Winter may not seem like a radical choice for this statewide job, the secretary of state gig. he s a long-time public servant. he s a teacher, he s a high school sports coach. there s nothing controversial about him, nothing particularly ground breaking about him as a choice, but for this particular job there s something interesting. consider the previous secretaries of state in retroactive order starting with the recently disgraced diane duran. before her, mary herrera, before her, rebeck ka villa, before that villa-heron again. shirley hooper, before that it was ernstine evans. if you re noticing a pattern, you are correct. every single secretary of state in the great state of new mexico from diana duran all the way back to 1923, every single one of them has been a woman.
Shirley hooper, before that it was ernstine evans. if you re noticing a pattern, you are correct. every single secretary of state in the great state of new mexico from diana duran all the way back to 1923, every single one of them has been a woman. and on the one hand that s quite a feat. i mean, a top statewide elected office really consequential, held only by women for nearly a century. on the other hand, i have to point out that of new mexico s seven major statewide offices, the one that s always women is the only position that has the word secretary in the title. it s governor, lieutenant governor, attorney general. that has general in the title. state auditor, state land commissioner, state treasurer, and secretary of state. and there s no female domination in any of the other jobs. you can see the state has not yet removed ms. duran s name
The recently disgraced diane duran. before her, mary herrera, before her, rebeck ka villa, before that villa-heron again. shirley hooper, before that it was ernstine evans. if you re noticing a pattern, you are correct. every single secretary of state in the great state of new mexico from diana duran all the way back to 1923, every single one of them has been a woman. and on the one hand that s quite a feat. i mean, a top statewide elected office really consequential, held only by women for nearly a century. on the other hand, i have to point out that of new mexico s seven major statewide offices, the one that s always women is the only position that has the word secretary in the title. it s governor, lieutenant