About Andrea

Awards and Appointments: 

  • Everytown for Gun Safety's Lawmaker of the Year in 2024 for passing landmark 7-day waiting period legislation; closing a critical loophole on background checks; and helping to prevent suicide.

  • Legislators for Safer Communities, 2024-present

  • Food Banks of New Mexico, Food Security Champion, 2025

  • United Nations, COP29 Delegate for Ukraine, 2024

  • Democratic Party of New Mexico, 2024 Rising Star

  • New Mexico Housing Coalition, Lawmaker of the Year, 2023

  • Cannabis Chamber of Commerce, Advocate of the Year, 2023

  • Startup Bootcamp Australia, Participant & Seed Investment, 2022

  • Council of State Governments West, Western Legislative Academy, Class President, 2019

  • Emerge New Mexico Graduate, Emerge NM, 2018

  • Board of Directors, Vice-President, Santa Fe Green Chamber of  Commerce, 2014-2019

  • Board of Directors, La Familia Medical Center, 2018

  • Board of Directors, Santa Fe Chamber of Commerce, 2017-2018

  • Board of Directors, LANL Foundation, 2016-2018

  • Board of Directors, Center for Contemporary Arts, 2014-2016

  • NMSBA & Los Alamos National Laboratory Grant Recipient, Tall Foods, Egg Antibody Production Research, 2017

  • Award for Outstanding Innovation NMSBA projects, Los 

  • Alamos National Laboratory, 2018

  • Venture Acceleration Fund Awardee, Tall Foods, Integration of 

  • Technology for Ostrich Farming Optimization, 2017-18

  • Public Service Scholars Program - Academic Distinction, Haas Center of Public Service, Stanford, CA, 2009

  • Peter & Helen Bing Summer Fellowship Grant, Washington, DC, 2008

  • Stanford Undergraduate Research Grant, Cape Town, South Africa & Maputo, Mozambique, 2008

Education:

  • J.D, University of New Mexico School of Law, 2022, NM License #153809

  • Stanford University, Bachelor of Arts in Political Science, 2009

  • Santa Fe High School graduate, 2005

In the Community: 

  • Fellow, Avivar Capital, New Mexico Impact Investing Collaborative, 2023-present

  • CEO/Founder, Tummi Yummi, Probiotic eggs, 2019-present

  • Founder, Tall Foods, ostrich ranching, 2014–2018

  • Speaker, TEDx, Flightless & Fearless: Ostriches Can Save The World, 2017

Andrea Romero is a daughter of Northern New Mexico—her family goes back many, many generations here. Andrea represents the district she was raised in. After attending elementary, middle school, and high school in Santa Fe Public Schools, Andrea graduated from Stanford University with a degree in Political Science and received her J.D. at the University of New Mexico’s School of Law. She has dedicated herself to the growth of Northern New Mexico’s economic and environmental vitality through her small business and volunteer service to various organizations throughout the region.

Andrea's career spans international development work in Mozambique, founding Tall Foods—an ostrich ranching venture focused on sustainable meat production—and serving as a volunteer New Mexico State Representative since 2019. As a government relations and legal consultant for hire, she is also the founder of Flobiotik Foods, combining her legal, policy, and entrepreneurial expertise to advance microbiome-aligned nutrition. As an entrepreneur, Andrea focuses on food systems and biotechnology, holding a U.S. and E.U. patent for probiotic-enriched eggs that support gut health and reduce food waste.

In all her roles, she is guided by a deep commitment to equity, regeneration, and local resilience. Whether advancing legislation or building new ventures, Andrea remains dedicated to creating tangible, scalable solutions rooted in the needs and strengths of her home in northern New Mexico.