New Mexico House 1st District

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District profile: In Albuquerque in 1975, Bill Gates founded a little company called Micro-Soft in the 1st District. But the software maker moved its 16 employees to Seattle in 1979. Full profile
2004 results: Republican Heather Wilson defeated Democrat Richard Romero 54 percent to 46 percent.

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HEATHER WILSON (R)

Elected in 1998; seeking fifth term; Wilson was unopposed in the primary.

• Official Web site

• Born: Dec. 30, 1960.
• Family: Married (Jay Hone); three children.
• Education: Oxford University, Ph.D. 1985, M.A. 1984; U.S. Air Force Academy, B.S. 1982.
• Professional: Defense policy consultant.
• Military: Air Force, 1978-1989.

Group ratings     | more info ADA ACLU AFS LCV ITIC NTU COC ACU NTLC CHC 2004 25 15 38 27 80 46 95 84 70 76 2003 20 -- 0 10 -- 55 93 76 -- --

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PATRICIA MADRID (D)
Madrid, the state attorney general, was unopposed in the primary.

• Campaign Web site

• Born: Sept. 25, 1946.
• Family: Married (L. Michael Messina); one child.
• Education: University of New Mexico, J.D., B.A.
• Professional: State attorney general.
• Military: None.

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