Doña Ana County Clerk Scott Krahling has appointed Lindsey Bachman as his chief deputy. Here is the information provided by the county:
“Lindsey brings a wealth of education and experience to the Doña Ana County Clerk’s Office,” Krahling said “She will hit the ground running to continue our efforts to build a voting culture in Doña Ana County through outreach and collaboration with a variety of partnering entities and agencies.”
Bachman holds a bachelor’s degree in journalism from the University of Texas at Austin, and a master’s degree in public administration from the University of Missouri in Kansas City. She has proficiencies in marketing, project management, community engagement, team leadership and communications.
Krahling said Bachman will help strengthen existing community partnerships while working to engage with potential new partners, and she will work with staff to implement policies, programs and protocols designed to register more voters and increase voter participation in each election cycle.
Prior to coming on board with the Clerk’s Office, Bachman was the southwest regional manager for the New Mexico chapter of the Alzheimer’s Association. She also has worked for Seton Healthcare Foundations, the National Center for Farmworker Health, the Kansas City Life Sciences Institute and the United State Peace Corps.
“I’m excited to join Scott’s team and to continue the work designed to make Doña Ana County the shining star of voter participation in the State of New Mexico,” she said.
Bachman joins the staff, Krahling said, just after an outreach initiative that registered more than 700 new high-school voters in Doña Ana County, and she is working alongside him to ensure that early voting proceeds smoothly leading up the June 5 Primary Elections.
Krahling also said that Bachman will play a pivotal role in transitioning to consolidated elections beginning in 2019, as authorized by the 2018 New Mexico Legislature and signed into law earlier this year by New Mexico Gov. Susana Martinez.