Full Name:
Georgene Louis
Gender:
Female
Family:
1 Child: Jonisha
Birth Place:
Pueblo of Acoma, NM
Home City:
Albuquerqe, NM
JD, University of New Mexico School of Law, 2004
BA, Philosophy/English, University of New Mexico, 2001
Representative, New Mexico State House of Representatives, District 26, 2013-2023
Candidate, New Mexico State House of Representatives, District 26, 2018, 2020
Former Chair, State Government, Indian & Veterans Affairs Committee, New Mexico State House of Representatives
General Counsel, Pueblo of Tesuque, 2019-present
Justice, Pueblo de San Ildefonso Supreme Court, 2016-present
Executive Director, Isleta Gaming Regulatory Agency, 2015-present
Attorney, Johnson Barnhouse & Keegan, 2011-2015
Adjunct Professor, School of Law, University of New Mexico, 2011-2012
Representative, New Mexico Gaming Control Board, 2007-2011
Adjunct Professor, University of New Mexico, 2011
Attorney, Chestnut Law Offices, 2004-2007
Intern, Resource Center for Raza Planning, 2002-2003
Member, New Mexico Hispanic Bar Association
President, New Mexico Indian Bar Association
Attendee, Emerge New Mexico, 2010
Member, Board of Directors, Boys and Girls Club, Acoma, 2005-2008
Member, Board of Directors, Acoma Business Board, 2004-2007
Fellow, Minorities in the Profession, Young Lawyers Division, American Bar Association, 2005
Awards:
2013 Toll Fellow, Council of State Governments;
2013 40 Under Forty, Albuquerque Business First;
2013 Emerging Democratic Woman of the Year, Emerge New Mexico;
2013 Inaugural Achievement Award, State Bar of New Mexico;
2013 American Council of Young Political Leaders Nominee