Andrea Romero
Member of the New Mexico House of Representatives
from the 46th district
Assumed office
January 15, 2019
Preceded byCarl Trujillo
Personal details
BornSanta Fe, New Mexico, U.S.
Political partyDemocratic
EducationStanford University (BA); University of New Mexico School of Law (JD)

Andrea Romero is an American politician, lawyer, and entrepreneur serving as a member of the New Mexico House of Representatives from the 46th district, which includes part of Santa Fe County.[1]

Early life and education

Romero was born and raised in Santa Fe, New Mexico and Española, New Mexico. Romero earned a Bachelor of Arts degree in Political Science from Stanford University and a J.D. from the University of New Mexico School of Law.[2]

Career

Romero returned to New Mexico after working in Mozambique and Washington, DC she started her own management consulting firm and established Tall Foods (now Tummi Yummi), a food startup that produces probiotics through eggs.[3] Romero owns the patent in probiotic eggs.[4] She works as an entrepreneur, lawyer, and management consultant with for- and nonprofits.

Romero defeated incumbent Democrat Carl Trujillo and took office on January 15, 2019. Romero is a progressive democrat, having supported gun safety, climate change efforts, cannabis legalization and expungement, abortion and transgender rights, immigrant rights, and survivors of sexual violence.[5] Since 2018, Romero has campaigned on a gun safety platform, gaining the endorsements of Everytown for Gun Safety and Giffords.

Governor Michelle Lujan Grisham called legislators into a Special Session in 2021 where Romero sponsored cannabis expungement laws and co-sponsored recreational legalization.[6] In 2022, she sponsored a ban on assault weapons and a waiting period on guns.[7]

While she was a candidate for the 2018 election, Romero was criticized for travel expense reimbursements for purchasing baseball tickets and alcoholic beverages.[8] Then-State Auditor, Wayne Johnson, released the results of an audit on the company which revealed that Romero had not acted improperly and she was defended by then House Speaker Brian Egolf.[9]

References

  1. ^ "Legislator - New Mexico Legislature". www.nmlegis.gov. Retrieved 2020-04-20.
  2. ^ "Home". andrearomerodist46. Retrieved 2020-04-20.
  3. ^ "The Voter's Self Defense System". Vote Smart. Retrieved 2020-04-20.
  4. ^ "Google Patents". patents.google.com. Retrieved 2023-01-20.
  5. ^ "Find Legislation by Sponsor". New Mexico Legislature. Retrieved 2023-03-01.[unreliable source?]
  6. ^ Algernon D'Ammassa (March 31, 2021). "New Mexico Legislature approves cannabis legalization". Las Cruces Sun. Retrieved 2023-04-13.
  7. ^ Julian Paras (February 19, 2023). "Lawmakers battling over regulation of guns in New Mexico". KOAT. Retrieved 2023-04-13.
  8. ^ Megan Bennett. "Embattled ex-chief of LANL coalition won't return". Albuquerque Journal. Retrieved 2020-04-21.
  9. ^ "New Mexico House speaker defends candidate hit by audit". AP NEWS. 2018-08-10. Retrieved 2020-04-21.
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