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Benny Shendo
2013 - Present
2028
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Benny Shendo (Democratic Party) (also known as Junior) is a member of the New Mexico State Senate, representing District 22. He assumed office in 2013. His current term ends on December 31, 2028.
Shendo (Democratic Party) ran for re-election to the New Mexico State Senate to represent District 22. He won in the general election on November 5, 2024.
Biography
Shendo earned his B.S. in business from the University of Colorado at Boulder in 1987. His professional experience includes working as the assistant dean of students at Stanford University from 1994 to 1997, as the 1st and 2nd lieutenant governor of the Pueblo of Jemez, as the senior manager of Native American programs at the University of New Mexico from 1997 to 2004, as the cabinent secretary for the New Mexico Department of Indian Affairs from 2004 to 2007, and as the vice president of business development at Notah Begay III Consulting.[1]
Committee assignments
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2023-2024
Shendo was assigned to the following committees:
- Committees' Committee
- Indian, Rural & Cultural Affairs Committee
- Tax, Business & Transportation Committee, Chair
2021-2022
Shendo was assigned to the following committees:
- Committees' Committee
- Indian, Rural & Cultural Affairs Committee
- Tax, Business & Transportation Committee, Chair
2019-2020
Shendo was assigned to the following committees:
2017 legislative session
At the beginning of the 2017 legislative session, this legislator served on the following committees:
| New Mexico committee assignments, 2017 |
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| • Corporations and Transportation, Vice chair |
| • Indian and Cultural Affairs |
2015 legislative session
At the beginning of the 2015 legislative session, Shendo served on the following committees:
| New Mexico committee assignments, 2015 |
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| • Conservation, Vice chair |
| • Indian and Cultural Affairs |
2013-2014
In the 2013-2014 legislative session, Shendo served on the following committees:
| New Mexico committee assignments, 2013 |
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| • Conservation, Vice chair |
| • Indian and Cultural Affairs |
Sponsored legislation
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Elections
2024
See also: New Mexico State Senate elections, 2024
General election
General election for New Mexico State Senate District 22
Incumbent Benny Shendo won election in the general election for New Mexico State Senate District 22 on November 5, 2024.
Candidate | % | Votes | ||
| ✔ |  | Benny Shendo (D) | 100.0 | 13,989 |
| Total votes: 13,989 | |||
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Democratic primary election
Democratic primary for New Mexico State Senate District 22
Incumbent Benny Shendo advanced from the Democratic primary for New Mexico State Senate District 22 on June 4, 2024.
Candidate | % | Votes | ||
| ✔ | | Benny Shendo | 100.0 | 2,726 |
| Total votes: 2,726 | |||
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Endorsements
Ballotpedia did not identify endorsements for Shendo in this election.
2020
See also: New Mexico State Senate elections, 2020
General election
General election for New Mexico State Senate District 22
Incumbent Benny Shendo defeated Susan Aguayo in the general election for New Mexico State Senate District 22 on November 3, 2020.
Candidate | % | Votes | ||
| ✔ | | Benny Shendo (D) | 66.5 | 13,255 |
| Susan Aguayo (R) | 33.5 | 6,683 | ||
| Total votes: 19,938 | |||
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Democratic primary election
Democratic primary for New Mexico State Senate District 22
Incumbent Benny Shendo advanced from the Democratic primary for New Mexico State Senate District 22 on June 2, 2020.
Candidate | % | Votes | ||
| ✔ | | Benny Shendo | 100.0 | 5,190 |
| Total votes: 5,190 | |||
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Republican primary election
Republican primary for New Mexico State Senate District 22
Susan Aguayo advanced from the Republican primary for New Mexico State Senate District 22 on June 2, 2020.
Candidate | % | Votes | ||
| ✔ | Susan Aguayo | 100.0 | 1,653 | |
| Total votes: 1,653 | |||
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2016
- See also: New Mexico State Senate elections, 2016
Elections for the New Mexico State Senate took place in 2016. The primary election took place on June 7, 2016, and the general election was held on November 8, 2016. The candidate filing deadline was March 8, 2016.
