Brian Egolf | |
Office: | 30th Speaker of the New Mexico House of Representatives |
Term Start: | January 17, 2017 |
Term End: | January 17, 2023 |
Predecessor: | Don Tripp |
Successor: | Javier MartÃnez |
State House1: | New Mexico |
District1: | 47th |
Term Start1: | January 2009 |
Term End1: | January 17, 2023 |
Predecessor1: | Peter Wirth |
Successor1: | Reena Szczepanski |
Birth Place: | Oklahoma City, Oklahoma, U.S. |
Party: | Democratic |
Education: | Georgetown University (BS) University of New Mexico (JD) |
Brian Egolf[1] (born September 10, 1976) is an American attorney and politician who served as a member of the New Mexico House of Representatives. He has also served as speaker of the House between 2017 and 2023.
Egolf was born in Oklahoma City and raised in Santa Fe, New Mexico. He earned a Bachelor of Science degree from Georgetown University and a Juris Doctor from the University of New Mexico School of Law.[2]
In the 2017 legislative session, Egolf served on the Judiciary, Rules and Order of Business, and Taxation & Revenue Committees.[3]
Egolf championed equal pay for equal work for the women of New Mexico,[4] reduced government corruption through the creation of the New Mexico State Ethics Commission,[5] and passed legislation to penalize the distribution of sensitive images, such as child pornography.[6] As a private practice attorney, Egolf filed suit in New Mexico district court on behalf of a gay couple that was denied a marriage license.[7] [8]
Egolf was considered a potential congressional candidate for the United States House of Representatives in the 2014 election against incumbent Republican Steve Pearce.[9]
Egolf resides in Santa Fe, New Mexico with his family.