Crystal Diamond

Crystal Diamond is an American politician serving as a member of the New Mexico Senate from the 35th district. Elected in 2020, she assumed office on January 19, 2021.

Crystal Diamond
Member of the New Mexico Senate
from the 35th district
Assumed office
January 19, 2021
Preceded byJohn Arthur Smith
Personal details
Political partyRepublican
ResidenceElephant Butte, New Mexico, U.S.
EducationNew Mexico State University (BS)

Education

Diamond earned a Bachelor of Science degree in agricultural economics and business from New Mexico State University.

Career

Prior to entering politics, she served as the director of the Sierra Soil & Water Conservation District and worked as a self-employed agricultural consultant.[1][2]

In the June 2020 Democratic primary, incumbent Democrat John Arthur Smith was defeated by Neomi Martinez-Parra.[3] Diamond defeated Martinez-Parra in the November general election and will assume office on January 19, 2021.[4] Diamond won 11,256 votes to Martinez-Parra's 8,135, for a margin of 58% to 42%.[5] Prior to Diamond's general election win, the 35th district had not been represented by a Republican in 65 years.[6][7]

Personal life

Diamond lives in Elephant Butte, New Mexico.[8]

References
  1. Candidate, The. "Q&A: Senate District 35 Candidate Crystal R. Diamond". www.abqjournal.com. Retrieved 2020-11-17.
  2. "Crystal Diamond". Ballotpedia. Retrieved 2020-11-17.
  3. "The NM Political Report ยป Neomi Martinez-Parra". The NM Political Report. Retrieved 2020-11-17.
  4. "New Mexico Democrats gain steam for progressive priorities". AP NEWS. 2020-11-04. Retrieved 2020-11-17.
  5. https://ballotpedia.org/Crystal_Diamond
  6. "Top Democrat says district will be redrawn after GOP win". AP NEWS. 2020-11-05. Retrieved 2020-11-17.
  7. News, KUNM. "WED: Democrats Gain Steam In Legislature, COVID-19 Cases Top 50,000; + More". www.kunm.org. Retrieved 2020-11-17.
  8. D'Ammassa, Algernon. "Republican Diamond could replace John Arthur Smith; Dems lead in other NM Senate races". Las Cruces Sun-News. Retrieved 2020-11-17.
This article is issued from Wikipedia. The text is licensed under Creative Commons - Attribution - Sharealike. Additional terms may apply for the media files.