American politician

Antonio "Moe" Maestas (born July 6, 1968) is an American attorney and politician serving as a member of the New Mexico House of Representatives from District, which includes the west mesa of Albuquerque, New Mexico. Maestas is married to prominent lobbyist, Vanessa Alarid.

Contents

• 1 Early life and education
• 2 Career
  • 2.1 Elections
• 3 References
• 4 External links

Early life and education

Maestas was born in Albuquerque, New Mexico. After graduating from Valley High School, Maestas he moved to Seattle, Washington and worked at El Centro de la Raza as a community organizer. He earned a Bachelor of Arts in political science and economics from the University of Washington. While attending college, Maestas worked as a sheeter operator at the Stoneway Carton Company. Maestas moved back to Albuquerque in 1995 to attend law school, earning a Juris Doctor from the University of New Mexico School of Law.

Career

After graduating from law school, Maestas became an *istant District Attorney at the Bernalillo County, New Mexico District Attorney's Office, where he prosecuted violent crimes. He then opened his own law practice, MoeJustice Law, in 2003.

Elections

• 2012 Maestas was unopposed for both the June 5, 2012 Democratic Primary, winning with 1,888 votes and the November 6, 2012 General election, winning with 8,162 votes.
• 2006 When District 16 Democratic Representative Harriet Ruiz left the Legislature, Maestas ran in the four-way June 6, 2006 Democratic Primary, winning with 668 votes (34.3%) and won the November 7, 2006 General election with 5,703 votes (68.6%) against Republican nominee Storm Field.
• 2008 Maestas was unopposed for both the June 8, 2008 Democratic Primary, winning with 1,948 votes and the November 4, 2008 General election, winning with 9,474 votes.
• 2010 Maestas was unopposed for both the June 1, 2010 Democratic Primary, winning with 1,561 votes and the November 2, 2010 General election, winning with 5,875 votes.

References

External links

• Official page at the New Mexico Legislature
• Law practice site
• Profile at Vote Smart
• Antonio Maestas at Ballotpedia
• Antonio (Moe) Maestas at the National Ins*ute on Money in State Politics