Georgene Louis
Georgene Louis (Democratic Party) was a member of the New Mexico House of Representatives, representing District 26. She assumed office in 2013. She left office on December 31, 2022.
Louis (Democratic Party) ran in a special election to the U.S. House to represent New Mexico's 1st Congressional District. She lost in the special Democratic convention on March 30, 2021.
Biography
Louis' professional experience includes working as an attorney and as an adjunct professor at the University of New Mexico.[1]
Elections
2022
Georgene Louis did not file to run for re-election.
2021
See also: New Mexico's 1st Congressional District special election, 2021
General election
Special general election for U.S. House New Mexico District 1
The following candidates ran in the special general election for U.S. House New Mexico District 1 on June 1, 2021.
Candidate | % | Votes | ||
| ✔ | Melanie Ann Stansbury (D) | 60.4 | 79,838 | |
| Mark Moores (R) | 35.6 | 47,111 | ||
| Aubrey Dunn (Independent) | 2.7 | 3,534 | ||
| Christopher Manning (L) | 1.3 | 1,734 | ||
| Laura Olivas (Independent) (Write-in) | 0.0 | 40 | ||
| Robert Ornelas (Independent) (Write-in) | 0.0 | 6 | ||
| Total votes: 132,263 | ||||
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Democratic convention runoff
Special Democratic convention runoff for U.S. House New Mexico District 1
Melanie Ann Stansbury defeated Antoinette Sedillo Lopez in the special Democratic convention runoff for U.S. House New Mexico District 1 on March 31, 2021.
Candidate | % | Votes | ||
| ✔ | Melanie Ann Stansbury (D) | 51.2 | 103 | |
| Antoinette Sedillo Lopez (D) | 48.3 | 97 | ||
| Other/Write-in votes | 0.5 | 1 | ||
| Total votes: 201 | ||||
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Democratic convention
Special Democratic convention for U.S. House New Mexico District 1
The following candidates ran in the special Democratic convention for U.S. House New Mexico District 1 on March 30, 2021.
Candidate | % | Votes | ||
| ✔ | Antoinette Sedillo Lopez (D) | 37.2 | 74 | |
| ✔ | Melanie Ann Stansbury (D) | 21.6 | 43 | |
| Randi McGinn (D) | 17.1 | 34 | ||
| Victor Reyes (D) | 9.0 | 18 | ||
| Selinda Guerrero (D) | 6.5 | 13 | ||
| Georgene Louis (D) | 6.5 | 13 | ||
| Francisco Fernandez (D) | 1.0 | 2 | ||
| Patricia Roybal Caballero (D) | 0.5 | 1 | ||
| Other/Write-in votes | 0.5 | 1 | ||
| Total votes: 199 | ||||
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Republican convention
Special Republican convention for U.S. House New Mexico District 1
The following candidates ran in the special Republican convention for U.S. House New Mexico District 1 on March 27, 2021.
Candidate | % | Votes | ||
| ✔ | Mark Moores (R) | 40.5 | 49 | |
| Eddy Aragon (R) | 28.1 | 34 | ||
| Elisa Martinez (R) | 16.5 | 20 | ||
| Jared Vander Dussen (R) | 5.8 | 7 | ||
| Ronnie Lucero (R) | 5.0 | 6 | ||
| Michaela Chavez (R) | 4.1 | 5 | ||
| Jonathan Gonzalez (R) | 0.0 | 0 | ||
| Total votes: 121 | ||||
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Withdrawn or disqualified candidates
2020
See also: New Mexico House of Representatives elections, 2020
General election
General election for New Mexico House of Representatives District 26
Incumbent Georgene Louis won election in the general election for New Mexico House of Representatives District 26 on November 3, 2020.
Candidate | % | Votes | ||
| ✔ | Georgene Louis (D) | 100.0 | 5,797 | |
| Total votes: 5,797 | ||||
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Democratic primary election
Democratic primary for New Mexico House of Representatives District 26
Incumbent Georgene Louis advanced from the Democratic primary for New Mexico House of Representatives District 26 on June 2, 2020.
Candidate | % | Votes | ||
| ✔ | Georgene Louis | 100.0 | 1,868 | |
| Total votes: 1,868 | ||||
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2018
General election
General election for New Mexico House of Representatives District 26
Incumbent Georgene Louis won election in the general election for New Mexico House of Representatives District 26 on November 6, 2018.
Candidate | % | Votes | ||
| ✔ | Georgene Louis (D) | 100.0 | 4,313 | |
| Total votes: 4,313 | ||||
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Democratic primary election
Democratic primary for New Mexico House of Representatives District 26
Incumbent Georgene Louis advanced from the Democratic primary for New Mexico House of Representatives District 26 on June 5, 2018.
