Gail Chasey  Gail Chasey (born April 1, 1944) is an American politician and a Democratic member of the New Mexico House of Representatives representing District 18 since January 1997. She is married to former Attorney General of New Mexico and Speaker of the New Mexico House of Representatives David L. Norvell. Chasey earned her PhD in special education from University of New Mexico and her JD from the University of New Mexico School of Law. In 2019, Chasey introduced legislation that would prohibit disenfranchisement of felons. If the bill is successful, New Mexico would become the third state (in addition to Maine and Vermont) to allow felons to vote while serving sentences.