Angelica Rubio's Biography
- State House (NM) - District 35, Democratic
On The Ballot: Running, Democratic for State House (NM) - District 35
Contact Information
Office
490 Old Santa Fe Trail, Room 204B
Santa Fe, NM 87501
Post Office Box 2155
Las Cruces, NM 88004
Full Name:
Angelica Rubio
Gender:
Female
Birth Place:
Lake Arthur, NM
Home City:
Las Cruces, NM
MA, Latin Studies/Comparative Politics, California State University, 2005-2008
BA, Government/International Relations and Public Policy, New Mexico State University, 1997-2001
Representative, New Mexico State House of Representatives, District 35, 2017-present
Candidate, New Mexico State House of Representatives, District 35, 2022
Vice Chair, Consumer & Public Affairs
Member, Energy, Environment & Natural Resources
Chair, Radioactive & Hazardous Materials
Member, Water & Natural Resources
Former Member, Consumer and Public Affairs Committee, New Mexico State House of Representatives
Former Vice Chair, Energy, Environment, and Natural Resources Committee, New Mexico State House of Representatives
Former Chair, Enrolling & Engrossing B Committee, New Mexico State House of Representatives
Former Member, Labor and Economic Development Committee, New Mexico State House of Representatives
Executive Director, Comunidades en Acción y de Fé (CAFé), 2018-present
Owner, Angelica Rubio Consulting, 2015-present
Blogger, The Rubio Dispatch
Lead Organizer/Campaign Manager, Communities in Action and in Faith (CAFe), 2013-2015
Campaign Manager, Kasandra For Las Cruces, 2015-2015
Associate, Communications and Fund Development, Tobosa Developmental Services, 2010-2015
Regional Get Out The Vote Director, Organizing for America, 2012
Director, East Los Angeles Community Corporation, 2006-2010
Consultant, National Council of La Raza, 2010
Policy Anaylst-President Pro Tempore, New Mexico State Legislature, 2010
HIV/Prevention Educator, Alianza of New Mexico, 2004-2005
Accredited Legal Representative, Las Americas Immigrant Advocacy Center, 2003-2004
Assistant to the Vice President of Governmental Relations, Hispanic Association of Colleges and Universities, 2002
Advisory Board Member, City of Las Cruces Parks and Recreation Department, 2016-present
Board Member, Downtown Partnership of Las Cruces, 2016-present
Member, Alliance for Peace and Justice
Board Member, Mountain View Market Co-op, 2016
Volunteer, Barack Obama for President, 2008
Volunteer, John Kerry for President, 2004
Priority Issues:
Causes Angélica cares about:
Arts and Culture
Economic Empowerment
Environment
Human Rights
Politics
Poverty Alleviation
Publications:
Undocumented, Not Illegal: Beyond the Rhetoric of Immigration Coverage, Dec 30, 2011, North American Congress on Latin America