Kathleen Cates:
Your Advocate in the Round House

Delivering for District 44, Defending Freedoms for All

Kathleen delivers for our district, from ensuring our farmers have the water they need, to supporting our first responders with equipment and services. She defends all our freedoms, including our right to read what we want, a woman’s right to make her own health care decisions, and the right of people with disabilities to have access and equal treatment.

welcome!

I am proud to represent New Mexico District 44 as your advocate in the Roundhouse. District 44 comprises the village of Corrales as well as parts of the cities of Rio Rancho and NW Albuquerque.

I love meeting my constituents, and you may see me in your neighborhood someday. But until then, I am frequently at Village Council and City Council meetings, as well as other public forums.See the Events Calendar to learn where I’ll be next. In addition,we can now also meet at my legislative office at the CNM Workforce Training Center. So please come by and say hello. Hope to meet you soon!

Kathleen Cates
Representative, NM House District 44

Rio Rancho Virtual Town Hall & Albuquerque Town Hall

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Rep Cates pushes for longer sentences for violent felons caught with guns

Representative Kathleen Cates and her colleagues are promoting legislation to reduce gun violence: "House lawmakers have approved a bill increasing prison sentences for violent felons with firearms. The bill proposes nine years for a first offense and 18 years for a...
Ticket scalping costs

Rep Cates introduces anti-ticket-scalping bill

From KOAT: "A Target 7 investigation also exposed how online ticket retailers are charging significantly more for high school sporting events and arts performances. Rep. Kathleen Cates has introduced a bill to make such practices illegal. "Things that the government...
Books that have banned

NO to Book Banning! Call to action by Jan 30!

Representative Kathleen Cates and two of her Democratic colleagues are sponsoring Freedom to Read bills in the current 30-day state legislative session. But these bills will not be considered unless Governor Michelle Lujan Grisham places them on the legislative...

Learn about Genius Hour at Alameda School

Representative Cates was instrumental in bringing a new program to Alameda Elementary School. With the help of Rio Rancho-based nonprofit R4Creating, students participate in "Genius Hour," an initiative of Albuquerque Public Schools. Genius Hour allows for "young...

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