| Angelica Rubio | |
| Office: | Member of the New Mexico House of Representatives from the 35th district |
| Term Start: | January 1, 2017 |
| Predecessor: | Jeff Steinborn |
| Birth Date: | 30 May 1979 |
| Birth Place: | Lake Arthur, New Mexico, U.S. |
| Party: | Democratic |
Angelica Rubio (born May 30, 1979) is an American politician who has served in the New Mexico House of Representatives from the 35th district since 2017.[1] [2]
Rubio was born and raised in New Mexico by immigrant parents. She earned her undergraduate degree in Government at New Mexico State University in Las Cruces, before getting a master's degree in Latin American Studies from California State University in Los Angeles.[3] [4] [5] Rubio cites Dolores Huerta as an inspiration in how she opened doors for Latina elected officials.[6]
Rubio has worked in Las Cruces on issues such as minimum wage, a City Council campaign for Kasandra Gandara, and the designation of an Organ Mountains-Desert Peaks National Monument.[7] Rubio is the chair of the interim committee on Radioactive & Hazardous Materials.[8] She has spoken against the Trump Border Wall, such as voting against allowing New Mexico state land to be used for its construction.[9] Additionally, she introduced the approved House Bill 388, the gender-neutral bathroom bill, requiring New Mexico businesses and public facilities to label single-stall restrooms as gender neutral.[10]