Gabe Vasquez

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Gabe Vasquez
File:Rep Gabriel Vasquez Official Portrait.jpg
Member of the U.S. House of Representatives
from New Mexico's 2nd district
Assumed office
January 3, 2023
Preceded by Yvette Herrell
Member of the Las Cruces City Council
from the 3rd district
In office
November 2017 – December 2021
Preceded by Olga Pedroza
Succeeded by Becki Graham
Personal details
Born (1984-08-03) August 3, 1984 (age 40)
El Paso, Texas, U.S.
Political party Democratic
Education New Mexico State University (BA)
Website House website

Gabriel Vasquez (born August 3, 1984)[1] is an American politician who is the U.S. representative for New Mexico's 2nd congressional district. He previously served as a member of the Las Cruces City Council.[2][3] Vasquez is a member of the Democratic Party.

Early life and education

Vasquez was born in El Paso, Texas, and raised in Ciudad Juárez, Mexico.[4][5] He earned a Bachelor of Arts degree in English and journalism from New Mexico State University in 2008.[6]

Career

As a college student, Vasquez was the news editor and editor-in-chief of The Round Up, New Mexico State University's student-run newspaper. From 2008 to 2011, he was the business editor of the Las Cruces Bulletin. In 2011, he was the executive director of the Las Cruces Hispanic Chamber of Commerce. From 2013 to 2015, he served as a field representative for Senator Martin Heinrich.[7]

In 2015 and 2016, Vasquez was the vice president of communications for First Focus, a Washington, D.C.-based advocacy organization. From 2016 to 2018, he was the director of community relations for the New Mexico Wildlife Federation. In 2018 and 2019, he was the deputy director of New Mexico's chapter of the Wilderness Society. From 2019 to 2021, he worked as deputy director of the Western Conservation Foundation in the federal lands department. From 2017 to 2021, he served as a member of the Las Cruces City Council.[8][9]

U.S. House of Representatives

2022 election

Vasquez was the Democratic nominee for New Mexico's 2nd congressional district in the 2022 election.[10][11] He won on November 8, 2022, by a margin of about 1,300 votes, defeating Republican incumbent Yvette Herrell. The district's boundaries were redrawn after the 2020 census, making the previously Republican-leaning district more competitive.[12]

During the campaign, Vasquez deleted tweets attacking the oil and gas industry, defending the actions of rioters in the summer of 2020, and comparing the Trump administration to the Ku Klux Klan.[13]

Tenure

Caucus memberships

Committee assignments

Political positions

COVID-19 policy

On January 31, 2023, Vasquez voted against overriding the Medicare and Medicaid rules around requiring health care workers to be vaccinated.[16][17]

On February 1, 2023, Vasquez voted against a resolution to end the COVID-19 national emergency.[18][19]

Syria

In 2023, Vasquez voted against H.Con.Res. 21, which would have ended U.S. troops' involvement in the American-led intervention in the Syrian civil war within 180 days.[20][21]

Electoral history

2022

2022 New Mexico's 2nd congressional district election[22]
Party Candidate Votes %
Democratic Gabe Vasquez 96,986 50.34
Republican Yvette Herrell (incumbent) 95,636 49.63
Democratic Eliseo Luna (write-in) 51 0.03
Total votes 192,673 100.0
Democratic gain from Republican

See also

References

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External links

United States House of Representatives
Preceded by Member of the U.S. House of Representatives
from New Mexico's 2nd congressional district
2023–present		 Incumbent
United States order of precedence (ceremonial)
Preceded by United States representatives by seniority
431st		 Succeeded by
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