Incumbent Benny Shendo ran unopposed in the New Mexico State Senate District 22 general election.[2][3]
| New Mexico State Senate District 22, General Election, 2016 | ||||
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| Party | Candidate | Vote % | Votes | |
| Democratic |  Benny Shendo Incumbent (unopposed) |
100.00% | 12,472 | |
| Total Votes | 12,472 | |||
| Source: New Mexico Secretary of State | ||||
Incumbent Benny Shendo defeated Sandra Jeff in the New Mexico State Senate District 22 Democratic primary.[4]
| New Mexico State Senate District 22, Democratic Primary, 2016 | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Party | Candidate | Vote % | Votes | |
| Democratic | Benny Shendo Incumbent |
63.17% | 3,554 | |
| Democratic | Sandra Jeff | 36.83% | 2,072 | |
| Total Votes | 5,626 | |||
2012
- See also: New Mexico State Senate elections, 2012
Shendo ran in the 2012 election for New Mexico State Senate District 22. He defeated Anthony Begay, Joshua Madalena, and incumbent Lynda Lovejoy in the Democratic primary on June 5, 2012. He was unchallenged in the general election, which took place on November 6, 2012.[5][6]
| Party | Candidate | Vote % | Votes | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Democratic | Benny J. Shendo Jr. |
100% | 12,051 | |
| Total Votes | 12,051 | |||
| Candidate | Vote % | Votes |
|---|---|---|
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Benny J. Shendo Jr. |
40.9% | 1,989 |
| Lynda M. Lovejoy Incumbent | 36.5% | 1,776 |
| Joshua Madalena | 15.5% | 752 |
| Anthony Begay | 7.2% | 349 |
| Total Votes | 4,866 | |
Campaign themes
2024
Ballotpedia survey responses
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2020
Benny Shendo did not complete Ballotpedia's 2020 Candidate Connection survey.
Campaign finance summary
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Scorecards
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2024
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In 2024, the New Mexico State Legislature was in session from January 16 to February 15. A special session was held on July 18, 2024.
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2023
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In 2023, the New Mexico State Legislature was in session from January 17 to March 18.
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2022
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In 2022, the New Mexico State Legislature was in session from January 18 to February 17.
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2021
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In 2021, the New Mexico State Legislature was in session from January 19 to March 20.
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2020
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In 2020, the New Mexico State Legislature was in session from January 21 to February 20.
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2019
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In 2019, the New Mexico State Legislature was in session from January 15 through March 16.
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2018
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In 2018, the 53rd New Mexico State Legislature, second session, was in session from January 16 through February 15.
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2017
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In 2017, the 53rd New Mexico State Legislature, first session, was in session from January 17 through March 18, 2018.
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2016
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2015
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In 2015, the 52nd New Mexico State Legislature, first session, was in session from January 20 through March 21.[7]
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2014
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In 2014, the 51st New Mexico State Legislature, second session, was in session from January 21 through February 20.[7]
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2013
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In 2013, the 51st New Mexico State Legislature, first session, was in session from January 15 to March 16.[7]
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See also
2024 Elections
External links
Footnotes
- ↑ Benny Shendo, "Meet the candidate," accessed June 27, 2017
- ↑ New Mexico Secretary of State, "2016 general election contest/candidate list," accessed August 18, 2016
- ↑ New Mexico Secretary of State, "Official Results General Election - November 8, 2016," accessed November 29, 2016
- ↑ New Mexico Secretary of State, "2016 Primary Election Contest/Candidate List," accessed March 10, 2016
- ↑ New Mexico Secretary of State, "Official Primary Results," accessed April 15, 2014
- ↑ New Mexico Secretary of State, "2012 Primary Candidate List," accessed May 12, 2014(Archived)
- ↑ 7.0 7.1 7.2 New Mexico Legislature, "Session dates," accessed July 9, 2014
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New Mexico State Senate District 22 2013-Present |
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