Front Cover; Title Page; Copyright; Contents; Foreword by Jim Belshaw; Preface; Acknowledgments; Introduction; 1: The Changing Role of Women; 2: Back to School; 3: How I Got into Politics; 4: Democratic National Convention: San Francisco, 1984; 5: Political Campaigns; 6: The New Mexico Legislature and the National Conference of State Legislatures; 7: Legislative Issues and Decision Making; 8: Legislative Diplomacy: Trips to China and Japan; 9: Capital Projects, or the Pork Bills; 10: My Time in the House of Representatives: 1985-1993; 11: Antiterrorism and Energy Legislation
12: Death Threats, the State Cookie, and an Automobile Accident13: Ethics Legislation; 14: At Home from 1993 to 1996; 15: The Media: Communicating with the Public; 16: The State Senate of New Mexico: 1996-2000; 17: The Teaching of Evolution; 18: Hate Crimes Legislation; 19: Capital Projects, Sprint Legislation, and Wackenhut; 20: Telecommunications Legislation and Retirement; 21: Life After Politics; Index; Back Cover
Summary
Pauline Eisenstadt's memoir takes readers to the floors of the House and Senate, offering an insider's view of how New Mexico's government operates-or doesn't
