She received Bachelor’s and Master’s Degrees in Political Science from UNM and as a student, volunteered to work on various local political campaigns. In 2004, Maggie was named New Mexico State Director and then Southwest Region Campaign Manager for the League of Conservation Voters (LCV), also known as the Independent Political Voice for the Environment. At LCV, Maggie conducted a number of electoral, issue and advocacy campaigns geared towards educating and mobilizing New Mexico’s voters to support a variety of environmental issues. Under her direction, LCV campaigns registered thousands of New Mexico voters. She also served as a member of the New Mexico Sentencing Commission and as an alternate member to the Bernalillo County Board of Voter Registration. Maggie was raised in Albuquerque and attended Highland High School.