Tara Lujan
{{short description|American politician}}
{{Other people|Luján}}
{{Use mdy dates|date=May 2025}}
{{Infobox officeholder
| name = Tara Lujan
| state_house = New Mexico
|district = 48th
| term_start = August 2020
| predecessor = Linda Trujillo
| party = Democratic
| residence = Santa Fe, New Mexico, U.S.
}}
Tara Lujan is an American politician serving as a member of the New Mexico House of Representatives from the 48th district. Lujan was appointed to the House by the Santa Fe County Commission on July 23, 2020 after the resignation of Linda Trujillo.{{Cite web|last=Writer|first=Kyle Land {{!}} Journal Staff|title=Tara Lujan picked to represent HD 48|url=https://www.abqjournal.com/1478998/tara-lujan-picked-to-represent-hd-48.html|access-date=2020-11-15|website=www.abqjournal.com|date=23 July 2020 |language=en-US}}
Background
Lujan is a native of Santa Fe, New Mexico.{{Cite web|last=By|first=Dillon Mullan|title=Lujan replaces Trujillo on Ballot in House District 48|url=https://www.santafenewmexican.com/news/elections/lujan-replaces-trujillo-on-ballot-in-house-district-48/article_7d9f54ae-df2d-11ea-993e-3f80551a3cc8.html|access-date=2020-11-15|website=Santa Fe New Mexican|date=17 August 2020 |language=en}} Prior to her nomination to the House, Lujan served as the human resources director of the New Mexico State Treasurer's Office. Lujan also worked as a campaign manager for Ben Ray Luján (no relation).{{Cite web|title=Tara Lujan|url=https://ballotpedia.org/Tara_Lujan|access-date=2020-11-15|website=Ballotpedia|language=en}}{{Cite web|last=By|first=Michael Gerstein|title=Santa Fe County commissioners tap Rep. Luján operative to replace legislator|url=https://www.santafenewmexican.com/news/local_news/santa-fe-county-commissioners-tap-rep-luj-n-operative-to-replace-legislator/article_bfcbec42-ccfa-11ea-8bee-c3e6bf1542d7.html|access-date=2020-11-15|website=Santa Fe New Mexican|date=23 July 2020 |language=en}} Lujan was the Democratic nominee for the New Mexico House in 2020, running unopposed in the general election.{{Cite web|date=2020-11-05|title=NM-Winners|url=https://apnews.com/article/dd9a5b3ad1e5479a81456cec41f11fec|access-date=2020-11-15|website=AP NEWS}}
References
{{New Mexico House of Representatives |state= collapsed}}
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Category:Hispanic and Latino American state legislators in New Mexico
Category:Hispanic and Latino American women in politics
Category:Democratic Party members of the New Mexico House of Representatives
Category:Women state legislators in New Mexico
Category:Politicians from Santa Fe, New Mexico
Category:Year of birth missing (living people)
Category:21st-century American women politicians
Category:21st-century members of the New Mexico Legislature
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