Heather Balas' Biography
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Full Name:
Heather Balas
Gender:
Female
Family:
Husband: Joe Wellborn; 2 Children: Devon, Grant
Birth Place:
Portales, NM
Home City:
Corrales, NM
Certificate, Policy Leadership Credential, Harvard Kennedy School, 2022
Master's, General Studies, University of Maryland, 1995
Bachelor's, Journalism, Eastern New Mexico University, 1991
Candidate, New Mexico State Senate, District 9, 2024
No caucus information on file.
Vice President of Programs, Election Reformers Network, 2022-present
Senior Consultant, The Carter Center, 2022-present
Senior Consultant, Issue One, 2022-2023
Policy Officer, Thornburg Foundation, 2019-2022
Policy Consultant, Commission on Presidential Debates, 1996-2020
President, New Mexico First, 2005-2019
Associate Director, California Center for Civic Participation, 1998-2005
Communication Officer and Consultant, Kaiser Family Foundation, 1997-2003
No organizational membership information on file.
Awards:
New Mexico Woman of Influence Award, 2020
Spirit of Bipartisanship Award, 2019
New Mexico Power Broker, 2012
Forty Under Forty Award, 2009