PUBLIC SERVICE AWARD
Meredith Dixon
Meredith was first elected to serve as state representative for House District 20 in Albuquerque in November 2020. During the 2023 legislative session, she was appointed vice-chair of the House Appropriations and Finance Committee (HAFC).
In addition to her position on HAFC she serves as a member of the House Energy, Environment, and Natural Resources Committee. As a legislator, Meredith’s primary areas of focus include improving child-wellbeing, diversifying New Mexico’s economy, and enhancing public safety.
She is a mother, small business owner, and a proud Albuquerque resident. Her husband Kevin is an engineer at Sandia Labs and they have two daughters, Madeleine (15) and Elizabeth (13)
Meredith was elected as a New Mexico state representative for House District 20 (Albuquerque) in November 2020. At the beginning of her second term, she was appointed vice-chair of the House Appropriations and Finance Committee (HAFC). In addition to her position on HAFC she serves as a member of the House Energy, Environment, and Natural Resources Committee.
Meredith’s primary areas of legislative focus include improving child-wellbeing, enhancing public safety, and diversifying New Mexico’s economy. She sponsored legislation creating the New Mexico Opportunity Enterprise Fund, the Venture Capital Investment Fund, the New Mexico Match Fund as well as directed funding to the New Mexico Economic Development Department for clean energy technology and innovation.
In September 2023 she organized the first annual “Building an Advanced Energy Ecosystem in New Mexico” conference and is currently working on the second annual conference which will be held in Albuquerque, September 23-24, 2024.
Meredith received her BA in Global Policy Studies from Chatham College and an MA in International Political Economy from the University of Pittsburgh. She and her husband moved to Albuquerque in 2004. Her husband Kevin is an engineer at Sandia Labs and they have two teenage daughters.