Tomás Salazar

Tomás E. Salazar (born October 2, 1943 in Chapelle, New Mexico) is an American politician and a Democratic member of the New Mexico House of Representatives representing District 70[2] since January 15, 2013.

Tomás Salazar
Member of the New Mexico House of Representatives
from the 70th[1] district
Assumed office
January 15, 2013
Preceded byRichard Vigil
Personal details
Born (1943-10-02) October 2, 1943
Chapelle, New Mexico
NationalityAmerican
Political partyDemocratic
ResidenceLas Vegas, New Mexico
Alma materNew Mexico Highlands University
University of Montana
University of New Mexico

Education

Salazar BS in mathematics from New Mexico Highlands University, his MA in the subject from the University of Montana, and his PhD in it from the University of New Mexico.

Elections
  • 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,[3] and was unopposed for the November 6, 2012 General election, winning with 8,441 votes.[4]

References
  1. "Representative Tomás E. Salazar (D)". Santa Fe, New Mexico: New Mexico Legislature. Retrieved February 10, 2014.
  2. "Tomas Salazar's Biography". Project Vote Smart. Retrieved February 10, 2014.
  3. "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.
  4. "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.


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