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Stephanie Schardin Clarke was appointed by Governor Michelle Lujan Grisham to serve as the Cabinet Secretary of Taxation and Revenue in January 2019. She has over 20 years’ experience in State and local government in New Mexico.  She previously served as Deputy Cabinet Secretary of the Department of Finance and Administration, Director of the State Board of Finance, Santa Fe County Finance Director, and as an economist for both the Department of Finance and Administration and the Legislative Finance Committee. She earned a Master’s in Economics from the University of New Mexico and a Bachelor’s in Economics from the George Washington University.  Ms. Schardin Clarke was raised in Fargo, North Dakota and is the proud mother of two sons.

Ms. Schardin Clarke is an active member of several national and local boards and commissions. In 2023, she was elected to serve as Chairperson of the Multistate Tax Commission. She serves as Secretary of the Board of Trustees of the Federation of Tax Administrators, of which she has been a member since 2021. In 2024, she was elected President of the Western States Association of Tax Administrators (WSATA). She is also a member of the New Mexico Edge Certified Public Manager Program Advisory Board.

Message from the Secretary

As Secretary of Taxation and Revenue for the State of New Mexico, I am committed to ensuring that the Department fairly, consistently, and accurately enforces the State’s tax code and motor vehicle laws. We work proudly each day to serve all customers with integrity, fairness, consistency, respect, accuracy, and timeliness. Our customers include every single individual and business filing taxes in the State of New Mexico, all New Mexico local governments, tribes and political subdivisions, all State agencies, and
all tax practitioners.

While we must enforce the tax code and motor vehicle code to the letter of the law, we can do so in a manner that embodies excellent customer service. We’re working hard each day to recruit and retain exceptional staff to deliver that customer service.