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Fabian Chavez Jr. (August 31, 1924 – January 20, 2013) was an American politician in the state of New Mexico and Majority Leader of the New Mexico Senate .
Biography
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Chavez was born in 1924 in Wagon Mound, New Mexico , one of 10 children. He graduated from Santa Fe High School and served in World War II . Chavez later attended St. Michael's College and the University of New Mexico .[1] [2] [3] Chavez was elected as a Democrat to the New Mexico House of Representatives in 1950 and to the New Mexico Senate in 1956, becoming Majority Leader in 1961 and serving until 1965.[4]
Chavez was the Democratic nominee for Governor of New Mexico in the 1968 election , losing to incumbent David Cargo by 3,000 votes.[5] He also mounted unsuccessful campaigns for U.S. Congress in 1964 and 1970 and Governor in 1982 .[6] After his defeat, he served as New Mexico Director of Tourism from 1971–75 and Director of Development from 1975–77.[3] Chavez served as United States Assistant Secretary of Commerce for Tourism under President Jimmy Carter .[7]
Chavez died on January 20, 2013, at the age of 88, after a short illness.[2]
Personal life
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Chavez and his wife, Coral Jeanne Rustenbach, were married 54 years before her death in 2006.[3] They had one child, Christine J. Chavez Barrett, two grandchildren, and nine great grandchildren[2]
References
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^ a b c "Fabian Chavez Obituary" . The Santa Fe New Mexican . Retrieved December 17, 2016 .
^ a b c Richard McCord (2009). Santa Fe Living Treasures: Our Elders, Our Hearts . Sunstone Press. p. 56. ISBN 978-0-86534-720-5 .
^ "Senate Mourns Passing of Fabian Chavez, Jr" . New Mexico Senate . January 21, 2013. Retrieved December 17, 2016 .
^ Terrell, Steve (January 20, 2013). "R.I.P. Fabian Chavez" . Roundhouse Roundup. Retrieved December 17, 2016 .
^ "Chavez, Jr., Fabian" . Our Campaigns. Retrieved December 17, 2016 .
^ "Department of Commerce Nomination of Fabian Chavez, ]r., To Be an Assistant Secretary" . American Presidency Project. April 14, 1977. Retrieved December 17, 2016 .
R e t r i e v e d f r o m " https://en.wikipedia.org/w/index.php?title=Fabian_Chavez_Jr.&oldid=1196580676 "
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