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After Rep. Susan Herrera, D-Embudo, announced her early retirement at a Legislative Finance Committee meeting last week, House Speaker Javier Mart铆nez said he started thinking of how best to encapsulate her seven-year career at the Roundhouse.

鈥淗ere鈥檚 the thing about Susan,鈥� Mart铆nez began, speaking to the Journal on Monday, Herrera鈥檚 final day in office. 鈥淪he is a global thinker. She came to the Legislature in 2019 with a global perspective on how to modernize an institution that, in many cases, has been stuck in the past.鈥�

Herrera and fellow House Democrat Joanne Ferrary, D-Las Cruces, had both previously announced their intention not to seek reelection. They retired on Monday before their terms expired in January, creating space for new political nominees to fill the seats.

Herrera had represented District 41 since 2019, having been voted in four times by constituents in Rio Arriba, Sandoval, Santa Fe and Taos counties. Ferrary had represented District 37 in Do帽a Ana County since 2017.

Ferrary has endorsed Democratic primary winner Lori Martinez to temporarily fill her seat pending the November election, when Martinez will face Republican challenger Isabella Solice.

If nominated by Do帽a Ana County commissioners and approved by the governor, Martinez could get a head start in a somewhat controversial practice leading up to a general election.

Northern New Mexicans, on the other hand, already know who their next District 41 representative will be next year: Yolanda 鈥淧ancho鈥� Jaramillo, who will get her feet wet in the role six months early if her nomination process goes forward without a hitch.

鈥淭hat means she can start going to committee meetings," Herrera told the Journal. 鈥淪he can file bills early. There鈥檚 lots of advantages to being the first one in the new class of representatives.鈥�

Herrera had previously endorsed Jaramillo, a former teacher, during her primary race against Debbie Rodela, a former state representative from 1993 to 2018.

A longtime water advocate, Herrera hopes Jaramillo will pick up the mantle of helping northern New Mexicans manage a resource whose scarcity has been underscored by two consecutive bone-dry winters.

鈥淐limate change is here,鈥� Herrera said. 鈥淲e did a lot of work on water. Last year, I helped bring in like $320 million new dollars into the budget for drought remedies and water infrastructure.鈥�

She said Jaramillo knows 鈥渨ater is her biggest issue in the north.鈥�

Herrera helped sponsor a bill in 2023 that created a framework for acequia communities to form associations, which now help them seek funding for repair work and other needs to keep their centuries-old ditches flowing.

 鈥淪he knew a lot of things from a grassroots level because she lives right there in Embudo,鈥� Rep. Joy Garratt, D-Albuquerque, said of Herrera. 鈥淚 really came to understand water issues through her. She鈥檚 really knowledgeable and committed to ensuring we have water resources.鈥�

Herrera took office in 2019 at the age of 71, having worked previously as the founding executive director of the Los Alamos National Laboratory Foundation.

Though her successor will soon also be a septuagenarian, Herrera said she hopes her earlier work advocating for younger New Mexicans seeking political careers will become a reality.

She was one of the legislators who have supported a constitutional amendment to pay New Mexico state lawmakers. The amendment will be on the ballot this year.

鈥淕uess what? We have to pay legislators,鈥� Herrera said. 鈥淭hat鈥檚 what really needs to happen, because younger people can鈥檛 afford to take this job. They just can鈥檛 afford it. It鈥檚 ridiculous. We鈥檙e the last state in the country to pay our legislators, and it鈥檚 going to be on the ballot.鈥�

Constituents and fellow capitol politicos alike gave Ferrary plaudits after she announced her retirement on Facebook Monday afternoon.

鈥淭hank you Joanne for being an amazing and courageous person and legislator,鈥� State Sen. Jeff Steinborn, D-Las Cruces, wrote. 鈥淵ou showed what serving with heart and integrity are all about. You will be dearly missed, but your legacy and example of leadership will live in.鈥�

John Miller is the Journal鈥檚 northern New Mexico correspondent. He can be reached at jmiller@abqjournal.com.