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Sarah Maestas Barnes
Sarah Maestas Barnes is a former Republican member of the New Mexico House of Representatives, representing District 15 from 2015 to 2018.
Maestas Barnes did not seek re-election to the New Mexico House of Representatives in 2018.
Biography
Maestas Barnes earned her B.A in journalism and mass communication and political science from the University of New Mexico and her J.D. from the University of New Mexico School of Law. Her professional experience includes working as an attorney.[1]
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 |
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| • Appropriations and Finance |
| • Rules and Order of Business |
| • Transportation, Public Works & Capital Improvements |
2015 legislative session
At the beginning of the 2015 legislative session, Maestas Barnes served on the following committees:
| New Mexico committee assignments, 2015 |
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| • Appropriations and Finance |
| • Energy, Environment and Natural Resources |
| • Rules and Order of Business |
Campaign themes
2016
Barnes' campaign website highlighted the following issues:[2]
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2014
Maestas Barnes' campaign website highlighted the following issues:[4]
Education
- Excerpt: "Sarah will fight for better schools by giving teachers the resources they need in the classroom and create policies to ensure our children can read and are adequately prepared to enter college or the work force when they graduate from high school."
Jobs
- Excerpt: "Sarah supports creating incentives to help small business owners and to attract new industries that will bring high paying jobs to our state. She will fight to make New Mexico a business friendly state so New Mexicans can have better jobs and a better economy."
Ethics
- Excerpt: "Sarah was raised with traditional New Mexican values like honesty, respect and integrity. She will take those values with her to the Legislature to put an end to the corruption, fraud, pay to play deals and abuse that has existed in New Mexico for too long. Sarah will fight for true ethics reform to protect New Mexicans, help restore the public trust and create a better New Mexico for our families and future generations."
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.
Elections
2018
Sarah Maestas Barnes did not file to run for re-election.
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 Sarah Maestas Barnes defeated Ane Romero in the New Mexico House of Representatives District 15 general election.[5][6]
| New Mexico House of Representatives District 15, General Election, 2016 | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Party | Candidate | Vote % | Votes | |
| Republican |  Sarah Maestas Barnes Incumbent |
53.22% | 7,358 | |
| Democratic | Ane Romero | 46.78% | 6,467 | |
| Total Votes | 13,825 | |||
| Source: New Mexico Secretary of State | ||||
Ane Romero ran unopposed in the New Mexico House of Representatives District 15 Democratic primary.[7]
| New Mexico House of Representatives District 15, Democratic Primary, 2016 | ||
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| Party | Candidate | |
| Democratic | Ane Romero (unopposed) | |
Incumbent Sarah Maestas Barnes ran unopposed in the New Mexico House of Representatives District 15 Republican primary.[8]
| New Mexico House of Representatives District 15, Republican Primary, 2016 | ||
|---|---|---|
| Party | Candidate | |
| Republican | Sarah Maestas Barnes Incumbent (unopposed) | |
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 Emily A. Kane was unopposed in the Democratic primary, while Sarah Maestas Barnes was unopposed in the Republican primary. Barnes defeated Kane in the general election.[9][10]
The New Mexico House of Representatives was a battleground chamber that Ballotpedia identified as having the opportunity to switch partisan control in 2014. The New Mexico House had a difference in partisan balance between Democrats and Republican of four seats, which amounted to 5.7 percent of the chamber. District 15 in the House was identified by Ballotpedia, the Albuquerque Journal and New Mexico Telegram as a battleground district that would play a key role in determining control of the New Mexico House of Representatives. Sarah Maestas Barnes (R) defeated Emily A. Kane (D) in the general election. In 2012, Kane won the general election by a margin of victory of only 2 percent.[11][12]
| Party | Candidate | Vote % | Votes | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Republican | Sarah Maestas Barnes |
51.9% | 4,816 | |
| Democratic | Emily A. Kane Incumbent | 48.1% | 4,460 | |
| Total Votes | 9,276 | |||
Campaign finance summary
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Scorecards
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Click here for an overview of legislative scorecards in all 50 states. To contribute to the list of New Mexico scorecards, email suggestions to editor@ballotpedia.org.
2018
In 2018, the 53rd New Mexico State Legislature, second session, was in session from January 16 through February 15.
- Legislators are scored on environmental and conservation issues.
- Legislators are scored on their votes on bills relating to economic issues.
- Legislators are scored on their votes on conservative issues.
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.
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2016
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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.[13]
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Recent news
This section links to a Google news search for the term "Sarah + Maestas + Barnes + New + Mexico + House"
See also
- New Mexico House of Representatives
- House Committees
- New Mexico State Legislature
- New Mexico state legislative districts
External links
- Profile from the New Mexico House of Representatives
- Profile from Open States
- Official campaign website
- Sarah Maestas Barnes on Facebook
- Sarah Maestas Barnes on Twitter
- Campaign contributions via Follow the Money
Footnotes
- ↑ Sarah Maestas Barnes, "About Sarah," accessed June 28, 2017
- ↑ Sarah Maestas Barnes, "The issues," accessed September 20, 2016
- ↑ Note: This text is quoted verbatim from the original source. Any inconsistencies are attributable to the original source.
- ↑ Sarah Maestas Barnes campaign website, "Issues," accessed September 15, 2014
- ↑ New Mexico Secretary of State, "2016 general election contest/candidate list," accessed August 18, 2016
- ↑ New Mexico Secretary of State, "Official Results General Election - November 8, 2016," accessed November 29, 2016
- ↑ New Mexico Secretary of State, "2016 Primary Election Contest/Candidate List," accessed March 10, 2016
- ↑ New Mexico Secretary of State, "2016 Primary Election Contest/Candidate List," accessed March 10, 2016
- ↑ New Mexico Secretary of State, "Official Results Primary Election - June 3, 2014," accessed July 7, 2014
- ↑ New Mexico State Legislature, "2014 Primary Election Candidates," accessed May 13, 2014
- ↑ New Mexico Telegram, "Battle for the state House will center on ten districts," June 4, 2014
- ↑ Albuquerque Journal, "Primary election sets stage for state House control," May 26, 2014
- ↑ Cite error: Invalid
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| Political offices | ||
|---|---|---|
| Preceded by Emily A. Kane (D) |
New Mexico House of Representatives - District 15 2015-2018 |
Succeeded by Dayan Hochman (D) |
