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MELANIE A. STANSBURY, Democrat, of Albuquerque, NM; born in Farmington, NM, January 31, 1979; education: B.A., human ecology and natural science, Saint Mary's College of California, Moraga, CA, 2002; M.S., Cornell University, Ithaca, NY, 2007; professional history: consultant; staffer, New Mexico Museum of Natural History and Science, 2002-04; staffer, White House Office of Management and Budget, 2011-15; staffer, U.S. Senate Committee on Energy and Natural Resources, 2015-17; member, New Mexico House of Representatives, 2019-21; election history: elected to the 117th Congress, by special election, on June 1, 2021, to fill the vacancy caused by the resignation of U.S. Representative Debra A. Haaland; reelected to each succeeding Congress.

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