December 2014. She was elected in November 2010 to serve a full four-year term but lost during her re-election bid.[1] She defeated Lynda Lovejoy and Janene Yazzie in the Democratic primary on June 5, 2018, and won in the general election on November 6, 2018.
Elections/Appointments
2018
General election
General election for New Mexico Public Regulation Commission District 4
Theresa Becenti-Aguilar won election in the general election for New Mexico Public Regulation Commission District 4 on November 6, 2018.
Candidate | % | Votes | ||
| ✔ |  | Theresa Becenti-Aguilar (D) | 100.0 | 72,706 |
| Total votes: 72,706 (100.00% precincts reporting) | |||
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Democratic primary election
Democratic primary for New Mexico Public Regulation Commission District 4
Theresa Becenti-Aguilar defeated incumbent Lynda Lovejoy and Janene Yazzie in the Democratic primary for New Mexico Public Regulation Commission District 4 on June 5, 2018.
Candidate | % | Votes | ||
| ✔ | | Theresa Becenti-Aguilar | 35.0 | 9,158 |
 | Lynda Lovejoy | 33.4 | 8,748 | |
| Janene Yazzie | 31.5 | 8,251 | ||
| Total votes: 26,157 | |||
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2014
Becenti-Aguilar ran for re-election to the New Mexico Public Regulation Commission in 2014, but lost in the June 3, 2014, primary to former New Mexico Senator Lynda Lovejoy.[2]
Results
Primary
| New Mexico Public Regulation Commissioner, District 4, Democratic Primary, 2014 | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Candidate | Vote % | Votes | ||
 Lynda Lovejoy |
46.2% | 9,904 | ||
| Theresa Becenti-Aguilar Incumbent | 32.4% | 6,935 | ||
| Edward Michael | 21.4% | 4,587 | ||
| Total Votes | 21,426 | |||
| Election results via New Mexico Secretary of State. | ||||
2010
Becenti-Aguilar was appointed to the New Mexico Public Regulation Commission by Gov. Bill Richardson in July 2010.[1] She won election to a full term in November 2010.[3]
| New Mexico Public Regulation Commission, District 4, 2010 | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Party | Candidate | Vote % | Votes | |
| Democratic | Theresa Becenti-Aguilar Incumbent |
54.5% | 55,926 | |
| Republican | Gary J. Montoya | 45.5% | 46,643 | |
| Total Votes | 102,569 | |||
| Election results via New Mexico Secretary of State | ||||
Campaign finance summary
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See also
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Footnotes
- ↑ 1.0 1.1 1.2 1.3 New Mexico Public Regulation Commission, "Commissioner Theresa Becenti-Aguilar - District 4," accessed January 16, 2013
- ↑ Cibola Beacon, "Becenti-Aguilar Seeks Reelecton on PRC," January 21, 2014
- ↑ New Mexico Secretary of State, "Canvass of Returns of General Election Held on November 2, 2010," accessed January 16, 2013
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| Preceded by Lynda Lovejoy (D) |
New Mexico Public Regulation Commission District 4 2019-2023 |
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New Mexico Public Regulation Commission District 4 -2015 |
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