Lorenzo Archibeque Larrañaga[1] (December 31, 1937 – October 9, 2018) was a Republican member of the New Mexico House of Representatives, representing the 27th District since 1995. He served on the House Agriculture and Water Resources committee, Appropriations and Finance committee and Rules and Order of Business committee.[2]

Representative
Lorenzo Larry Larrañaga
Member of the New Mexico House of Representatives
from the 27th district
In office
January 15, 1995 – October 1, 2018
Personal details
Born(1937-12-31)December 31, 1937
near Encino, New Mexico
DiedOctober 9, 2018(2018-10-09) (aged 80)
Albuquerque, New Mexico
Political partyRepublican
ResidenceAlbuquerque, New Mexico
OccupationCivil Engineer

He attended the University of New Mexico where he attained his masters and bachelor's degrees in engineering and civil engineering. He served in the United States Army.[3] Larrañaga was the retired owner of a ranching company.[2] He also worked as an engineer for the State of New Mexico in the highways department, also serving as Secretary of Highways in 1982. He was Deputy Chief Administrator for the City of Albuquerque from 1987 to 1988.[4]

He lived in Albuquerque and was married with two children.[2] Larrañaga resigned from the House of Representatives and his re-election campaign on October 1, 2018, due to health problems (probable Creutzfeldt-Jakob disease), and died just over a week later on October 9, 2018.[5][6]

Lorenzo is a descendant of Cristoval Larrañaga, Military Surgeon.

References

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  1. ^ "Lorenzo Larranaga Obituary (2018) Albuquerque Journal". Legacy.com.
  2. ^ a b c "State Representative Larry A. Larraaga | New Mexico | onPolitix". Newmexico.onpolitix.com. Archived from the original on 2013-07-30. Retrieved 2013-07-30.
  3. ^ "Alumni Award Recipients, 2017". Unmalumni.com. Retrieved 2018-10-11.
  4. ^ Who's who in the West: A Biographical Dictionary of Noteworthy Men and Women ... - Google Books. Marquis-Who's Who. 2004. ISBN 9780837909356. Retrieved 2013-07-30 – via Google Books.
  5. ^ "Former State Rep. Larry Larranaga released from hospital, family says". Albuquerque, New Mexico: KRQE. October 4, 2018. Archived from the original on December 30, 2018. Retrieved October 30, 2023 – via Wayback Machine.
  6. ^ "Former state Rep. Larrañaga dies". 10 October 2018.
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