Lynda Lovejoy


Lynda Morgan Lovejoy is an American politician. She is a former Democratic member of the New Mexico Senate.

Early life

Her clans are, born for ; her maternal grandfather’s clan is and her paternal grandfather’s clan is. Lovejoy is from Crownpoint, New Mexico

Education

She served as commissioner in the New Mexico Public Regulation Commission, 1999 to 2006. She served as chairperson of the PRC for three years and vice-chairperson for one year.
She served in the New Mexico House of Representatives from her election in 1988 for five terms, through to 1998. She served as chairperson of the House Government and Urban Affairs Committee. She served as co-chairperson of the Interim Indian Affairs Committee.
She was appointed in 2007 and elected to a full term in the New Mexico Senate in 2008, representing District 22, which encompasses parts of Bernalillo, Cibola, McKinley, Rio Arriba and Sandoval counties. served as vice-chair of the Senate Corporations and Transportation Committee.
She worked as a consultant in utility-r matters.

Navajo Nation presidential runs, 2006 and 2010

During the 2010 Navajo Nation Primary, Lovejoy gathered 17,137 votes, 35.7% of total vote; her nearest challenger followed with 7,763 votes, or 16.2 percent. Compared to the 2006 presidential primary, she nearly doubled the 10,513 votes she gained in the earlier election.
Navajo Nation Vice-President Ben Shelly defeated her for the Office of Navajo Nation President in 2010.