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| Affiliation | Democratic |
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| Name | Rebecca D. Vigil-Giron |
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Taos, New Mexico , United States |
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September 04, 1954
(69 years)
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| Contributor | JR725 |
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| Info | New Mexico Secretary of State Rebecca Vigil-Giron is an eleventh generation New Mexican born and raised in Taos, New Mexico. As Secretary of State she is second in line to succeed the office of Governor. She is the Chief Elections Officer in the state and the highest ranking elected Hispanic woman state official in the United States. Elected to a third term in November 2002, Rebecca Vigil-Giron made history by becoming the first person ever elected to 3 four-year terms as New Mexico Secretary of State.
Between her terms as Secretary of State, Vigil-Giron used her expertise in elections as a consultant for the International Foundation for Electoral Systems in Nicaragua, Equatorial Guinea, and the Dominican Republic. She served as a member state delegate with the United Nations in Angola, Africa�s presidential elections. In 1991, she was appointed Executive Director of the New Mexico Commission on the Status of Women.
Elected on a platform of election reform, she was successful in breaking down restrictive voter registration requirements and established one of the most advanced voter registration and elections management systems in the nation.
In recent years, she has emerged as a leader of national stature in the area of election reform. As former Chair of the National Association of Secretaries of State Standing Committee on Elections and Voter participation, Vigil-Giron testified before Congress and presented her vision for America�s future. She currently serves on the Executive Board and as Treasurer for the National Association of Secretaries of State.
Secretary Vigil-Giron holds a Bachelors Degree in French and Social Science from New Mexico Highlands University. She is a graduate of the Senior Executives in State and Local Government Program at the John F. Kennedy School of Government at Harvard University.
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