Reena Szczepanski

Reena Szczepanski
Majority Leader of the New Mexico House of Representatives
Incumbent
Assumed office January 21, 2025
Preceded by	Gail Chasey
Member of the New Mexico House of Representatives from the 47th district
Incumbent
Assumed office January 17, 2023
Preceded by	Brian Egolf
Personal details
Born	1976 or 1977 (age 47–48) Decatur, Georgia, U.S.
Political party	Democratic
Children	2
Education	Brown University (BS)

Reena Szczepanski (born 1976/1977)[1] is an American politician who is a member of the New Mexico House of Representatives for the 47th district who was elected in November 2022.

Early life and education

The daughter of immigrants from India, Szczepanski was born and raised in Decatur, Georgia. She earned a Bachelor of Science degree in human biology and community health from Brown University.[2]

Career

Szczepanski spent six years as director of the New Mexico chapter of the Drug Policy Alliance. From 2006 to 2016, she was the executive director of Emerge New Mexico, an organization that recruits women to run for office. Szczepanski was president of the New Mexico Public Health Association and chair of the Santa Fe County Health Policy and Planning Commission.[3] From 2017 to 2022, Szczepanski served as chief of staff for Speaker Brian Egolf. After Egolf announced that he would not seek re-election to the New Mexico House of Representatives in 2022, Szczepanski declared her candidacy to succeed him.[4] She ran unopposed in the November general election and assumed office on January 17, 2023.[5]

References

1. Chacón, Daniel J. (February 18, 2022). "Egolf's chief of staff to run for his seat". Santa Fe New Mexican.
2. "About Reena". Reena for New Mexico. Retrieved November 14, 2022.
3. "Speaker's chief of staff to run for House seat". www.abqjournal.com. Albuquerque Journal. Retrieved November 14, 2022.
4. "Reena Steps Up". Santa Fe Reporter. Retrieved November 14, 2022.
5. Silva, Claudia L. (November 8, 2022). "New Mexico Democrats thwart GOP efforts to make major inroads in the House". Santa Fe New Mexican. Retrieved November 14, 2022.

New Mexico House of Representatives
Preceded by Gail Chasey	Majority Leader of the New Mexico House of Representatives 2025–present	Incumbent