Candace Gould | |
Office: | Member of the New Mexico Senate from the 10th district |
Term Start: | 2017 |
Term End: | 2021 |
Predecessor: | John Ryan |
Party: | Republican |
Successor: | Katy Duhigg |
Candace Gould is an American politician and businesswoman who served as a member of the New Mexico Senate from 2017 to 2021. Gould represented the 10th district, which includes portions of Bernalillo and Sandoval County, New Mexico.[1] [2]
The daughter of a military family, Gould moved to New Mexico as a child. She has operated a small business for 15 years and worked the executive director of the Heart Gallery of New Mexico Foundation, a non-profit organization that supports foster children.[3] [4] A Republican, Gould was elected to the New Mexico Senate in 2016. She took office in 2017, succeeding John Ryan.[5]
In the November 2020 general election, Gould was defeated by Democratic nominee Katy Duhigg.[6]