Derrick Lente's Biography
- State House (NM) - District 65, Democratic
Contact Information
Office
490 Old Santa Fe Trail, Room 316B
Santa Fe, NM 87501
70 Kuaua Street
Sandia Pueblo, NM 87004
Full Name:
Derrick J. Lente
Gender:
Male
Family:
Wife: Kassandra; 3 Children
Birth Place:
Bernalillo, NM
Home City:
Sandia Pueblo, NM
Bachelor of Arts, Intercultural Communications/English, University of New Mexico
Juris Doctor, Law, University of New Mexico
Representative, New Mexico State House of Representatives, District 65, 2017-present
Candidate, New Mexico State House of Representatives, District 65, 2016, 2018, 2020, 2022, 2024
Member, Commerce and Economic Development
Member, Indian Affairs
Member, Legislative Finance
Chair, Taxation & Revenue
Co-Chair, Water & Natural Resources
Former Member, Business & Industry Committee, New Mexico State House of Representatives
Former Member, Enrolling & Engrossing B Committee, New Mexico State House of Representatives
Former Member, Rules & Order of Business Committee, New Mexico State House of Representatives
Former Member, State Government, Elections and Indian Affairs Committee, New Mexico State House of Representatives
Former Member, State Government, Indian & Veterans Affairs Committee, New Mexico State House of Representatives
Owner/Operator, Lente Farms, present
Former Member, Board of Editors for the Tribal Law Journal
Sandoval County Representative, Middle Rio Grande Conservancy District Board of Directors
Awards:
Derrick sits on a number of local and national boards that focus on agriculture, education, environment and health and has been identified and awarded the "40 Under Forty" award by both the New Mexico Business Weekly and The National Center for American Indian Enterprise Development.