Las Cruces is the second-largest city in the U.S. state of New Mexico and the seat of Doña Ana County. As of the 2020 census the population was 111,385. Las Cruces is the largest city in both Doña Ana County and southern New Mexico. The Las Cruces metropolitan area had an estimated population of 213,849 in 2017. It is the principal city of a metropolitan statistical area which encompasses all of Doña Ana County and is part of the larger El Paso–Las Cruces combined statistical area.
New Mexico Military Institute (NMMI) is a public military junior college and high school in Roswell,New Mexico. Founded in 1891,NMMI operates under the auspices of the State of New Mexico,under a dedicated Board of Regents that reports to the Governor of New Mexico. Located in downtown Roswell,NMMI enrolls nearly 1,000 cadets at the junior college and high school levels each year. NMMI is the only state-supported military college located in the western United States and has many notable alumni who have served at senior levels in the military and private sector.
New Mexico State University is a public land-grant research university in Las Cruces,New Mexico. Founded in 1888,it is the state's oldest public institution of higher education and one of two flagship universities,along with the University of New Mexico. NMSU has campuses in Alamogordo,Doña Ana County,and Grants,as well as research centers and programs in all 33 counties in the state.
KRWG-TV is a PBS member television station in Las Cruces,New Mexico,United States. The station is owned by the Regents of New Mexico State University. KRWG-TV's studios are located at Milton Hall on the NMSU campus in Las Cruces,and its transmitter is located atop Tortugas Mountain in central Doña Ana County. KRWG-TV's signal is relayed on low-power translator stations across southern New Mexico.
John Dendahl was an American business executive,Republican politician,and syndicated columnist from New Mexico. While attending the University of Colorado,he led two NCAA champion skiing teams,won three individual NCAA titles and was a member of the U.S. ski team at the 1960 Winter Olympics. He was inducted into the University of Colorado Athletic Hall of Fame and the New Mexico Ski Hall of Fame.
Denise Elia Chávez is a Chicana author,playwright,and stage director. She has also taught classes at New Mexico State University. She is based in New Mexico.
The Republican Party of New Mexico is the affiliate of the United States Republican Party in New Mexico. It is headquartered in Albuquerque and led by Chair Steve Pearce,Vice Chair Frank Trambley,Secretary Mari Trujillo Spinelli,and Treasurer David Chavez.
Interstate 25 (I-25) in the US state of New Mexico follows the north–south corridor through Albuquerque and Santa Fe. It replaced U.S. Route 85 (US 85),which is no longer signed,but still exists in route logs sharing the I-25 alignment. I-25 starts in New Mexico at an interchange with I-10 in Las Cruces and extends roughly 460 miles (740 km) before reaching Colorado. I-25 passes through principally rural land through central New Mexico and passes through or near the cities of Las Cruces,Truth or Consequences,Socorro,Belen,Albuquerque,Santa Fe,Las Vegas,and Raton.
The New Mexico State Aggies football team represents New Mexico State University in NCAA Division I Football Bowl Subdivision (FBS) college football as a member of Conference USA.
The Domenici Institute is a public policy institute at New Mexico State University named after retired Sen. Pete Domenici,New Mexico's longest-serving senator. Each year,the institute holds its Domenici Public Policy Conference,which brings together some of the best minds in the country to focus on significant national issues. The institute also holds a series of forums throughout the year focusing on public policy issues.
Betty Sabo was an American landscape painter and sculptor. She is best known for her realistic oils of New Mexico landscapes.
Michelle Lynn Lujan Grisham is an American lawyer and politician serving as the 32nd governor of New Mexico since 2019. A member of the Democratic Party,Lujan Grisham previously served as the U.S. representative for New Mexico's 1st congressional district from 2013 to 2019.
A general election was held in the U.S. state of New Mexico on November 4,2014. All of New Mexico's executive officers were up for election as well as a United States Senate seat,and all of New Mexico's three seats in the United States House of Representatives. Primary elections were held on June 3,2014.
The Burrell College of Osteopathic Medicine at New Mexico State University is a private,for-profit medical school on the New Mexico State University campus in Las Cruces,New Mexico. It is accredited by the American Osteopathic Association's Commission on Osteopathic College Accreditation and graduated its first class in May 2020.
The 2018 United States House of Representatives elections in New Mexico were held on November 6,2018,to elect the three U.S. representatives from the state of New Mexico,one from each of the state's three congressional districts. The elections coincided with the gubernatorial election,as well as other elections to the House of Representatives,elections to the United States Senate and various state and local elections.
Mario Moccia is the current director of athletics for New Mexico State University. He previously served as athletic director for Southern Illinois University Carbondale from 2006 to 2014,as an associate athletic director at the University of Missouri from 1998 to 2006,as an associate athletic director at Southwest Texas State University from 1997 to 1998,and as an assistant athletic director at the University of New Mexico from 1993 to 1997. Moccia attended college at New Mexico State University,where he played on the New Mexico State Aggies baseball team.
James Carlin Bradley was an American football coach. He served as the head football coach at New Mexico State University from 1973 to 1977,compiling a record of 23–31–1. Bradley played college football at New Mexico State from 1951 to 1954,when the school was known as New Mexico College of Agriculture and Mechanic Arts. He was the head football coach at Mayfield High School in Las Cruces,New Mexico from 1965 to 1972. Bradley was the head football coach at Roswell High School in Roswell,New Mexico from 1980 to 1993 before he turned to Mayfield High School,where he was again head football coach from 1994 until his retirement in 2005. Bradley was born on March 8,1933,in Las Cruces. He died in his hometown on August 12,2015.
John D. Floros is a Greek-American food scientist and academic administrator. He is the former president of New Mexico State University in Las Cruces,New Mexico.
Susie Rayos Marmon was an American educator,oral historian,and storyteller,and supercentenarian who was committed to the education of children at Laguna and Isleta Pueblos,New Mexico,United States. She received accolades from New Mexico Governor Garrey Carruthers,Senator Jeff Bingaman,Senator Pete Domenici,and President Ronald Reagan.
Charles Benham Larrabee was an American lawyer and a justice of the New Mexico Supreme Court from July 11,1989 until his resignation on November 7,1989.
