Editing Heather Wilson (section)

=== Governor Johnson administration ===
In 1995, [[Governor of New Mexico|Governor]] [[Gary Johnson]] appointed Wilson to be Cabinet Secretary of the [[New Mexico Children, Youth, and Families Department]].<ref name=":1" /> During her tenure, Wilson made efforts to reform child welfare laws, modernize the juvenile justice system, and improve early childhood education. The department opened a juvenile work camp and a secure facility for young, non-violent offenders, as well as streamlining the foster care system. She also was an architect and the chief lobbyist for the governor's education agenda, including a law allowing charter schools, annual testing, and more budget authority for local school boards.<ref name="sfgate">{{cite news|url=http://www.sfgate.com/cgi-bin/article.cgi?f=/politics/election/2002nov/bios/hnm1rep.dtl|title=Heather A. Wilson|work=San Francisco Chronicle|access-date=August 13, 2011}} {{Dead link|date=August 2012|bot=RjwilmsiBot}}</ref>