William Bill Soules, PhD is a Democratic member of the New Mexico State Senate representing District 37 since January 15, 2013.
Soules earned his BA and MA in psychology from New Mexico State University. He also earned his interdisciplinary PhD from NMSU with a degree that spans the fields of education and psychology. He taught in the Las Cruces Public Schools for 16 years, and has served as President of the New Mexico School Board Association. Soules also served on the Las Cruces School Board for eight years. He has taught introductory psychology, developmental psychology, AP psychology, AP statistics, math, and graduate school administration courses. Senator Soules is a champion of the data-driven and cross-sector prevention of adverse childhood experiences to ensure all students have access to the services needed to be safe and succeed within schools. In his legislative role, he serves as an education commissioner for New Mexico at the Education Commission of the States. He has made numerous presentations at the local, state, national, and international level as well as at legislative conferences and meetings.
