The chief clerk of the New Mexico House of Representatives will be stepping down after 31 years in the senior staff position.
The Santa Fe New Mexican reports that Stephen Arias' departure is a result of the general election that saw Republicans gain a majority of the House for the first time in over a half-century.
Then-majority Democrats made Arias the chief clerk in 1983.
The chief clerk supervises about a dozen employees. The clerk's office has a budget of $1.1 million.
Information from: Santa Fe New Mexican.
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