Candidate | % | Votes | ||
| ✔ | Georgene Louis | 100.0 | 1,153 | |
| Total votes: 1,153 | ||||
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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 Georgene Louis ran unopposed in the New Mexico House of Representatives District 26 general election.[2][3]
| New Mexico House of Representatives District 26, General Election, 2016 | ||||
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| Party | Candidate | Vote % | Votes | |
| Democratic |  Georgene Louis Incumbent (unopposed) |
100.00% | 4,800 | |
| Total Votes | 4,800 | |||
| Source: New Mexico Secretary of State | ||||
Incumbent Georgene Louis ran unopposed in the New Mexico House of Representatives District 26 Democratic primary.[4]
| New Mexico House of Representatives District 26, Democratic Primary, 2016 | ||
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| Party | Candidate | |
| Democratic | Georgene Louis 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 Georgene Louis was unopposed in the Democratic primary, while Louis Tafoya was unopposed in the Republican primary. Louis defeated Tafoya in the general election.[5][6]
| Party | Candidate | Vote % | Votes | |
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| Democratic | Georgene Louis Incumbent |
55.6% | 2,003 | |
| Republican | Louis Tafoya | 44.4% | 1,601 | |
| Total Votes | 3,604 | |||
2012
Louis ran in the 2012 election for New Mexico House of Representatives District 25. She was unopposed in the Democratic primary on June 5, 2012. She defeated Republican Louis Tafoya in the general election, which took place on November 6, 2012.[7][8]
| Party | Candidate | Vote % | Votes | |
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| Democratic | Georgene Louis |
81.7% | 4,057 | |
| Republican | Louis Tafoya | 18.3% | 911 | |
| Total Votes | 4,968 | |||
Campaign themes
2021
Ballotpedia survey responses
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Georgene Louis did not complete Ballotpedia's 2021 Candidate Connection survey.
2020
Georgene Louis did not complete Ballotpedia's 2020 Candidate Connection survey.
Committee assignments
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2021-2022
Louis was assigned to the following committees:
- House Judiciary Committee
- Rules and Order of Business Committee
- State Government, Elections & Indian Affairs Committee, Chair
2019-2020
Louis was assigned to the following committees:
- House Judiciary Committee
- State Government, Elections & Indian Affairs Committee, Chair
- Rules and Order of Business Committee
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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| • Judiciary |
| • State Government, Indian & Veterans Affairs, Chair |
2015 legislative session
At the beginning of the 2015 legislative session, Louis served on the following committees:
| New Mexico committee assignments, 2015 |
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| • Judiciary |
| • Health |
2013-2014
In the 2013-2014 legislative session, Louis served on the following committees:
| New Mexico committee assignments, 2013 |
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| • Business and Industry |
| • Judiciary, Vice chair |
Sponsored legislation
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Noteworthy events
Arrested on charges of impaired driving (2022)
On the morning of February 14, 2022, Louis was stopped by Santa Fe police and arrested for aggravated drunken driving and driving without proof of registration and insurance.[9] She was arraigned and released later the same day.[10] Louis also issued an apology on February 14, 2022.[9]
Louis initially pleaded not guilty to the charges, but in May, she entered a no-contest plea to one charge of drunken driving. Louis was sentenced to 24 hours of community service and ordered to pay a $250 fine to the State Ethics Commission.[10][11]
Campaign finance summary
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2022
In 2022, the New Mexico State Legislature was in session from January 18 to February 17.
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2021
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In 2021, the New Mexico State Legislature was in session from January 19 to March 20.
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2020
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In 2020, the New Mexico State Legislature was in session from January 21 to February 20.
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2019
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In 2019, the New Mexico State Legislature was in session from January 15 through March 16.
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2018
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In 2018, the 53rd New Mexico State Legislature, second session, was in session from January 16 through February 15.
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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.[12]
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2014
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In 2014, the 51st New Mexico State Legislature, second session, was in session from January 21 through February 20.[12]
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2013
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In 2013, the 51st New Mexico State Legislature, first session, was in session from January 15 to March 16.[12]
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See also
2021 Elections
External links
Footnotes
- ↑ Facebook, "NM Representative Georgene Louis," accessed May 13, 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, "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 Secretary of State, "Official Primary Results," accessed April 15, 2014
- ↑ New Mexico Secretary of State, "2012 Primary Candidate List," accessed May 13, 2014(Archived)
- ↑ 9.0 9.1 ‘’AP News’’, “Prominent New Mexico lawmaker apologizes for drunken driving,” accessed February 17, 2022
- ↑ 10.0 10.1 ‘’KOB 4’’, “Lapel video: New Mexico legislator arrested for DWI,” accessed February 17, 2022
- ↑ Yahoo! News, "Rep. Louis agrees to plea deal in DWI case," June 30, 2022
- ↑ 12.0 12.1 12.2 New Mexico Legislature, "Session dates," accessed July 9, 2014
| Political offices | ||
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| Preceded by - |
New Mexico House of Representatives District 26 2013-2022 |
Succeeded by Eleanor Chavez (D) |
