Lieutenant Governor of New Mexico
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Lieutenant Governor of New Mexico is an official in the state of New Mexico
that ranks just below the Governor of New Mexico. The current lieutenant governor is John Sanchez.
New Mexico
New Mexico is a state located in the southwest and western regions of the United States. New Mexico is also usually considered one of the Mountain States. With a population density of 16 per square mile, New Mexico is the sixth-most sparsely inhabited U.S...
that ranks just below the Governor of New Mexico. The current lieutenant governor is John Sanchez.
Partial list of Lieutenant Governors of New Mexico
- 1947-1951 Joseph MontoyaJoseph MontoyaJoseph Manuel Montoya was a Democratic U.S. Senator for the State of New Mexico from 1964 until 1977.-Education:...
(Dem) - 1951-1955 Tiba J. Chavez (Dem)
- 1955-1957 Joseph MontoyaJoseph MontoyaJoseph Manuel Montoya was a Democratic U.S. Senator for the State of New Mexico from 1964 until 1977.-Education:...
(Dem) - 1959-1961 Edward V. Mead (Dem)
- 1961-1962 Tom BolackTom BolackThomas Felix "Tom" Bolack was a New Mexico businessman and politician, who served as the 20th Governor of New Mexico for 32 days in 1962-63.Bolack was a self-educated oilman who learned geology from correspondence courses...
(Rep) - 1963-1967 Mack EasleyMack EasleyMack Easley was an American politician and judge in New MexicoBorn in Tahlequah, Oklahoma, he moved to Hobbs, New Mexico in 1947, after graduating from the University of Oklahoma Law School...
(Dem) - 1967-1971 E. Lee Francis (Rep)
- 1971-1975 Roberto MondragónRoberto MondragonRoberto A. Mondragon is a New Mexico politician and activist. He was the Green Party candidate for Governor of New Mexico in 1994, receiving 10.4% of the vote , and coming third, behind winner Gary Johnson and incumbent Democrat Bruce King...
(Dem) - 1975-1979 Robert E. Ferguson (Dem)
- 1979-1983 Roberto MondragónRoberto MondragonRoberto A. Mondragon is a New Mexico politician and activist. He was the Green Party candidate for Governor of New Mexico in 1994, receiving 10.4% of the vote , and coming third, behind winner Gary Johnson and incumbent Democrat Bruce King...
(Dem) - 1983-1987 Mike Runnels (Dem)
- 1987-1991 Jack Stahl (Rep)
- 1991-1995 Casey Luna (Dem)
- 1995-2003 Walter Bradley (Rep)
- 2003-2011 Diane DenishDiane DenishDiane Daniels Denish is an American politician, who was the 30th Lieutenant Governor of New Mexico. She was elected in 2002, running on the same ticket as Governor Bill Richardson, and was re-elected in 2006...
(Dem) - 2011- John SanchezJohn SanchezJohn A. Sanchez is an American politician and, as of January 1, 2011, the 31st Lieutenant Governor of New Mexico by winning the primary election on June 1, 2010, and the general election on November 2, 2010.-Biography:...
(Rep)