{"id":13397,"name":"Teresa Leger Fernandez","first_name":"Teresa","last_name":"Leger Fernandez","middle_name":null,"suffix":null,"bioguide_id":"L000273","fec_candidate_id":null,"ocd_person_id":null,"govtrack_id":null,"opensecrets_id":null,"votesmart_id":null,"office_id":18034,"party":"Democrat","status":"active","photo_url":"https://www.congress.gov/img/member/l000273_200.jpg","website":"https://fernandez.house.gov","campaign_url":null,"email":null,"phone":null,"social_twitter":null,"social_facebook":null,"social_instagram":null,"social_youtube":null,"state":"NM","district":"3","city":null,"assumed_office":"2021","term_end":null,"born":"1959","source":"congress_gov","source_url":"https://api.congress.gov/v3/member/L000273","source_updated":"2026-05-09T12:13:19.440Z","first_seen":"2026-05-09 12:13:19","last_seen":"2026-05-09 12:13:19","created_at":"2026-05-09 12:13:19","updated_at":"2026-05-10 01:06:56","canonical_id":null,"fec_checked_at":null,"office_name":"U.S. Representative","level":"federal","branch":"legislative","office_chamber":"house","positions":[{"topic":"Healthcare","stance":"Biography","detail":"        Download Official Headshot Congresswoman Teresa Leger Fernández represents the beautiful and beautifully diverse 3rd Congressional District of New Mexico. Teresa is a daughter of rural New Mexico and 17th generation New Mexican. Born in Las Vegas, New Mexico, she was part of the state’s first Head Start class. She went on to graduate from Yale and Stanford Law School. After law school, Teresa worked as an attorney and advocate and won important legal battles to advance voting rights, promote tribal sovereignty, and protect our environment and acequia waters. She also served as an acequia commissioner. As a public interest lawyer, she helped secure nearly a billion dollars for and then helped build schools, rural health clinics, broadband, businesses, affordable housing, and critical infrastructure for New Mexico. She was also a Clinton and Obama presidential appointee and worked as a White House Fellow on housing issues and as Vice Chair of the Advisory Council on Historic Preservation. In Congress, Teresa serves on the House Rules Committee. Democratic Leader Hakeem Jeffries placed his trust in the congresswoman to represent Democrats in this powerful committee. She also serves on the House Committee on Natural Resources as the Ranking Member of its Subcommittee on Indian and Insular Affairs. As Ranking Member, her focus is to promote tribal sovereignty and improve life for all Native Americans. When Leger Fernández was chair of the subcommittee, the 117th Congress made the largest investments in Indian Country in generations and passed the Congresswoman’s STOP Act to protect sacred items from being illegally trafficked.  For her advocacy and work for women’s rights, Teresa’s colleagues elected her Chair of the Democratic Women's Caucus in 2024. Teresa also serves as a member of the Congressional Hispanic Caucus. Teresa is the Co-Chair of the National Labs Caucus, the Rural Broadband Caucus, and the Head Start to Congress Caucus. 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She was also a Clinton and Obama presidential appointee and worked as a White House Fellow on housing issues and as Vice Chair of the Advisory Council on Historic Preservation. In Congress, Teresa serves on the House Rules Committee. Democratic Leader Hakeem Jeffries placed his trust in the congresswoman to represent Democrats in this powerful committee. She also serves on the House Committee on Natural Resources as the Ranking Member of its Subcommittee on Indian and Insular Affairs. As Ranking Member, her focus is to promote tribal sovereignty and improve life for all Native Americans. When Leger Fernández was chair of the subcommittee, the 117th Congress made the largest investments in Indian Country in generations and passed the Congresswoman’s STOP Act to protect sacred items from being illegally trafficked.  For her advocacy and work for women’s rights, Teresa’s colleagues elected her Chair of the Democratic Women's Caucus in 2024. 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As a public interest lawyer, she helped secure nearly a billion dollars for and then helped build schools, rural health clinics, broadband, businesses, affordable housing, and critical infrastructure for New Mexico. She was also a Clinton and Obama presidential appointee and worked as a White House Fellow on housing issues and as Vice Chair of the Advisory Council on Historic Preservation. In Congress, Teresa serves on the House Rules Committee. Democratic Leader Hakeem Jeffries placed his trust in the congresswoman to represent Democrats in this powerful committee. She also serves on the House Committee on Natural Resources as the Ranking Member of its Subcommittee on Indian and Insular Affairs. As Ranking Member, her focus is to promote tribal sovereignty and improve life for all Native Americans. When Leger Fernández was chair of the subcommittee, the 117th Congress made the largest investments in Indian Country in generations and passed the Congresswoman’s STOP Act to protect sacred items from being illegally trafficked.  