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Dossier · Who's Who
Rep. Patricia Roybal Caballero
State representative who co-sponsored HB 93, the 2025 bill that carried the microgrid carve-out, and later co-sponsored SB 235, the Microgrid Oversight Act.
At a glance
- Current roles
- State Representative, House District 13, NM State Legislature2013–present[1],[5]
- Chair, House Labor, Veterans' and Military Affairs Committee
- Category
- Elected official
- Jurisdiction
- State of New Mexico
- Married to
- R. Carlos Caballero
- Verification
- confirmed — Two independent accounts agree
- In the record
- 5 sources · 1 connections · 1 dated entries
- Record id
- PJP37
Key facts
- 2025Co-sponsored HB 93 (2025), which carried the last-minute microgrid amendment reported as benefiting the BorderPlex data center.[2]
- 2026-01-27Primary sponsor of HM 6 (2026), a study of private-equity ownership of infrastructure, postponed indefinitely on January 27, 2026.[4]
- Co-sponsored SB 235, the Microgrid Oversight Act, which the record describes as the corrective bill.
- Wrote an op-ed opposing Bernhard Capital's private-equity takeover of New Mexico Gas Co.[3]
The record
NM House Dist 13 since 2013; HB 93 co-sponsor AND sponsor of HM 6 (private-equity infrastructure-ownership study — implicates the Blue Owl/STACK structure); Piro-Manso-Tiwa tribal member
Relationships · 1
In the timeline · 1
Dated entries in the record that involve this party. Appearing here is not an allegation — it means the graph draws an edge from this dossier to that event.
In the Watch · 1
Sources · 5
- 1.governmentNM Legislature — official legislator page for Rep. Patricia Roybal Caballero (D, District 13) ↗
- 2.newsSanta Fe New Mexican — 'Behind-the-scenes deals paved the road to Project Jupiter' (names her as HB 93 co-sponsor; bill carried the last-minute microgrid amendment benefiting the Borderplex data center) ↗
- 3.newsAlbuquerque Journal — op-ed authored by Roybal Caballero opposing the Bernhard Capital private-equity takeover of New Mexico Gas Co. ↗
- 4.otherFastDemocracy — HM 6 (2026) 'Private Equity Infrastructure Ownership' study memorial, Roybal Caballero primary sponsor (postponed indefinitely Jan 27, 2026) ↗
- 5.otherWikipedia — Patricia Roybal Caballero (biography: District 13 since 2013, Piro-Manso-Tiwa member, spouse R. Carlos Caballero) ↗
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