Jonelle Maison said of her work in the Legislature, "Every day always has the chance of being exciting — it s not that it alway is, but it has the chance."
Ahead of the 2024 session, Jonelle Maison said of her work in the Legislature, "Every day always has the chance of being exciting — it s not that it alway is,
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It’s not true that there are no limits on actions New Mexico’s unpaid citizen legislators can take as lawmakers to help their businesses and bank balances. While few and far between, there are a few examples to prove it.
Longtime former Sen. Phil Griego, D-San Jose, resigned in 2015 to head off a censure and was later convicted and sentenced to prison for actions that ran afoul of a rather narrow state constitutional provision that prohibits legislators from financially benefitting from any contract resulting from a law passed during their term in office. Prosecutors described Griego as a cunning con artist who had stealthily pushed legislation authorizing the sale of a historic state-owned building, for which he received a $50,000 broker’s fee.
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It’s not true that there are no limits on actions New Mexico’s unpaid citizen legislators can take as lawmakers to help their businesses and bank balances. While few and far between, there are a few examples to prove it.
Longtime former Sen. Phil Griego, D-San Jose, resigned in 2015 to head off a censure and was later convicted and sentenced to prison for actions that ran afoul of a rather narrow state constitutional provision that prohibits legislators from financially benefitting from any contract resulting from a law passed during their term in office. Prosecutors described Griego as a cunning con artist who had stealthily pushed legislation authorizing the sale of a historic state-owned building, for which he received a $50,000 broker’s fee.