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{{Officeholder
|name=Yvette Herrell
|image=
|party=[[Republican]]
|spouse=
|religion=
|offices=
{{Officeholder/state representative
|state=New Mexico
|district=51st
|terms=January 18, 2011 – January 15, 2019
|preceded=Gloria Vaughn
|former=y
|succeeded=Rachel Black
}}
}}
'''Yvette Herrell''' (born March 16, 1964) is a [[real estate]] investor, Cherokee Nation member, and [[conservative]] [[Republican]] who served as the state representative from [[New Mexico]]'s 51st district from 2011 to 2019. She is currently running for [[United States House of Representatives]] from New Mexico's 2nd congressional district to challenge [[Democrat]] [[Xochitl Torres Small]], having unsuccessfully challenged the latter for the seat in 2018.
==New Mexico House of Representatives==
Herrell voted in March 2011 against HB 172, a bill that would prohibit the use of [[corporal punishment]] in [[public schools]].<ref>[https://votesmart.org/bill/12948/34113/121681/prohibiting-corporal-punishment-as-school-discipline#34113 HB 172 - Prohibiting Corporal Punishment as School Discipline - New Mexico Key Vote]</ref>
Herrell voted in March 2013 against the lowering of corporate income tax rates.<ref>[https://votesmart.org/bill/16485/43526/121681/reduces-corporate-income-tax-rates#43526 HB 641 - Reduces Corporate Income Tax Rates - New Mexico Key Vote]</ref>
Rep. Herrell voted in February 2014 against raising the [[minimum wage]].<ref>[https://votesmart.org/bill/17557/46834/121681/increases-the-minimum-wage#46834 SJR 13 - Increases the Minimum Wage - New Mexico Key Vote]</ref>
Being strongly [[pro-life]], Herrell sponsored a bill in February 2015 to ban [[abortions]] after the 20th week of pregnancy statewide in [[New Mexico]].<ref>[https://votesmart.org/bill/19667/51824/121681/prohibits-abortions-after-20-weeks#51824 HB 390 - Prohibits Abortions after 20 Weeks - New Mexico Key Vote]</ref>
Herrell voted in March 2017 against the statewide prohibiting of [[conversion therapy]].<ref>[https://votesmart.org/bill/22695/58967/121681/prohibits-conversion-therapy#58967 SB 121 - Prohibits Conversion Therapy - New Mexico Key Vote]</ref>
==See also==
*[[Eric Brakey]], running for [[Maine]]'s 2nd district
*[[Nikki Snyder]], running for [[Michigan]]'s 8th district
*[[Nancy Mace]], running for [[South Carolina]]'s 1st district
*[[Wesley Hunt]], running for [[Texas]]' 7th district
==References==
{{reflist|2}}
==External links==
*[https://www.yvetteherrell.com/ Official Website]
*[https://ballotpedia.org/Yvette_Herrell Yvette Herrell - Ballotpedia]
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[[Category:New Mexico]]
[[Category:Native Americans]]
[[Category:Republicans]]
[[Category:Conservatives]]
[[Category:State representatives]]
|name=Yvette Herrell
|image=
|party=[[Republican]]
|spouse=
|religion=
|offices=
{{Officeholder/state representative
|state=New Mexico
|district=51st
|terms=January 18, 2011 – January 15, 2019
|preceded=Gloria Vaughn
|former=y
|succeeded=Rachel Black
}}
}}
'''Yvette Herrell''' (born March 16, 1964) is a [[real estate]] investor, Cherokee Nation member, and [[conservative]] [[Republican]] who served as the state representative from [[New Mexico]]'s 51st district from 2011 to 2019. She is currently running for [[United States House of Representatives]] from New Mexico's 2nd congressional district to challenge [[Democrat]] [[Xochitl Torres Small]], having unsuccessfully challenged the latter for the seat in 2018.
==New Mexico House of Representatives==
Herrell voted in March 2011 against HB 172, a bill that would prohibit the use of [[corporal punishment]] in [[public schools]].<ref>[https://votesmart.org/bill/12948/34113/121681/prohibiting-corporal-punishment-as-school-discipline#34113 HB 172 - Prohibiting Corporal Punishment as School Discipline - New Mexico Key Vote]</ref>
Herrell voted in March 2013 against the lowering of corporate income tax rates.<ref>[https://votesmart.org/bill/16485/43526/121681/reduces-corporate-income-tax-rates#43526 HB 641 - Reduces Corporate Income Tax Rates - New Mexico Key Vote]</ref>
Rep. Herrell voted in February 2014 against raising the [[minimum wage]].<ref>[https://votesmart.org/bill/17557/46834/121681/increases-the-minimum-wage#46834 SJR 13 - Increases the Minimum Wage - New Mexico Key Vote]</ref>
Being strongly [[pro-life]], Herrell sponsored a bill in February 2015 to ban [[abortions]] after the 20th week of pregnancy statewide in [[New Mexico]].<ref>[https://votesmart.org/bill/19667/51824/121681/prohibits-abortions-after-20-weeks#51824 HB 390 - Prohibits Abortions after 20 Weeks - New Mexico Key Vote]</ref>
Herrell voted in March 2017 against the statewide prohibiting of [[conversion therapy]].<ref>[https://votesmart.org/bill/22695/58967/121681/prohibits-conversion-therapy#58967 SB 121 - Prohibits Conversion Therapy - New Mexico Key Vote]</ref>
==See also==
*[[Eric Brakey]], running for [[Maine]]'s 2nd district
*[[Nikki Snyder]], running for [[Michigan]]'s 8th district
*[[Nancy Mace]], running for [[South Carolina]]'s 1st district
*[[Wesley Hunt]], running for [[Texas]]' 7th district
==References==
{{reflist|2}}
==External links==
*[https://www.yvetteherrell.com/ Official Website]
*[https://ballotpedia.org/Yvette_Herrell Yvette Herrell - Ballotpedia]
{{DEFAULTSORT:Herrell, Yvette}}
[[Category:New Mexico]]
[[Category:Native Americans]]
[[Category:Republicans]]
[[Category:Conservatives]]
[[Category:State representatives]]