State Representative District 47
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REENA C SZCZEPANSKI
(Dem)
What are the policy priorities that made you want to run for state representative?
What strategies would you support to manage New Mexico’s water supply in light of growing water demand?
What changes would you make to the process of state funding for local public projects and why?
What role should the state government play in the regulation of social media and artificial intelligence?
mailingstate
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Campaign Phone
505-699-0798
Filing County
Santa Fe
Supporting healthier communities underpins so much of the progress we want to make in New Mexico. I am proud of the work we have done to protect and expand insurance coverage, protect reproductive healthcare, support rural healthcare, and to recruit and retain providers. There is much more to do. I am eager to continue this work and advance towards high-quality universal healthcare.
I’ve also championed the creative industries, renewable energy, and policies to improve the lives of our workers. I’m raising my children in Santa Fe, and hope that they will raise their own children here too. I know that building a state with great job opportunities, affordable housing, and clean air, land and water are priorities for families.
Water is precious in our state, and we need to take an all-of-the above approach to addressing water demand and scarcity.
We need to rehabilitate our watersheds; continue regional infrastructure investments that improve efficient delivery; continue safe water re-use; explore ways to increase supply and preserve fresh water; bolster conservation work across all sectors; appropriately fund aquifer mapping; and support the Office of the State Engineer and the Attorney General to ensure we are navigating legal challenges and obligations appropriately.
I support reforms that lead to greater transparency, efficacy, and equity in the funding of public projects. Capital outlay and local project funding are critical resources for communities across our state. We passed reforms in the last session to allow the state to more quickly and easily reallocate unused funds and rein in the project backlog. I’m open to continuing this work to ensure funds are deployed quickly and without waste, and I believe we should consider changes that ensure rural districts are treated equitably and have what they need to support thriving communities, especially with the basics like water, wastewater, energy, community space, and broadband.
We have a critical role to play in protecting New Mexican’s privacy and safety and addressing features that have clear mental health impacts on children. I support data privacy reforms that crack down on unauthorized data collection and sharing, limit geotargeting, and create real safety features for minors. I also support initiatives for smartphone-free schools.
With artificial intelligence, policymakers must learn quickly and provide guardrails that reflect our state's values. For example, I support efforts to regulate AI’s use in high-stakes decision-making environments, especially in housing, health care, finance, and government.
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