For her advocacy and work for women’s rights, Teresa’s colleagues elected her Chair of the Democratic Women's Caucus in 2024. Teresa also serves as a member of the Congressional Hispanic Caucus. Teresa is the Co-Chair of the National Labs Caucus, the Rural Broadband Caucus, and the Head Start to Congress Caucus. Sh","source_url":"https://fernandez.house.gov/about","source_date":"2026-05-23"},{"topic":"Abortion","stance":"Biography","detail":"        Download Official Headshot Congresswoman Teresa Leger Fernández represents the beautiful and beautifully diverse 3rd Congressional District of New Mexico. Teresa is a daughter of rural New Mexico and 17th generation New Mexican. Born in Las Vegas, New Mexico, she was part of the state’s first Head Start class. She went on to graduate from Yale and Stanford Law School. After law school, Teresa worked as an attorney and advocate and won important legal battles to advance voting rights, promote tribal sovereignty, and protect our environment and acequia waters. She also served as an acequia commissioner. As a public interest lawyer, she helped secure nearly a billion dollars for and then helped build schools, rural health clinics, broadband, businesses, affordable housing, and critical infrastructure for New Mexico. She was also a Clinton and Obama presidential appointee and worked as a White House Fellow on housing issues and as Vice Chair of the Advisory Council on Historic Preservation. In Congress, Teresa serves on the House Rules Committee. Democratic Leader Hakeem Jeffries placed his trust in the congresswoman to represent Democrats in this powerful committee. She also serves on the House Committee on Natural Resources as the Ranking Member of its Subcommittee on Indian and Insular Affairs. As Ranking Member, her focus is to promote tribal sovereignty and improve life for all Native Americans. When Leger Fernández was chair of the subcommittee, the 117th Congress made the largest investments in Indian Country in generations and passed the Congresswoman’s STOP Act to protect sacred items from being illegally trafficked.  For her advocacy and work for women’s rights, Teresa’s colleagues elected her Chair of the Democratic Women's Caucus in 2024. Teresa also serves as a member of the Congressional Hispanic Caucus. Teresa is the Co-Chair of the National Labs Caucus, the Rural Broadband Caucus, and the Head Start to Congress Caucus. 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She was also a Clinton and Obama presidential appointee and worked as a White House Fellow on housing issues and as Vice Chair of the Advisory Council on Historic Preservation. In Congress, Teresa serves on the House Rules Committee. Democratic Leader Hakeem Jeffries placed his trust in the congresswoman to represent Democrats in this powerful committee. She also serves on the House Committee on Natural Resources as the Ranking Member of its Subcommittee on Indian and Insular Affairs. As Ranking Member, her focus is to promote tribal sovereignty and improve life for all Native Americans. When Leger Fernández was chair of the subcommittee, the 117th Congress made the largest investments in Indian Country in generations and passed the Congresswoman’s STOP Act to protect sacred items from being illegally trafficked.  For her advocacy and work for women’s rights, Teresa’s colleagues elected her Chair of the Democratic Women's Caucus in 2024. Teresa also serves as a member of the Congressional Hispanic Caucus. Teresa is the Co-Chair of the National Labs Caucus, the Rural Broadband Caucus, and the Head Start to Congress Caucus. Sh","source_url":"https://fernandez.house.gov/about","source_date":"2026-05-23"},{"topic":"Technology","stance":"Biography","detail":"        Download Official Headshot Congresswoman Teresa Leger Fernández represents the beautiful and beautifully diverse 3rd Congressional District of New Mexico. Teresa is a daughter of rural New Mexico and 17th generation New Mexican. Born in Las Vegas, New Mexico, she was part of the state’s first Head Start class. She went on to graduate from Yale and Stanford Law School. After law school, Teresa worked as an attorney and advocate and