{"id":20444,"date":"2021-08-27T08:56:08","date_gmt":"2021-08-27T15:56:08","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.newmexicopbs.org\/productions\/newmexicoinfocus\/?p=20444"},"modified":"2021-08-27T08:56:09","modified_gmt":"2021-08-27T15:56:09","slug":"new-nm-rep-kay-bounkeua","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.newmexicopbs.org\/productions\/newmexicoinfocus\/new-nm-rep-kay-bounkeua\/","title":{"rendered":"New NM Rep, Kay Bounkeua"},"content":{"rendered":"\n<figure class=\"wp-block-embed is-type-video is-provider-youtube wp-block-embed-youtube wp-embed-aspect-16-9 wp-has-aspect-ratio\"><div class=\"wp-block-embed__wrapper\">\n<iframe loading=\"lazy\" title=\"New NM Rep, Kay Bounkeua | In Focus\" width=\"500\" height=\"281\" src=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/embed\/qFEnF0YVyg8?feature=oembed\" frameborder=\"0\" allow=\"accelerometer; autoplay; clipboard-write; encrypted-media; gyroscope; picture-in-picture; web-share\" referrerpolicy=\"strict-origin-when-cross-origin\" allowfullscreen><\/iframe>\n<\/div><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<p><strong><strong>August 27, 2021<\/strong> \u2013 <\/strong>Organizer and activist Kay Bounkeua is taking over for former legislative powerhouse Rep. Sheryl Williams Stapleton, who resigned in the face of alleged financial improprieties. Believed to be the first Asian American woman to hold office in the Legislature, Bounkeua sits down with NMiF senior producer Matt Grubs to talk representation and redistricting.<strong>\u00a0<\/strong>\u00a0\u00a0<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p><strong>Correspondent:<\/strong>\u00a0Matt Grubs, NMiF senior producer\u00a0<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p><strong>Guest:<\/strong>\u00a0Rep. Kay Bounkeua, NM House District 19\u00a0\u00a0<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p><strong>For More Information:<\/strong>&nbsp;<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/www.kob.com\/albuquerque-news\/kay-bounkeua-appointed-to-fill-seat-vacated-by-rep-sheryl-williams-stapleton\/6217246\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">Kay Bounkeua appointed to fill seat vacated by Rep. 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