Senator

Candidate, New Mexico State Senate, District 36, 2012

Majority Whip, New Mexico State Senate, 1996-2012

Candidate, United States House of Representatives, 1998

Member, Courts, Corrections & Justice Committee

Member, Economic & Rural Development Committee

Member, Legislative Education Study Committee

Co-Chair, Tobacco Settlement Revenue Oversight Committee

Member, Water & Natural Resources Committee

General Partner, Victoria's Nightclub, Las Cruces, New Mexico, 1980-present

General Partner, Billy the Kid Gift Shop, Mesilla, New Mexico, 1972-1980

Administrative Assistant, Raymond International, Morrison Knudson, Brown and Root, and JA Jones Construction, Saigon, Republic of South Vietnam, 1966-1972

Interpreter/Translator, Hotel Balboa, Madrid, Spain and Torrejon Air Force Base, 1965

President of the Board, Dona Ana Mutual Domestic Water Association

President, Dona Ana Mutual Domestic Water Association, 1990s

Advisor, National Trust for Historic Preservation, New Mexico, 1990s

District Director, Women in Government, 1990s

New Mexico State Presidential Search Committee, 2000

Trustee, Memorial Medical Hospital Foundation, Las Cruces, 1988-1998

Coordinator, Mike Gonzales for Sheriff, Las Cruces, 1986

New Mexico Community Foundation, Santa Fe, 1985

Board, Dona Ana Mutual Domestic Water Association, 1984

Worked on Toney Anaya for Governor Campaign, Las Cruces, 1980

Treasurer, Toney Anaya for US Senate, Las Cruces, 1978

Coordinator, Lalo Garza for District Attorney, Las Cruces, 1976