Georgia Lee Lusk
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| Member of the U.S. House of Representatives from New Mexico's At-large district (Seat 1) |
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In office January 3, 1947 – January 3, 1949 |
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| Preceded by | Clinton P. Anderson |
| Succeeded by | John E. Miles |
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May 12, 1893 Carlsbad, New Mexico Territory |
| Died | January 5, 1971 (aged 77) Albuquerque, New Mexico |
| Political party | Democratic |
| Alma mater | Highlands University |
Georgia Lee Witt Lusk (May 12, 1893 – January 5, 1971) was the first female U.S. Congressional representative from New Mexico, educator, and devoted public servant.
She was born Georgia Lee Witt (her maiden name often shortened to 'Lee') on a ranch near Carlsbad, New Mexico. After graduation from Carlsbad High School in 1912 she attended Highlands University in Las Vegas, New Mexico, and Colorado State Teachers College at Greeley. She graduated from the New Mexico State Teachers' College (now Western New Mexico University) in Silver City in 1914. The following year she married a prominent rancher-banker named Dolph Lusk and taught school in Eddy County. When her husband died in 1919, Georgia Lusk was pregnant and already had two sons, but she overcame these obstacles as a widow and became manager of the family ranch while continuing to teach and raise her children.
Her son, Gene Lusk, was a New Mexico State Senator.
In 1924, women across New Mexico shook up local politics. The first female member of the New Mexico House of Representatives was elected, famed suffragist Adelina Otero-Warren shocked the state by winning the Republican nomination to run - unsuccessfully - for New Mexico's 1st Congressional District, and Georgia Lusk took her first steps into politics, being elected as superintendent of Lea County.
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