Mary Kay Papen for
​State Senate District 38
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  • About Mary Kay
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Legislative Initiatives

Mary Kay first chose to run for the NM State Senate to make a difference for people with mental illness. Mental Illness had touched her own family and she saw first hand how the state was failing this population. Since being elected Mary Kay has fought for improvements in our mental health system and has been a loud voice when disruptions to services have occurred. See below for more initiatives Mary Kay has championed.

Some key pieces of legislation Mary Kay has carried include: 

  • ​Wholesale Prescription Drug Importation Act
  • Early Childhood Education and Care Fund
  • Contraception Mentoring Program
  • Contraception Awareness Campaign
  • Behavioral Health Community Integration Act
  • Katie's Law
  • ​Mental Health Parity
  • ​Prescriptive Authority for Psycologists
  • ​Regional Affordable Housing Authority Reform
  • ​Tax Increment Development District  for Downtown Revitalization
  • ​New Markets Tax Credit
  • ​Prescription Drugs for Seniors
  • Colonias Infrastructure Fund
  • Science Early Education Program
  • NM Center for Autism Research
  • Jobs Council Creation
  • ​Funding bills for: Tortugas Drainage, NMSU, Rio Grande Theater, First Step Clinic, Downtown Revitalization, Veteran's Housing, MRVDA 911 Dispatch Center, Lower Rio Grande Public Water Works Authority, Las Cruces Septic Systems Replacement, Camino Real Utility Equipment Replacement, Roads throughout the district. 

Legislative Committees Mary Kay Serves On:

National Committees
  • Senate President's Forum: Chair

​Standing Committees 
  • Senate Committees Committee: Chair 
  • Senate Corporations Committee: Member 
  • Senate Rules: Member 
  • Committee on Compacts: Advisory

Interim Committees 
  • Legislative Council: Co-Chair 
  • Jobs Council: Co-Chair 
  • Capitol Buildings Planning Commission: Member 
  • Legislative Ethics: Member 
  • Public School Capital Outlay Oversight Task Force: Member 
  • Economic & Rural Development: Advisory 
  • Investments & Pensions Oversight: Advisory 
  • Legislative Health & Human Services: Advisory 
  • New Mexico Finance Authority Oversight: Advisory 
  • Science, Technology & Telecommunications: Advisory 
  • Tobacco Settlement Revenue Oversight: Advisory 
  • Water & Natural Resources: Advisory 
  • Legislative Finance: Designee


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  • Legislative Initiatives
  • Contact and District Information
  • About Mary Kay
  • MKP In Action