U.S. Rep. Teresa Leger Fernandez

LWV News:

This month’s League of Women Voters “Lunch with a Leader” will feature U.S. Rep. Teresa Leger Fernandez noon to 1 p.m. Dec. 15 via zoom.

Leger Fernandez is an attorney and has represented New Mexico’s 3rd Congressional District since 2020. She was re-elected Nov. 8, 2022.

Leger Fernandez was born in Las Vegas, N.M. and educated in West Las Vegas until attending college at Yale, then Stanford Law school. She has accomplished much since she graduated from one of the first classes of Head Start in Las Vegas.

Leger Fernandez returned to New Mexico after law school and founded a social impact law firm. She has represented tribes, minority-owned businesses and community organizations on issues including civil rights, affordable housing and community development. She has served as counsel to several Native American tribes and their business enterprises, promoting economic development as well as defending sovereignty, voting rights and sacred sites.

Serving on the board of a local housing nonprofit for 20 years, Leger Fernandez has helped thousands of families buy an affordable home or improve or solarize their homes. She has been vice chair of MALDEF, the nation’s preeminent Latino civil rights legal organization defending voting rights, education and immigrant rights.

Leger Fernandez also served as a White House Fellow in President Bill Clinton’s administration and worked on affordable housing and community development initiatives as a White House liaison at the Department of Housing and Urban Development. In 2015, President Obama appointed her to serve as vice chair of the Advisory Council on Historic Preservation, and worked to revisit policies and programs to better reflect our country’s racial, ethnic and geographic diversity.

As the mother of three children and a cancer survivor,  Leger Fernandez said she understands the importance of coverage for preexisting conditions for all New Mexicans. She has championed policies that expand access to quality health care and fought any rollback protections in the Affordable Care Act.

Register in advance for this meeting here. Those who register will receive a confirmation email containing information about joining the meeting.