Shannon D. Pinto | |
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Member of the New Mexico Senate from the 3rd district | |
Assumed office July 25, 2019 | |
Nominated by | Michelle Lujan Grisham |
Preceded by | John Pinto |
Personal details | |
Born | Tohatchi,New Mexico,U.S. |
Political party | Democratic |
Relations | John Pinto (grandfather) |
Education | Southwestern Indian Polytechnic Institute (AS) University of New Mexico (BBA) |
Shannon D. Pinto is an American politician serving as a member of the New Mexico Senate. A member of the Democratic Party,Pinto represents the 3rd district,which includes Shiprock,New Mexico and part of Navajo Nation. [1] [2] [3]
A member of Navajo Nation,Pinto was born and raised in Tohatchi,New Mexico. She earned an Associate's degree in Business from the Southwestern Indian Polytechnic Institute and a Bachelor of Business Administration from the University of New Mexico. [4]
After the death of her grandfather,John Pinto,Shannon was appointed by Governor Michelle Lujan Grisham to fill his vacant seat in the New Mexico Senate. [5] [6] The elder Pinto had served in the Senate from 1977 until 2019,when he died at the age of 94. [7] The district,Senate District 3,is largely rural and predominantly Native American;it stretches from Gallup to Shiprock. [7]
She took office on July 25,2019.
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