Pete Campos | |
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Member of the New Mexico Senate from the 8th district | |
Assumed office 1991 | |
Personal details | |
Born | 1954 (age 67–68) |
Political party | Democratic |
Residence | Las Vegas,New Mexico |
Alma mater | University of New Mexico (BA),(EdD) New Mexico Highlands University (MA) |
Profession | Educator |
Pete Campos is an American politician and educator serving as a Democratic member of the New Mexico Senate,representing the 8th District since 1991. Campos also serves as President of Luna Community College in Las Vegas,New Mexico. [1]
Campos previously served as Mayor of Santa Rosa,New Mexico,which serves as the county seat for Guadalupe County,from 1986 until he was elected to the New Mexico Senate in 1990. [2]
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