Border Legislative Conference (BLC)

The Border Legislative Conference (BLC) serves as a binational forum in which legislators can exchange best practices and identify policy solutions addressing the complex issues along the 2,000-mile U.S. – Mexico border region. Providing a focused and ongoing dialogue among state legislators of the 10 U.S. – Mexico border states, the BLC fosters regional collaboration and mutual understanding.

Membership in the BLC is comprised of legislators from the ten states along the U.S.-Mexico border. These states include California, Arizona, New Mexico, and Texas in the U.S., and Baja California, Sonora, Chihuahua, Coahuila, Nuevo Leon, and Tamaulipas in Mexico. These members are selected by and serve at the pleasure of their respective appointing authorities.

Upcoming Event: September 26-28, 2024, Las Cruces, New Mexico

For more information on the BLC, please contact Martha Castañeda, Director of Policy & International Programs.

Sponsorship Guide

Leadership

Senator Bill Soules

New Mexico

Chair

Diputada Ernestina Castro Valenzuela

Sonora

Vice Chair

Membership Roster

Arizona

Representative Michael Carbone
Representative Tim Dunn

Baja California

Diputado Román Cota Muñoz
Diputado Juan Manuel Molina García
Diputado Manuel Guerrero Luna
Diputado Víctor Hugo Navarro Gutiérrez
Diputada Alejandra María Ang Hernández
Diputada Liliana Michel Sánchez Allende
Diputado César Adrian González García
Diputado Julio César Vázquez Castillo
Diputado Sergio Moctezuma Martínez López
Diputado Marco Antonio Blásquez Salinas
Diputada Julia Andrea González Quiroz
Diputada Evelyn Sánchez Sánchez
Diputado Ramón Vázquez Valadez
Diputada Gloria Arcelia Miramontes Plantillas
Diputada Araceli Geraldo Núñez
Diputada María del Rocio Adame Muñoz
Diputada Claudia Josefina Agatón Muñiz
Diputada Dunnia Montserrat Murillo López
Diputada María Monserrat Rodríguez Lorenzo
Diputado Miguel Peña Chávez
Diputada Rosa Margarita García Zamarripa
Diputada Amintha Guadalupe Briceño Cinco
Diputada Santa Alejandrina Corral Quintero
Diputado Juan Diego Echevarría Ibarra
Diputada Daylín García Ruvalcaba

California

Senator Ben Allen
Assemblymember David Alvarez
Assemblymember Eduardo Garcia

Chihuahua

(Presently None)

Coahuila

(Presently None)

New Mexico

Senator Gregory Baca
Senator David Gallegos
Senator Carrie Hamblen
Senator Siah Correa Hemphill
Senator Bill Soules
Senator Jeff Steinborn
Representative Jenifer Jones
Representative Raymundo Lara
Representative Patricia Roybal Caballero

Nuevo León

(Presently None)

Sonora

Diputado Ernesto Roger Munro Jr.
Diputado José Armando Gutiérrez Jiménez
Diputada Azalia Guevara Espinoza
Diputado Ricardo Lugo Moreno
Diputada María Jesús Castro Urquijo
Diputada Rosa Elena Trujillo Llanes
Diputado Próspero Valenzuela Muñer
Diputado Óscar Eduardo Castro Castro
Diputado Jacobo Mendoza Ruiz
Diputada Ernestina Castro Valenzuela
Diputado Luis Arturo Robles Higuera
Diputado José Rafael Ramírez Morales
Diputada Paloma María Terán Villalobos
Diputada Claudia Zulema Bours Corral
Diputada Brenda Lizeth Cordava Buzani
Diputado Iram Leobardo SolÍs GarcÍa
Diputada Elia Sahara Sallard Hernández
Diputado Sebastián Antonio Orduño Fragoza
Diputado Héctor Raúl Castelo Montaño
Diputada María Alicia Gaytán Sánchez
Diputada Margarita Velez De La Rocha
Diputada María Sagrario Montaño Palomares

Tamaulipas

(Presently None)

Texas

(Presently None)

Past Committee Rosters

2021-2022

Chair

Assemblymember Jose Medina
California

Arizona

Senator David Gowan

Baja California

Diputado Román Cota Muñoz
Diputado Juan Manuel Molina García
Diputado Manuel Guerrero Luna
Diputado Víctor Hugo Navarro Gutiérrez
Diputada Alejandra María Ang Hernández
Diputada Liliana Michel Sánchez Allende
Diputado César Adrian González García
Diputado Julio César Vázquez Castillo
Diputado Sergio Moctezuma Martínez López
Diputado Marco Antonio Blásquez Salinas
Diputada Julia Andrea González Quiroz
Diputada Evelyn Sánchez Sánchez
Diputado Ramón Vázquez Valadez
Diputada Gloria Arcelia Miramontes Plantillas
Diputada Araceli Geraldo Núñez
Diputada María del Rocio Adame Muñoz
Diputada Claudia Josefina Agatón Muñiz
Diputada Dunnia Montserrat Murillo López
Diputada María Monserrat Rodríguez Lorenzo
Diputado Miguel Peña Chávez
Diputada Rosa Margarita García Zamarripa
Diputada Amintha Guadalupe Briceño Cinco
Diputada Santa Alejandrina Corral Quintero
Diputado Juan Diego Echevarría Ibarra
Diputada Daylín García Ruvalcaba

California

Senator Ben Allen
Assemblymember David Alvarez
Assemblymember Jose Medina

Chihuahua

(None presently)

Coahuila

(None presently)

New Mexico

Senator Gregory Baca
Senator David Gallegos
Senator Carrie Hamblen
Senator Siah Correa Hemphill
Senator Stuaret Ingle
Senator Shannon Pinto
Senator Bill Soules
Senator Jeff Steinborn
Representative Harry Garcia
Representative Patrcia Roybal Caballero
Representative Angelica Rubio
Representative Debra Sarinana

Nuevo León

(None presently)

Sonora

Diputado Ernesto Roger Munro Jr.
Diputado José Armando Gutiérrez Jiménez
Diputada Azalia Guevara Espinoza
Diputado Ricardo Lugo Moreno
Diputada María Jesús Castro Urquijo
Diputada Rosa Elena Trujillo Llanes
Diputado Próspero Valenzuela Muñer
Diputado Óscar Eduardo Castro Castro
Diputado Jacobo Mendoza Ruiz
Diputada Ernestina Castro Valenzuela
Diputado Luis Arturo Robles Higuera
Diputado José Rafael Ramírez Morales
Diputada Paloma María Terán Villalobos
Diputada Claudia Zulema Bours Corral
Diputada Brenda Lizeth Cordava Buzani
Diputado Iram Leobardo SolÍs GarcÍa
Diputada Elia Sahara Sallard Hernández
Diputado Sebastián Antonio Orduño Fragoza
Diputado Héctor Raúl Castelo Montaño
Diputada María Alicia Gaytán Sánchez
Diputada Margarita Velez De La Rocha
Diputada María Sagrario Montaño Palomares