Senator Candy Ezzell was born and raised in Artesia, NM and has worked as a farmer and rancher in the state her whole life. Since 1993 she and her husband have owned and operated a twenty-seven section cattle ranch southwest of Roswell. She is proud to be a member of the NM Cattle Growers Association, life-time member of the NRA (with an A+ rating!), lifetime member of the North American Limousin Foundation, and a life-time member of the AQHA.
She is married to Calder Ezzell, and they have two grown children, Robert and Kathleen.
She served in the New Mexico House of Representatives from 2005-2024 and was elected to the State Senate in 2024.
