Raymond G. Sanchez | |
---|---|
Member of the New Mexico House of Representatives from the 15th district | |
In office 1972–2000 | |
Succeeded by | John Sanchez |
Personal details | |
Born | Albuquerque,New Mexico,U.S. | September 22,1941
Nationality | American |
Relations | Michael S. Sanchez (brother) |
Alma mater | University of New Mexico (BA,JD) |
Occupation | Lawyer,politician |
Raymond G. Sanchez (born September 22,1941) is an American attorney,lobbyist,and former politician who served as a member of the New Mexico House of Representatives.
Raymond G. Sanchez was born in Albuquerque,New Mexico,on September 22,1941. [1] He attended the University of New Mexico,where he earned a Bachelor of Arts in Government in 1964 and Juris Doctor from the University of New Mexico School of Law in 1967. [1] [2] His younger brother is Michael S. Sanchez,an attorney who served in the New Mexico Senate. [3]
Sanchez was elected to the New Mexico House of Representatives for district 15 in 1971. He held office until 2000. [4] Sanchez and Walter K. Martinez were leaders of the liberal "Mama Lucy Gang". [5] [lower-alpha 1] This group controlled the house and prevented conservative "Cowboy Democrats" from the ranching areas in the south of the state from controlling the main committees. [7] In the 1982 election,the liberal Democrats formed a solid majority of the forty seven Democrat members,and Sanchez was elected speaker without opposition from the Cowboys. [8] Sanchez was speaker of the house for sixteen years. [2] In 2000,Raymond Sanchez failed to be reelected to the house,losing to newcomer John Sanchez,a Republican. [9]
After leaving office,Sanchez returned to practicing the law,mainly working on government relations and personal injury. [2] Sanchez became a president of the regents of the University of New Mexico.
In the 2010s,Sanchez was working as a lobbyist at the New Mexico legislature for clients such as Virgin Galactic. [10] Sanchez also worked as a lobbyist for Albuquerque cab companies. [11]
Gary Kenneth King is an American lawyer,politician,and energy consultant who served as the 30th attorney general of New Mexico from January 1,2007,to January 1,2015. King previously served as an advisor in the United States Department of Energy,a member of the New Mexico House of Representatives,and the Democratic nominee for New Mexico governor in the 2014 election.
John A. Sanchez is an American politician who served as the 29th lieutenant governor of New Mexico from 2011 to 2019.
Walter Kenneth Martinez Jr. is an American attorney and politician who served as a member of the New Mexico House of Representatives from 1998 to 2016. He served as House Majority Leader from 2005 to 2013. That year,he was elected as Speaker of the House,and served until 2015.
Susana Martinez is an American politician and attorney who served as the 31st governor of New Mexico from 2011 to 2019. A Republican,she served as chair of the Republican Governors Association (RGA) from 2015 to 2016. She was the first female Governor of New Mexico,and the first Hispanic female governor in the United States.
Janice E. Arnold-Jones is an American politician who served as the New Mexico State Representative for the 24th district from 2003 to 2011. She is a member of the Republican Party.
Jacob Rodney Candelaria is an American politician and attorney who served as a member of the New Mexico Senate for the 26th district from 2013 to 2022. First elected in 2012 as a Democrat,he later left the party in 2021 to become an independent. No Republican filed for the seat in the solidly Democratic district,and Candelaria ran unopposed in the November general election. On December 6,2021,Candelaria announced that he was changing his party affiliation from "Democrat" to "Decline to State".
The 2014 New Mexico gubernatorial election took place on November 4,2014,to elect the Governor of New Mexico. Incumbent Republican Governor Susana Martínez successfully ran for re-election to a second term in office,defeating Democratic Attorney General Gary King,son of former governor Bruce King.
Georgene Louis is an American attorney and politician serving as a member of the New Mexico House of Representatives for the 26th district. Elected in 2012,she assumed office in 2013.
Antonio "Moe" Maestas is an American attorney and politician serving as a member of the New Mexico House of Representatives from District,which includes the west mesa of Albuquerque,New Mexico. Maestas is married to prominent lobbyist,Vanessa Alarid.
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.
Conrad D. James is a politician and scientist from Albuquerque,New Mexico,and a member of the Republican Party.
Walter Kenneth Martinez,Sr. was an American attorney and politician who served as a member of the New Mexico House of Representatives. A liberal member of the Democratic Party,he served as speaker of the House for eight years. before being removed from the position in 1979,when conservative Democrats allied with Republicans to elect a conservative Democrat as speaker.
The Mama Lucy Gang was an alliance of liberal politicians that controlled the New Mexico House of Representatives in the 1970s. The "gang" was named after a restaurant run by Mrs. Lucy Lopez. Some of the future politicians had eaten there in their student days. Poor students were never turned away hungry,but were allowed credit or given food for work. Mama Lucy was an inspiration to the future lawmakers. They were mostly members of the Democratic Party but included Republicans. They enacted reforms related to education,the environment and equal opportunity. After a short period out of power in 1979–82,their successors continued to control the House until 2000. In 1973 the representatives presented a memorial to Mama Lucy in the House.
The 2018 New Mexico gubernatorial election took place on November 6,2018,to elect the next Governor of New Mexico,concurrently with the election of New Mexico's Class I U.S. Senate seat,as well as other elections to the United States Senate in other states,elections to the United States House of Representatives and various local elections.
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.
Antoinette Sedillo Lopez is an American attorney,politician,and retired professor who is serving as a member of the New Mexico Senate since 2019. She was appointed in January 2019 to succeed Cisco McSorley following his resignation and was re-elected in the 2020 election.
William B. Pratt was an American physician and politician who served as a member of the New Mexico House of Representatives from 2018 until his death in 2019.
Javier Martínez is an American attorney,activist,and politician serving as a member of the New Mexico House of Representatives from the 11th district,which includes Bernalillo County,New Mexico.
The 2022 United States House of Representatives elections in New Mexico were held on November 8,2022,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 will coincide with the New Mexico gubernatorial election,as well as other elections to the U.S. House of Representatives,elections to the U.S. Senate,and various state and local elections.
The 2022 New Mexico gubernatorial election took place on November 8,2022,to elect the governor and lieutenant governor of New Mexico. The election will coincide with various other federal and state elections. Primary elections were held on June 7.
Notes
Citations
Sources