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  Wilson, Heather A.
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AffiliationRepublican  
<-  2018-08-05  
 
NameHeather A. Wilson
Address625 Silver Avenue SW Suite 340
Albuquerque, New Mexico 87102, United States
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Born December 30, 1960 (63 years)
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Jun 16, 2019 07:53pm
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InfoHeather Wilson has served the citizens of New Mexico's First Congressional District since June 23, 1998.

Congresswoman Wilson serves on the influential Energy and Commerce Committee, which has jurisdiction over issues important to the 1st District including energy, public health, telecommunications and hazardous materials.

Congresswoman Wilson serves on the House Permanent Select Committee on Intelligence, and Chairs its Subcommittee on Technical and Tactical Intelligence. Wilson's Subcommittee has responsibility for all technical intelligence disciplines, including signals intelligence, imaging intelligence, technical support to operations, and research and development.

Congresswoman Wilson is the first woman since Georgia Lusk in 1948 to serve in Congress from New Mexico. Wilson is the only woman veteran currently in Congress, and the first Air Force Academy graduate in Congress. Her district is centered in Albuquerque, and includes Bernalillo and Torrance counties and parts of Santa Fe, Sandoval and Valencia counties.

A distinguished graduate of the U.S. Air Force Academy in 1982, Heather was a Rhodes Scholar and earned her masters and doctoral degrees in international relations from Oxford University in England. As an Air Force officer she worked with our NATO allies and in the United Kingdom. After leaving the Air Force in 1989, she became Director for European Defense Policy and Arms Control on the National Security Council staff at the White House.

In 1991, Heather founded Keystone International Inc. in Albuquerque to work with senior executives in large American defense and scientific corporations with business development and program planning work in the United States and Russia.

Heather Wilson is married to Jay Hone, an Albuquerque attorney. They have one adult son, Scott Hone, and two younger children, Joshua and Caitlin Hone.


JOB APPROVAL POLLS
FAVORABILITY POLLS
DateFirmFavorableUnfavorableDon't Know
09/07/2012-09/09/2012 Public Policy Polling 38.00% ( 0.0) 50.00% ( 0.0) 12.00% ( 0.0)

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EVENTS
Start Date End Date Type Title Contributor

NEWS
Date Category Headline Article Contributor
May 16, 2019 11:15am News SecAF Wilson: Mattis' Departure Made it Easier for Me to Resign  Article WA Indy 
Nov 02, 2006 06:00pm Election Guide New Mexico Republican's [Heather Wilson] challenge: her own party  Article Monsieur 
Oct 20, 2006 01:00am Scandal Congresswoman on page board buried file on husband's child abuse allegation  Article Moof 
Feb 07, 2006 11:00pm News Republican [Heather Wilson] Who Oversees N.S.A. Calls for Wiretap Inquiry  Article WesternDem 
Dec 15, 2004 12:00am News [Joe]Barton wants [Heather] Wilson off his panel  Article Ex-New Jerseyan 

DISCUSSION
Importance? 6.60000 Average

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INFORMATION LINKS
RACES
  05/08/2017 US Secretary of the Air Force Won 77.55% (+55.10%)
  11/06/2012 NM US Senate Lost 45.28% (-5.73%)
  06/05/2012 NM US Senate - R Primary Won 70.04% (+40.09%)
  06/03/2008 NM US Senate - R Primary Lost 48.71% (-2.58%)
  03/15/2008 NM US Senate - R Convention Lost 45.50% (-9.01%)
  11/07/2006 NM - District 01 Won 50.21% (+0.41%)
  06/06/2006 NM - District 01 - R Primary Won 100.00% (+100.00%)
  11/02/2004 NM - District 01 Won 54.39% (+8.88%)
  11/05/2002 NM District 1 Won 55.34% (+10.68%)
  11/07/2000 NM District 1 Won 50.34% (+7.09%)
  11/03/1998 NM District 01 Won 48.44% (+6.55%)
  06/23/1998 NM District 01 - Special Won 44.58% (+4.96%)
  06/02/1998 NM District 01 - R Primary Won 62.48% (+32.02%)
SPECULATIVE, DID NOT RUN
  07/23/2019 US Secretary of Defense Lost 0.00% (-91.84%)
ENDORSEMENTS
NM Governor - R Primary - Jun 04, 2002 R John Sanchez