USAState & local legislatureDemocratic PartyNew Mexico · House District 25Member of the New Mexico House of Representatives
Cristina Parajón
Profile
Cristina Parajón is an American politician serving as a member of the New Mexico House of Representatives for District 25. Appointed in 2023, she is the first Gen-Z Democrat to serve in the state legislature. Before her political career, she worked in financial management consulting and served as the strategy director for the New Mexico Department of Human Services. Parajón holds degrees from Harvard University and Tsinghua University, where she was a Schwarzman Scholar. Her legislative work includes supporting reforms to expand primary election access for independent voters.
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- Born
- Albuquerque, New Mexico
- Birth place
- Albuquerque, New Mexico
- Education
- Harvard University, Tsinghua University
- Career
- Financial management consultant, Strategy director for the New Mexico Department of Human Services, Gateway administrator for Albuquerque
