Teresa Leger Fernandez

Recent statements

• 2026-02-20civil rightssupport ★★★★★

  Ms. LEGER FERNANDEZ. Mr. Speaker, Black History is New Mexico History. From Estevanico, an enslaved man who was the first, that we know of, non-Indigenous person to step foot in New Mexico after an adventure through the Americas that should

• 2025-12-04government reformneutral ★

  Ms. LEGER FERNANDEZ. Mr. Speaker, I rise to honor Michael Canfield, the President and CEO of IPMI, Inc. and the Indian Pueblo Cultural Center (IPCC) in Albuquerque, New Mexico. Over the last 30 years, Mike's leadership built the businesses

• 2025-12-02educationneutral ★★

  Ms. LEGER FERNANDEZ. Mr. Speaker, I rise to honor Dr. Robert Martin, former President of the Institute of American Indian Arts in Santa Fe, New Mexico. As one of the 37 tribal colleges in the United States, and the only fine arts college in

• 2025-12-02civil rightssupport ★★★★

  Ms. LEGER FERNANDEZ. Mr. Speaker, I rise today in celebration of a new beacon of hope and belonging in our Land of Enchantment. The doors of the QC--Santa Fe's first LGBTQIA+ Center--have opened, and those doors open a space where every New