Gail Chasey

Gail Chasey
Majority Leader of the New Mexico House of Representatives
In office
January 17, 2023 – December 31, 2024
Preceded byJavier Martínez
Succeeded byReena Szczepanski
Member of the New Mexico House of Representatives
from the 18th district
In office
January 1997 – December 31, 2024
Preceded byCisco McSorley
Succeeded byMarianna Anaya
Personal details
Born (1944-04-01) April 1, 1944
Arizona, U.S.
Political partyDemocratic
SpouseDavid L. Norvell
EducationUniversity of New Mexico (BA, MA, PhD, JD)
WebsiteOfficial website

Gail Chasey[1] (née Beam; born April 1, 1944) is an American politician and a former member of the New Mexico House of Representatives representing District 18 from 1997 until 2024.[2][3] She is married to former Attorney General of New Mexico and Speaker of the New Mexico House of Representatives David L. Norvell.

Education

Chasey earned her PhD in special education from University of New Mexico and her JD from the University of New Mexico School of Law.

Political career

In 2019, Chasey introduced legislation that would prohibit disenfranchisement of felons. If the bill is successful, New Mexico would become the third state (in addition to Maine and Vermont) to allow felons to vote while serving sentences.[4]


Electoral results

Election Winner Runner-Up Third Place Fourth Place Source
1996 Primary Gail Beam (964; 53.5%) Peter Lundman (355; 19.7%) Daniel Ivey-Soto (329; 18.3%) Bill Hoch (154; 8.5%) [5]
1996 General Gail Beam (4,328; 56.6%) Robert Anderson (2,150; 28.1%) (G) Jeffrey Gittelman (1,166; 15.2%) (I) [6]
1998 General Gail Beam (5,064; 100%) [7]
2000 General Gail Beam (8,664; 100%) [8]
2002 General Gail Beam (5,946; 100%) [9]
2004 General Gail Beam (10,255; 100%) [10]
2006 Primary Gail Chasey (1,434; 78.1%) Joseph Garcia (402; 21.9%) [11]
2006 General Gail Chasey (7,049; 82.8%) Lance Klafeta (1,468; 17.2%) (R) [12]
2008 General Gail Chasey (10,237; 100%) [13]
2010 General Gail Chasey (6,564; 100%) [14]
2012 General Gail Chasey (10,034; 81.1%) Tyson Cosper (2,339; 18.9%) (R) [15]
2014 General Gail Chasey (6,423; 100%) [16]
2016 General Gail Chasey (9,922; 100%) [17]
2018 General Gail Chasey (9,677; 100%) [18]
2020 General Gail Chasey (10,709; 100%) [19]
2022 General Gail Chasey (10,292; 84.6%) Scott Cannon (1,872; 15.4%) (R) [20]

References

  1. ^ "Gail Chasey's Biography". Project Vote Smart. Retrieved February 18, 2014.
  2. ^ "The Voter's Self Defense System".
  3. ^ "Representative Gail Chasey (D)". Santa Fe, New Mexico: New Mexico Legislature. Retrieved February 18, 2014.
  4. ^ dnichanian (January 10, 2019). "New Mexico Legislation Would Eliminate Felony Disenfranchisement". The Appeal: Political Report. Retrieved January 29, 2019.
  5. ^ "Canvass of Returns of Primary Election Held on June 4, 1996 – State of New Mexico" (PDF). Santa Fe, New Mexico: Secretary of State of New Mexico. p. 5. Archived from the original (PDF) on February 21, 2014. Retrieved February 18, 2014.
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  7. ^ "New Mexico 1998 General Election Returns, Bernalillo County". Santa Fe, New Mexico: Secretary of State of New Mexico. Archived from the original on February 21, 2014. Retrieved February 18, 2014.
  8. ^ "New Mexico 2000 General Election Returns, Bernalillo County". Santa Fe, New Mexico: Secretary of State of New Mexico. Archived from the original on February 21, 2014. Retrieved February 18, 2014.
  9. ^ "New Mexico 2002 General Election Returns, Bernalillo County". Santa Fe, New Mexico: Secretary of State of New Mexico. Archived from the original on February 21, 2014. Retrieved February 18, 2014.
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  13. ^ "Canvass of Returns of General Election Held on November 4, 2008 – State of New Mexico" (PDF). Santa Fe, New Mexico: Secretary of State of New Mexico. p. 5. Archived from the original (PDF) on February 21, 2014. Retrieved February 18, 2014.
  14. ^ "Canvass of Returns of General Election Held on November 2, 2010 – State of New Mexico" (PDF). Santa Fe, New Mexico: Secretary of State of New Mexico. p. 3. Archived from the original (PDF) on February 21, 2014. Retrieved February 18, 2014.
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