Micaela Lara Cadena
New Mexico state representative for Mesilla and moratorium bill sponsor.
Micaela Lara Cadena, a New Mexico state representative for District 33, briefed a legislative committee on 12 August 2026 on a proposed statewide data-centre moratorium with no bill text yet.
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What would New Mexico's proposed data-centre moratorium cover?
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Briefed New Mexico's interim committee on a statewide data-centre moratorium
Data Centres: Boom and Backlash: New Mexico moratorium has no bill textBackground
Micaela Lara Cadena has represented New Mexico House District 33, covering part of Doña Ana County, since January 2019, as a Democratic member of the chamber.
On 12 August 2026, Cadena and fellow Representative Angelica Rubio briefed the interim Science, Technology and Telecommunications Committee in Socorro on a proposed statewide moratorium on data-centre construction, without formal bill text . Open questions include which data-centre types the moratorium should cover and how long it should run, distinguishing hyperscale AI campuses that build their own power generation from ordinary cloud-storage facilities.
Republican committee members asked for an economic-impact study before proceeding, leaving the proposal undefined ahead of the state's January 2027 legislative session.