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First NM Woman Gov Seems Bent on Getting Rid of Women's Commission

By Elaine Baumgartel

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Albuquerque, NM – Supporters of the state women's commission are asking questions about why New Mexico's first elected female Governor Susana Martinez seems determined to get rid of it.

Elaine Baumgartel was KUNM's News Director from 2013 to 2019. She was local Morning Edition host from 2007 through 2012 and she regularly hosted the station's live news and public affairs show for some years. Elaine originally came on board at KUNM as a volunteer and student employee in 2003.