Candy Ezzell

Candy Spence Ezzell (born November 26, 1953) is an American politician who has served as a Republican member New Mexico Legislature since 2005. She represented the 58th district in the New Mexico House of Representatives from 2005 to 2024, and has represented the 32nd district in the New Mexico Senate since 2025.

Education Ezzell attended Eastern New Mexico University and New Mexico State University.

Elections 2012 Ezzell and returning 2006 Democratic challenger Pablo Martinez were both unopposed for their June 5, 2012, primaries, setting up a rematch; Ezzell won the November 6, 2012, general election with 3,888 votes (62%) against Martinez. 2004 To challenge District 58 incumbent Democratic Representative Pauline Ponce, Ezzell was unopposed for the June 1, 2004, Republican Primary, winning with 271 votes and won the three-way November 2, 2004, general election with 3,632 votes (54.6%) against Representative Ponce and Libertarian candidate George Peterson. 2006 Ezzell was unopposed for the June 6, 2006, Republican Primary, winning with 591 votes and won the November 7, 2006, general election with 2,619 votes (54.1%) against Democratic nominee Pablo Martinez. 2008 Ezzell and returning 2004 opponent George Peterson, running as a Democrat, were both unopposed for their June 8, 2008, primaries, setting up a rematch; Ezzell won the November 4, 2008, general election with 4,208 votes (61.6%) against Peterson. 2010 Ezzell was unopposed for the June 1, 2010, Republican Primary, winning with 925 votes and won the November 2, 2010, general election with 3,036 votes (64.9%) against Democratic nominee Michael Trujillo.