Stephanie M. Garcia Richard is an American politician and currently serves as the New Mexico Commissioner of Public Lands.
[4] She earned a Bachelor of Arts in political science from Barnard College, and her teaching certificate from UCLA.
[7] Stephanie Garcia Richard was born in Tucumcari, New Mexico, and raised in Silver City.
[9] Incumbent Land Commissioner Aubrey Dunn Jr. announced that he would not be seeking re-election due to his intention to run for United States Senator.
This set forth an open election between State Representative Stephanie Garcia Richard, former Land Commissioner Patrick H. Lyons, and Michael Lucero.