Patricia Madrid

Patricia Madrid is the Democratic Party nominee in the 2006 congressional election for the First Congressional District of New Mexico (map). She is challenging Republican Rep. Heather Wilson.

Biography
Madrid earned both her undergraduate and law degrees from the University of New Mexico. In 1978, she became the first New Mexico woman to be elected as a district court judge. In 1998, she once again broke new ground when she became the first female elected New Mexico Attorney General. Madrid and her husband L. Michael Messina have one son. 

2006 congressional election
Madrid's race against incumbent Rep. Heather Wilson (R-N.M.) was very close, with Wilson holding a lead of slightly less than 1,500 votes following an initial count. The count, however, did not include 2,698 provisional ballots. 

Iraq
Madrid has advocated the withdrawal of US troops from Iraq and has called for investigating the intelligence that led up to the Iraqi war.

Internet Predators & Protecting Children
Madrid has called for amending the New Mexico State Constitution in order to prevent Child Pornography from being protected by the free speech clause. 

Committees and Affiliations
Madrid will be assigned committees if and when she is elected to Congress.

Resources

 * Patricia Madrid for Congress, official campaign site.

Local blogs and discussion sites

 * Democracy for New Mexico
 * New Mexico Politics with Joe Monahan

Campaign contact information
Email: madrid@madridforcongress.com Phone: 505-242-6000 Mail: 200 Oak St. NE #4 Albuquerque, NM 87106