won important legal battles to advance voting rights, promote tribal sovereignty, and protect our environment and acequia waters. She also served as an acequia commissioner. As a public interest lawyer, she helped secure nearly a billion dollars for and then helped build schools, rural health clinics, broadband, businesses, affordable housing, and critical infrastructure for New Mexico. She was also a Clinton and Obama presidential appointee and worked as a White House Fellow on housing issues and as Vice Chair of the Advisory Council on Historic Preservation. In Congress, Teresa serves on the House Rules Committee. Democratic Leader Hakeem Jeffries placed his trust in the congresswoman to represent Democrats in this powerful committee. She also serves on the House Committee on Natural Resources as the Ranking Member of its Subcommittee on Indian and Insular Affairs. As Ranking Member, her focus is to promote tribal sovereignty and improve life for all Native Americans. When Leger Fernández was chair of the subcommittee, the 117th Congress made the largest investments in Indian Country in generations and passed the Congresswoman’s STOP Act to protect sacred items from being illegally trafficked.  For her advocacy and work for women’s rights, Teresa’s colleagues elected her Chair of the Democratic Women's Caucus in 2024. Teresa also serves as a member of the Congressional Hispanic Caucus. Teresa is the Co-Chair of the National Labs Caucus, the Rural Broadband Caucus, and the Head Start to Congress Caucus. Sh","source_url":"https://fernandez.house.gov/about","source_date":"2026-05-23"},{"topic":"Housing","stance":"Biography","detail":"        Download Official Headshot Congresswoman Teresa Leger Fernández represents the beautiful and beautifully diverse 3rd Congressional District of New Mexico. Teresa is a daughter of rural New Mexico and 17th generation New Mexican. Born in Las Vegas, New Mexico, she was part of the state’s first Head Start class. She went on to graduate from Yale and Stanford Law School. After law school, Teresa worked as an attorney and advocate and won important legal battles to advance voting rights, promote tribal sovereignty, and protect our environment and acequia waters. She also served as an acequia commissioner. As a public interest lawyer, she helped secure nearly a billion dollars for and then helped build schools, rural health clinics, broadband, businesses, affordable housing, and critical infrastructure for New Mexico. She was also a Clinton and Obama presidential appointee and worked as a White House Fellow on housing issues and as Vice Chair of the Advisory Council on Historic Preservation. In Congress, Teresa serves on the House Rules Committee. Democratic Leader Hakeem Jeffries placed his trust in the congresswoman to represent Democrats in this powerful committee. She also serves on the House Committee on Natural Resources as the Ranking Member of its Subcommittee on Indian and Insular Affairs. As Ranking Member, her focus is to promote tribal sovereignty and improve life for all Native Americans. When Leger Fernández was chair of the subcommittee, the 117th Congress made the largest investments in Indian Country in generations and passed the Congresswoman’s STOP Act to protect sacred items from being illegally trafficked.  For her advocacy and work for women’s rights, Teresa’s colleagues elected her Chair of the Democratic Women's Caucus in 2024. Teresa also serves as a member of the Congressional Hispanic Caucus. Teresa is the Co-Chair of the National Labs Caucus, the Rural Broadband Caucus, and the Head Start to Congress Caucus. 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She was also a Clinton and Obama presidential appointee and worked as a White House Fellow on housing issues and as Vice Chair of the Advisory Council on Historic Preservation. In Congress, Teresa serves on the House Rules Committee. Democratic Leader Hakeem Jeffries placed his trust in the congresswoman to represent Democrats in this powerful committee. She also serves on the House Committee on Natural Resources as the Ranking Member of its Subcommittee on Indian and Insular Affairs. As Ranking Member, her focus is to promote tribal sovereignty and improve life for all Native Americans. When Leger Fernández was chair of the subcommittee, the 117th Congress made the largest investments in Indian Country in generations and passed the Congresswoman’s STOP Act to protect sacred items from being illegally trafficked.  For her advocacy and work for women’s rights, Teresa’s colleagues elected her Chair of the Democratic Women's Caucus in 2024. 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