LegiStorm

Biographical

Family:

Press Releases

Education

• Stanford University Law School - JD (1984-1987)

  Activities and notes: East Palo Alto (Calif.) Law Community Law Center, co-chair

• University of Texas at Austin - Attended (1983-1984)

• Yale University - BA, Latin American studies, history (1978-1982)

  Activities and notes: MEChA

• West Las Vegas (N.M.) High School - Diploma (1977)

Office History

Election Results

• 2021 (Nov. 3, 2020 election)

  3rd Congressional District of New Mexico
  Teresa Isabel Leger Fernandez, 58.68%

  Democrat
  Alexis M. Johnson, 41.32%

  Republican

Employment History

• Leger Law & Strategy LLC (2013-2020)

  Counsel/Strategist

• Nordhaus Law Firm LLP (1989-2013)

  Partner/Managing Partner

• White House (Sept. 1995-Sept. 1996)
  William Jefferson Clinton (Bill)

  White House Fellow

• U.S. District Court, Northern District of California (June 1987-Aug. 1989)

  U.S. Judicial Law Clerk

• Pink Adobe Restaurant (Santa Fe, N.M.) (1977-1978)

  Waitress

• New Mexico Health and Social Services Department (1977-1978)

  Executive Assistant

Associated Organizations

Own leadership PAC:

• Ahora PAC

Election campaign:

• Teresa for All (New Mexico)

Board membership:

• Women's Historic Marker Initiative

  Counsel, Selection Committee

• La Compañia de Teatro de Albuquerque (N.M.)

  President

• All Pueblo Council of Governors

  Member, Legislative Committee

• New Mexico Community Foundation

• New Energy Economy Inc.

  Member, Advisory Board

• Las Acequias de Chupadero (N.M.)

  Commissioner

• Mexican American Legal Defense and Educational Fund

  Vice President

• American Bar Association

  Commissioner, Commission on Women in the Profession

• Homewise Inc.

• Congressional Hispanic Caucus Institute Inc. (2022-)

  Member, Advisory Council

• Yale University Latino Alumni Association (2013-)

Membership:

• International Women's Forum

• Hispanic National Bar Association

Bar membership:

• State Bar of New Mexico

Miscellaneous association:

• University of California, Los Angeles School of Law

  Organizer, Rebellious Lawyer Speaker Series

Secret society:

• Elihu

Presidential Commission:

• Advisory Council on Historic Preservation (2015-Nov. 2016)

  Vice-Chair

• Advisory Council on Historic Preservation (Feb. 2013-2015)

  Citizen Member

Board membership:

• National Center for Genome Resources (2009-2013)

  Vice Chair

Awards

• Las Primeras (Hispanic Women's Council)

• Brindis Award (MANA del Norte)

• Woman of Influence (Albuquerque (N.M.) Business First) (Feb. 2014)

• Top 40 Lawyers Under 40 In the Country (National Law Journal) (1996)

Activities and Interests

• Languages: Spanish (native or bilingual proficiency), Portuguese (elementary proficiency)
  

Official Signature

Contact Information

• Email, member official contact form

Privately Financed Travel

Personal Financial Disclosures

Disclosures as a member:

Congressional Staff

Committees

• House Education and the Workforce Committee
House Education and the Workforce Committee Higher Education and Workforce Investment Subcommittee
• House Natural Resources Committee
House Natural Resources Committee Federal Lands Subcommittee
House Natural Resources Committee Indian and Insular Affairs Subcommittee, Ranking Member
• House Rules Committee
House Rules Committee Legislative and Budget Process Subcommittee, Ranking Member
• Indo-Pacific Task Force

Caucuses

• Bipartisan Congressional PFAS Task Force
• Bipartisan Mental Health and Substance Use Disorder Task Force
• Congressional America’s Languages Caucus
• Congressional Apprenticeship Caucus
• Congressional Arts Caucus
• Congressional Career and Technical Education Caucus
• Congressional Caucus for Women's Issues
• Congressional Colorado River Caucus
• Congressional Diabetes Caucus
• Congressional Equality Caucus
• Congressional Head Start to Congress Caucus, Co-Chair
• Congressional Hispanic Caucus, Vice Chair of Communications
• Congressional Hispanic Caucus Climate Change Task Force
• Congressional Hispanic Caucus Economic Recovery Task Force
• Congressional Hispanic Caucus Immigration Reform Task Force
• Congressional Mental Health Caucus
• Congressional Native American Caucus
• Congressional Pro-Choice Caucus
• Congressional Progressive Caucus
• Congressional Rural Broadband Caucus, Co-Chair
• Congressional Tri-Caucus
• Democratic Women’s Caucus, Vice Chair
• Historic Preservation Caucus
• House Democratic Caucus
• House Democratic Caucus Committee on Caucus Procedures
• House Task Force on Rural Broadband
• Indo-Pacific Task Force
• Rare Disease Caucus

Caught Our Eye

• Rep. Leger Fernandez picks up climate lobbyist

  Posted by Keturah Hetrick on Feb. 11, 2021
  Freshman Rep. Teresa Leger Fernandez (D-N.M.) has rounded out her climate-heavy legislative team with her first registered lobbyist. read more