U.S. Rep. Melanie Stansbury attends a news conference with Interior Secretary Deb Haaland at the Open Space Visitors Center in Albuquerque earlier this year.
House Natural Resources Committee Chairman Raul Grijalva, D-Ariz., speaks at the Capitol in Washington, March 28, 2022. Grijalva has endorsed New Mexico Rep. Melanie Stansbury to be the ranking Democrat on the committee beginning in 2025.
Rep. Jared Huffman, D-Calif., speaks as the House Committee on Transportation and Infrastructure works to advance the Water Resources Development Act of 2022, on Capitol Hill in Washington, May 18, 2022.Â
U.S. Rep. Melanie Stansbury attends a news conference with Interior Secretary Deb Haaland at the Open Space Visitors Center in Albuquerque earlier this year.
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House Natural Resources Committee Chairman Raul Grijalva, D-Ariz., speaks at the Capitol in Washington, March 28, 2022. Grijalva has endorsed New Mexico Rep. Melanie Stansbury to be the ranking Democrat on the committee beginning in 2025.
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Rep. Jared Huffman, D-Calif., speaks as the House Committee on Transportation and Infrastructure works to advance the Water Resources Development Act of 2022, on Capitol Hill in Washington, May 18, 2022.Â
The former chairman of the House Natural Resources Committee has endorsed Rep. Melanie Stansbury, D-N.M., to fill his shoes as the leading Democrat on the panel.
The announcement came Thursday after Rep. Raúl Grijalva of Arizona announced several days prior that he would be stepping away due to health concerns. Stansbury is yet to formally announce a bid for ranking member, the most powerful position a Democrat can hold on a committee in a Republican-controlled House.
