Tomás E. Salazar (born October 2, 1943 in Chapelle, New Mexico) is an American politician who served as a member of the New Mexico House of Representatives from January 15, 2013 to January 19, 2021.
Tomás Salazar | |
|---|---|
| Member of the New Mexico House of Representatives from the 70th district | |
| In office January 15, 2013 – January 19, 2021 | |
| Preceded by | Richard Vigil |
| Succeeded by | Ambrose Castellano |
| Personal details | |
| Born | October 27, 1943 San Miguel County, New Mexico, U.S. |
| Political party | Democratic |
| Residence | Las Vegas, New Mexico |
| Education | New Mexico Highlands University (BS) University of Montana (MA) University of New Mexico (PhD) |
Education
editSalazar earned a Bachelor of Science degree in mathematics from New Mexico Highlands University, his Master of Arts in the mathematics from the University of Montana, and his PhD in mathematics from the University of New Mexico.
Elections
edit- 2012 Salazar challenged District 70 incumbent Democratic Representative Richard Vigil in the June 5, 2012 Democratic Primary, winning with 2,526 votes (55.3%) against Representative Vigil,[1] and was unopposed for the November 6, 2012 General election, winning with 8,441 votes.[2]
References
edit- ^ "Canvass of Returns of Primary Election Held on June 5, 2012 – State of New Mexico" (PDF). Santa Fe, New Mexico: Secretary of State of New Mexico. p. 4. Retrieved February 10, 2014.
- ^ "Canvass of Returns of General Election Held on November 6, 2012 – State of New Mexico" (PDF). Santa Fe, New Mexico: Secretary of State of New Mexico. p. 9. Retrieved February 10, 2014.
External links
edit- Official page at the New Mexico Legislature
- Profile at Vote Smart
- Tomas E. Salazar at Ballotpedia
- Tomas E. Salazar at the National Institute on Money in State Politics
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