Inside the New Mexico Senate
Title | Inside the New Mexico Senate PDF eBook |
Author | Dede Feldman |
Publisher | UNM Press |
Total Pages | 346 |
Release | 2014-01-15 |
Genre | Political Science |
ISBN | 0826354394 |
“Completely honest and highly informative. To look at a legislative body is to observe democracy in the raw—with all its diverse characters and influences and its many conflicts, compromises, and achievements. Dede Feldman, a first-rate observer and chronicler, shows us the insides of the New Mexico State Senate.”—Fred Harris, former U.S. Senator and professor emeritus of political science, University of New Mexico Elected to New Mexico’s state senate in 1996, Dede Feldman faced the challenges that confront state legislators around the country along with some that are uniquely New Mexican. In this forthright account of the workings of New Mexico’s legislature, she reveals how the work of governing is actually accomplished. In New Mexico’s part-time citizen legislature, Spanish may be spoken in the halls of the capitol as often as English, and Native American issues are often pivotal. But each year the Land of Enchantment’s legislators, like those in other states, must balance revenues and expenditures, tangle with lobbyists, and struggle with redistricting and campaign finance reform. State legislatures’ approaches to air pollution, drunk driving, and chronic disease, Feldman’s book reveals, find their way into national law after they’ve been road tested on the highways of various states.
Senator from New Mexico
Title | Senator from New Mexico PDF eBook |
Author | United States. Congress. Senate. Committee on Rules and Administration |
Publisher | |
Total Pages | 284 |
Release | 1953 |
Genre | |
ISBN |
Inside the New Mexico Senate
Title | Inside the New Mexico Senate PDF eBook |
Author | Dede Feldman |
Publisher | University of New Mexico Press |
Total Pages | 312 |
Release | 2014 |
Genre | History |
ISBN | 0826354386 |
In this forthright account of the workings of New Mexico's legislature, Dede Feldman reveals how the work of governing is actually accomplished.
Senate Journal
Title | Senate Journal PDF eBook |
Author | New Mexico. Legislature. Senate |
Publisher | |
Total Pages | 1168 |
Release | 1921 |
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ISBN |
Laws of the State of New Mexico
Title | Laws of the State of New Mexico PDF eBook |
Author | New Mexico |
Publisher | |
Total Pages | 200 |
Release | 1915 |
Genre | Law |
ISBN |
Includes extraordinary and special sessions.
State and Local Government in New Mexico
Title | State and Local Government in New Mexico PDF eBook |
Author | F. Chris Garcia |
Publisher | |
Total Pages | 140 |
Release | 1979 |
Genre | Political Science |
ISBN |
A Woman in Both Houses
Title | A Woman in Both Houses PDF eBook |
Author | Pauline Eisenstadt |
Publisher | UNM Press |
Total Pages | 210 |
Release | 2012-01-15 |
Genre | Biography & Autobiography |
ISBN | 0826350259 |
The first woman to serve in both houses of the New Mexico legislature, Pauline Eisenstadt has witnessed many exciting moments in the state’s political history and made much of that history herself. Her memoir takes readers to the floors of the House and Senate, offering an insider’s view of how New Mexico’s government operates—or doesn’t. “I always had great respect for [Pauline’s] integrity, honesty, and leadership, and A Woman in Both Houses does a great job of conveying her character, her concerns, and her profound affection for our state and its citizens.”—Bill Richardson, former governor of New Mexico “This colorful book offers a unique view from a seat in both the House and the Senate. It is a poignant memoir of one of New Mexico’s woman legislator pioneers. Pauline is a true role model for aspiring women leaders in our state and beyond and this book shows us why.”—Diane Denish, former lieutenant governor of New Mexico “I recommend A Woman in Both Houses to anyone who enjoys viewing New Mexico politics from an insider’s perspective.”—Senator Jeff Bingaman