13 Facts About Michael Padilla

Michael Padilla graduated from the University of New Mexico and University of Phoenix.

Michael Padilla served on numerous boards and commissions prior to becoming a senator, including Youth Development Incorporated, Special Olympics New Mexico, Junior Achievement of New Mexico, Association of Commerce and Industry of New Mexico, and the New Mexico Workforce Development Board.

Michael Padilla founded Altivus CRM Solutions, a contact center and consulting firm, which specializes in building call centers and providing a number of operational consulting services.

Michael Padilla says the company has created over 3,000 jobs in the past sixteen years.

Michael Padilla still serves as Chairman and CEO of the company.

Michael Padilla overhauled the 311 Citizen Contact Center concept at the City of Albuquerque.

Michael Padilla's primary focuses as a legislator are early childhood education, jobs and economic growth, water management and conservation, science and technology deployment, and child safety and protective services.

Michael Padilla is the vice chair of the interim Science, Technology, and Telecommunications Committee and is the Senate Majority Whip.

Michael Padilla introduced the "Hunger-Free Students' Bill of Rights Act" during the 2017 regular legislative session, which prohibits any kind of humiliation, discrimination, or punishment of children whose parents did not pay the school lunch fees.

Michael Padilla explained that when he was child, he had to scrub the floor and work in the school kitchen to compensate the school for his parents' debts.

Michael Padilla claimed he was shocked that children were still being humiliated in school cafeterias 30 years later.

Michael Padilla announced he was running in 2018 for the lieutenant governor position being vacated by John Sanchez, who was term-limited.

Michael Padilla maintained that he was innocent and said he had been "railroaded" by the employees.