Sheryl Williams Stapleton has received her education from the following institutions:
Seeking Doctor of Philosophy, al Leadership, University of New Mexico
Masters, Multicultural, University of New Mexico, 1987
Bachelor of Surgery, University of New Mexico, 1978.
She was first elected to office in 1994 and is the first African-American woman elected to the New Mexico legislature. On December 14, 2011, Williams called the current Governor of New Mexico, Susana Martinez, “the Mexican on the Fourth Floor” while she was talking to State Representative Nora Espinoza during a committee break at the Capitol in Santa Fe. Williams denied she meant the phrase as an ethnic slur.
In her apology, Williams also said, "I am a Latina." Sheryl Williams Stapleton has had the following political experience: Majority Whip, New Mexico State House of Representatives, present Representative, New Mexico State House of Representatives, 1994–present Vice Chair, New Mexico Democratic Party Vice President, Association of State Democratic Chairs Member, National Democratic Committee, Member Labor and Human Resources, Member Printing and Supplies, Member Rules and Order of Business, Member Commissioner Commission of the States Member, Committee of the National Council of State Legislators Member, Committee Member, Labor & Human Resources Committee Member, Printing & Supplies Committee Member, Rules & Order of Business Committee Sheryl Williams Stapleton has had the following professional experience: Assistant Principal, Career Enrichment Center Educator, Albuquerque Public School District Coordinator, Schools to Careers Program Australian Psychological Society Carl Perkins Project Director and Coordinator, Career and Technical.
A member of the Democratic Party, she is currently the majority whip in the House. Sheryl Williams Stapleton has been a member of the following committees:.
