Raymond G. Sanchez
| Raymond G. Sanchez | |
|---|---|
| Born | September 22, 1941 Albuquerque, New Mexico, USA |
| Nationality | American |
| Occupation | Lawyer, politician |
Raymond G. Sanchez (born September 22, 1941) is an American lawyer who was a long-time member of the New Mexico House of Representatives.
Early years
Raymond G. Sanchez was born in Albuquerque, New Mexico, on September 22, 1941.[1] He attended the University of New Mexico where he obtained a BA in Government (1964), and then a JD from the School of Law (1967).[1][2]
Political career
Sanchez was elected to the New Mexico House of Representatives for district 15, North Valley: Bernalillo, in 1971. He held office until 2000.[3] Sanchez and Walter K. Martinez were leaders of the liberal "Mama Lucy Gang".[4][lower-alpha 1] This group controlled the house and prevented conservative "Cowboy Democrats" from the ranching areas in the south of the state from controlling the main committees.[6] In the 1982 election the liberal Democrats formed a solid majority of the forty seven Democrat members, and Sanchez was elected speaker without opposition from the Cowboys.[7] Sanchez was speaker of the house for sixteen years.[2] In 2000 Raymond Sanchez failed to be reelected to the house, losing to the newcomer John Sánchez, a Republican. The defeat may have been partly due to voters being confused by the names.[8]
Later career
After leaving office Sanchez returned to practicing the law, mainly working on government relations and personal injury.[2] Sanchez became a president of the regents of the University of New Mexico. His younger brother is Michael Sanchez, majority leader of the New Mexico Senate. In the 2010s Sanchez was working as a lobbyist at the New Mexico legislature for clients such as Virgin Galactic.[9] In 2013 as lobbyist for two Albuquerque cab companies Sanchez was critical of a bill that would open up competition in the industry.[10]
References
Notes
- ↑ The Mama Lucies were named after Mama Lucy, a lady who ran a coffee shop and helped out poor students at New Mexico Highlands University in Las Vegas, Nevada. A group of future state legislators were at the university at the time, and learned from Mama Lucy's compassionate example.[5]
Citations
- ↑ 1.0 1.1 Raymond Sanchez's Biography, votesmart.
- ↑ 2.0 2.1 2.2 Raymond G. Sanchez, Sanchez, Mowrer & Desiderio.
- ↑ Representative Raymond Sanchez – (D), NM Legislature.
- ↑ Sharp & Sharp 1997, p. 15.
- ↑ Martinez 2009, p. 126.
- ↑ Kousser 2005, p. 62.
- ↑ Kousser 2005, p. 63.
- ↑ Little & Ogle 2006, p. 355.
- ↑ Robertson 2013.
- ↑ Fluharty 2013.
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