Rep. Christine Chand;er is slated to speak to Voices of Los Alamos Monday. Courtesy photo

VOICES OF LOS ALAMOS NEWS

State District 43 Rep. Christine Chandler will speak on the major legislative initiatives that occurred in the session, such as criminal justice reform, ethics and elections as well as her interest in tax reform at Voices of Los Alamos from 6:30 p.m. to 7:30 p.m., Monday, April 22 at the Unitarian Church, 1738 N Sage Loop. Chandler noted that the 2020 legislative session is a 30-day session largely focused on financial issues.

Chandler is a long-time resident of Los Alamos County serving her first term in the New Mexico House of Representatives, District 43 (Los Alamos, Rio Arriba, Sandoval and Santa Fe). Her legislative committee assignments include House Taxation & Revenue and Judiciary. Prior to her election to the New Mexico House, Rep. Chandler had been a two term Los Alamos County Councilor and has worked on numerous local civic boards and commissions. Before her retirement, she was a Los Alamos National Laboratory lawyer and group leader, having managed the Litigation Group in Office of Laboratory Counsel. Rep. Chandler has law degrees from Boston College and Georgetown University Law Schools.

The group will also hear from Sue Barns with the Los Alamos Environmental Sustainability Board on the board’s consideration of implementing a unit-based rate structure for residential trash services, a system that has the potential to increase fairness, decrease waste, encourage recycling, and lower costs.

For more information, contact wmw.losalamos@gmail.com.