Herrell, Yvette, 1964-

Stella Yvette Herrell (born March 16, 1964) is an American politician. A member of the Republican Party, she has served as the U.S. Representative for New Mexico's 2nd congressional district since 2021.

Born in Ruidoso, New Mexico, she attended Cloudcroft High School in Cloudcroft, New Mexico before earning an A.A. from the the ITT Technical Institute School of Business in Boise, Idaho. After graduating from ITT, Herrell worked as a realtor in Alamogordo, New Mexico. She later worked as a real estate broker for Future Real Estate in Alamogordo. She attended New Mexico State University for a period. In 2010, Herrell was elected to te first of four terms in the New Mexico House of Representatives. In 2018, Herrell was a candidate for the United States House of Representatives, and was defeated in a close race by political newcomer and Democratic attorney Xochitl Torres Small.

Herrell defeated Torres Small in their 2020 rematch. An advocate for an ‘all of the above’ energy policy, she is actively engaged in efforts to protect New Mexico’s oil and gas jobs from the Biden administration’s anti-fossil fuel agenda. Representing a district that borders Mexico for 180 miles, Herrell has likewise championed efforts to secure our southern border and give border communities a much-needed voice in the immigration debate.