Rep. Christine Chandler
MOWW News:
The Military Order Of The World Wars (MOWW) will meet on Tuesday, April 21, and feature a 2026 Legislative Session Update from Rep. Christine Chandler.
Rep. Chandler serves as State Representative for New Mexico House District 43, Los Alamos, Sandoval, and Santa Fe counties. She was first elected in 2018 and now serves as chair of the influential House Judiciary Committee and as a member of the House Taxation & Revenue Committee. During the interim, Rep. Chandler chairs the Courts, Correction & Justice Committee and is a member of the Revenue Stabilization & Tax Policy Committee.
Since being elected, Rep. Chandler has focused on the state’s employment laws with the aim of leveling the playing field between the employer and employee. She was the lead co-sponsor on the Healthy Workplaces Act that passed in 2020. This transformative piece of legislation ensures that every worker in the state receives paid sick leave. Her more recent legislative priorities include developing balanced regulatory regimes to address the use of artificial intelligence and electronic privacy.
During the 2026 legislative session, Rep. Chandler was the lead sponsor of the Medical Malpractice Reform legislation, HB 99, which passed both chambers by a supermajority vote. The governor signed HB 99 into law on March 6. Other 2026 legislative successes include the passage of a Healthcare Provider Loan Repayment program (HB66), Driver Privacy & Safety Act (SB 40), and House Joint Resolution 1, reforming the process for selecting university regents.
This month’s MOWW meeting is in Room 203A at the Los Alamos Research Park. The meeting will begin with a social period at 6 p.m., a brief meeting at 6:30 p.m., and at about 7:15 p.m., Rep. Chandler’s presentation.
The Military Order of the World Wars meetings are open to all for dinner and program with RSVP, or the program only at no cost. The cost for dinner is $25. Please call Robert Hull at 505.328.1502 for reservations. A reservation is a commitment to pay. The dinner menu is Chicken Cordon Bleu with appropriate sides. The meeting will be a hybrid session, live and on Zoom. Zoom will start at about 6 p.m. with details in the reminder email sent two days before the meeting.
Direct questions to Commander Gregg Giesler at 505.662.5574 or email g.giesler@computer.org.
About the Military Order of the World Wars:
An Act of Congress chartered the Military Order of the World Wars in 1919 as a national patriotic organization. The principal objectives of the MOWW are continuing service to the Nation, and patriotic educational opportunity for the nation’s youth and citizens. Current youth programs are focused upon annual Youth Leadership Conferences for high school students presented in New Mexico by its related Sunbelt Patriotic Youth Leadership Conferences, Inc. Current, former and retired federally commissioned officers of all branches of the United States Uniformed Services are eligible for membership in the MOWW and are especially invited to attend our meetings. For additional information about MOWW membership, call Commander Gregg Giesler at 505.662.5574.