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'''Debbie Rodella''' is a Democratic member of the [[New Mexico House of Representatives]], serving since 1993. In 2013, Rodella voted with Republicans to block a same-sex marriage bill in committee.<ref name=Committee>{{cite news|last=Simonich|first=Milan|title=NM House committee defeats gay marriage proposal|url=http://www.elpasotimes.com/newupdated/ci_22638461/nm-house-committee-defeats-gay-marriage-proposal|accessdate=21 November 2013|newspaper=El Paso Times|date=21 February 2013}}</ref> |
'''Debbie Rodella''' is a Democratic member of the [[New Mexico House of Representatives]], serving since 1993. In 2013, Rodella voted with Republicans to block a same-sex marriage bill in committee.<ref name=Committee>{{cite news|last=Simonich|first=Milan|title=NM House committee defeats gay marriage proposal|url=http://www.elpasotimes.com/newupdated/ci_22638461/nm-house-committee-defeats-gay-marriage-proposal|accessdate=21 November 2013|newspaper=El Paso Times|date=21 February 2013}}</ref> |
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In August, 2014, Ms. Rodella's husband, Rio Arriba County Sheriff Thomas Rodella, was arrested by the FBI for allegedly threatening a motorist with a gun, assaulting him and then falsely charging him with trying to run him & his son down<ref>http://www.usatoday.com/story/news/nation/2014/08/15/fbi-arrests-new-mexico-sheriff/14133171/</ref> then found guilty, on September 26 in the District Court of New Mexico, on two Federal civil rights and firearms counts. Rodella was remanded into custody after the verdict pending sentencing at which Rodella will face a penalty of up to seventeen years. Similar charges were filed against their son Thomas, but dropped for medical reasons.<ref>Stiny, Andy [http://www.abqjournal.com/469030/uncategorized/rodella-found-guilty-on-both-counts.html "Rio Arriba Sheriff Tommy Rodella found guilty on both counts"] The Albuquerque ''Journal'', September 26, 2014</ref> |
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Debbie Rodella | |
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| Member of the New Mexico House of Representatives from the 41st district | |
| Assumed office 1993 | |
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| Born | November 28, 1961 Espanola, New Mexico |
| Political party | Democratic |
| Spouse | Thomas |
| Residence | Espanola, New Mexico |
Debbie Rodella is a Democratic member of the New Mexico House of Representatives, serving since 1993. In 2013, Rodella voted with Republicans to block a same-sex marriage bill in committee.[1]
In August, 2014, Ms. Rodella's husband, Rio Arriba County Sheriff Thomas Rodella, was arrested by the FBI for allegedly threatening a motorist with a gun, assaulting him and then falsely charging him with trying to run him & his son down[2] then found guilty, on September 26 in the District Court of New Mexico, on two Federal civil rights and firearms counts. Rodella was remanded into custody after the verdict pending sentencing at which Rodella will face a penalty of up to seventeen years. Similar charges were filed against their son Thomas, but dropped for medical reasons.[3]
References
- ^ Simonich, Milan (21 February 2013). "NM House committee defeats gay marriage proposal". El Paso Times. Retrieved 21 November 2013.
- ^ http://www.usatoday.com/story/news/nation/2014/08/15/fbi-arrests-new-mexico-sheriff/14133171/
- ^ Stiny, Andy "Rio Arriba Sheriff Tommy Rodella found guilty on both counts" The Albuquerque Journal, September 26, 2014