Marsella Duarte

Marsella Duarte is an American politician and educator. From 2022 to 2023, she served as a member of the New Mexico House of Representatives for the 16th district. Duarte was appointed to the position on December 14, 2022, following Moe Maestas. Prior to her political career, she worked as a kindergarten teacher in the Albuquerque Public Schools since November 2021. Duarte also has experience as a legal assistant and contributed to Maggie Toulouse Oliver's 2020 campaign for the United States Senate. On December 14, 2022, she was selected by the Bernalillo County Commission to complete the remainder of Maestas's House term.More