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Author: Rep. Melanie Stansbury

Rep. Melanie Stansbury has served as the U.S. representative for New Mexico's first congressional district since 2021. She was a former state legislator in the New Mexico House of Representatives. She is a member of the Democratic Women’s Caucus, as well as the Progressive Caucus and the LGBTQ+ Equality Caucus.
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The Wage Gap is Leaving Native Women Behind

The Wage Gap is Leaving Native Women Behind

Rep. Sharice Davids and Rep. Melanie Stansbury

Wednesday, Sept. 8, marks Native Women’s Equal Pay Day—the day it takes Native women in America to earn what non-Hispanic white men finished making on December 31 of last year.

As two women elected to Congress, we’re proud to fight alongside Native women for just wages and safe working conditions.

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