Cathrynn Brown Explained

Cathrynn Brown
State House:	New Mexico
District:	55th^[1]
Term Start:	January 18, 2011
Predecessor:	John Heaton
Successor:	Incumbent
Nationality:	American
Party:	Republican
Residence:	Carlsbad, New Mexico
Profession:	Attorney

Cathrynn N. Brown^[2] is an American politician and a Republican member of the New Mexico House of Representatives representing District 55 since January 18, 2011.

Elections

• 2012 Brown was unopposed for both the June 5, 2012 Republican Primary, winning with 1,538 votes^[3] and the November 6, 2012 General election, winning with 8,853 votes^[4] after a challenger withdrew.
• 2008 To challenge District 55 incumbent Democratic Representative John Heaton, Autry Reese was unopposed for the June 8, 2008 Republican Primary;^[5] after Reese withdrew, Brown was included on the November 4, 2008 General election ballot but lost to Representative Heaton.^[6]
• 2010 Brown and Representative Heaton were both unopposed for both their June 1, 2010 primaries,^[7] setting up a rematch; Brown won the November 2, 2010 General election with 4,010 votes (52.2%) against Representative Heaton.^[8]

Political positions

In January 2021, shortly before a mob of Trump supporters stormed the Capitol, Brown announced legislation to decertify Joe Biden's victory in New Mexico by removing the state's five electoral votes he won. In a statement, Brown made baseless claims of election fraud, alleging fraud occurred in New Mexico and in other states.^[9] She claimed the final vote tallies had been "manipulated" but offered no evidence.

External links

• Official page at the New Mexico Legislature
• Campaign site
  • Cathrynn Brown at Ballotpedia
• Cathrynn N. Brown at the National Institute on Money in State Politics

Notes and References

1. Web site: Representative Cathrynn Brown (R) . . . February 12, 2014.
2. Web site: Cathrynn Brown's Biography . . February 12, 2014.
3. Web site: Canvass of Returns of Primary Election Held on June 5, 2012 – State of New Mexico . . Santa Fe, New Mexico . 8 . February 12, 2014 . https://web.archive.org/web/20181115165738/http://www.sos.state.nm.us/uploads/files/StatewidePrimary12(1).pdf . November 15, 2018 . dead .
4. Web site: Canvass of Returns of General Election Held on November 6, 2012 – State of New Mexico . Secretary of State of New Mexico . Santa Fe, New Mexico . 8 . February 12, 2014 . https://web.archive.org/web/20131104072541/http://www.sos.state.nm.us/uploads/files/Pages%20from%20ALLNMG12%20CAN%20STATEWIDE.pdf . November 4, 2013 . dead .
5. Web site: Canvass of Returns of Primary Election Held on June 8, 2008 – State of New Mexico . Secretary of State of New Mexico . Santa Fe, New Mexico . 8 . February 12, 2014 . https://web.archive.org/web/20140221135639/http://www.sos.state.nm.us/uploads/files/StatewidePrim08.pdf . February 21, 2014 . dead .
6. Web site: Canvass of Returns of General Election Held on November 4, 2008 – State of New Mexico . Secretary of State of New Mexico . Santa Fe, New Mexico . 8 . February 12, 2014 . https://web.archive.org/web/20140221135641/http://www.sos.state.nm.us/uploads/files/Election%20Results/StatewideGen08.pdf . February 21, 2014 . dead .
7. Web site: Canvass of Returns of Primary Election Held on June 1, 2010 – State of New Mexico . Secretary of State of New Mexico . Santa Fe, New Mexico . 3 & 6 . February 12, 2014 . https://web.archive.org/web/20140221134921/http://www.sos.state.nm.us/uploads/files/Election%20Results/StatewidePrim10.pdf . February 21, 2014 . dead .
8. Web site: Canvass of Returns of General Election Held on November 2, 2010 – State of New Mexico . Secretary of State of New Mexico . Santa Fe, New Mexico . 6 . February 12, 2014 . https://web.archive.org/web/20140221134824/http://www.sos.state.nm.us/uploads/files/StatewideResults_Gen_2010.pdf . February 21, 2014 . dead .
9. Web site: D'Ammassa. Algernon. On day of chaos in Washington, a NM lawmaker announces effort to challenge electoral vote. live. 2021-04-15. Las Cruces Sun-News. en-US. https://web.archive.org/web/20210108064242/https://www.lcsun-news.com/story/news/politics/2021/01/06/new-mexico-lawmaker-cathrynn-brown-electoral-college-vote-certification-challenge/6566417002/ . 2021-01-08 .