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Bealquin Bill Gomez
Bealquin Gomez (Democratic Party) (also known as Bill) was a member of the New Mexico House of Representatives, representing District 34. He assumed office in 2015. He left office on December 31, 2018.
Gomez (Democratic Party) ran for election to the New Mexico House of Representatives to represent District 34. He lost in the Democratic primary on June 2, 2020.
Biography
Gomez earned his B.A and his M.A. in agricultural economics and business from New Mexico State University. His professional experience includes working as a professor at New Mexico State University and as a rural development specialist for over 27 years.[1] He also served as vice chairman of the Doña Ana County Democratic Party.[1]
Committee assignments
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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| • Agriculture & Water Resources, Chair |
| • Business & Industry |
2015 legislative session
At the beginning of the 2015 legislative session, Gomez served on the following committees:
| New Mexico committee assignments, 2015 |
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| • Agriculture, Water and Wildlife |
| • Transportation and Public Works |
Sponsored legislation
The following table lists bills this person sponsored as a legislator, according to BillTrack50 and sorted by action history. Bills are sorted by the date of their last action. The following list may not be comprehensive. To see all bills this legislator sponsored, click on the legislator's name in the title of the table.
Elections
2020
See also: New Mexico House of Representatives elections, 2020
General election
General election for New Mexico House of Representatives District 34
Incumbent Raymundo Lara defeated Dawn Ladd in the general election for New Mexico House of Representatives District 34 on November 3, 2020.
Candidate | % | Votes | ||
| ✔ |  | Raymundo Lara (D) | 65.9 | 6,179 |
| Dawn Ladd (R) | 34.1 | 3,201 | ||
| Total votes: 9,380 | |||
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Democratic primary election
Democratic primary for New Mexico House of Representatives District 34
Incumbent Raymundo Lara defeated Bealquin Gomez in the Democratic primary for New Mexico House of Representatives District 34 on June 2, 2020.
Candidate | % | Votes | ||
| ✔ | | Raymundo Lara | 61.3 | 925 |
 | Bealquin Gomez | 38.7 | 583 | |
| Total votes: 1,508 | |||
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Republican primary election
Republican primary for New Mexico House of Representatives District 34
Dawn Ladd advanced from the Republican primary for New Mexico House of Representatives District 34 on June 2, 2020.
Candidate | % | Votes | ||
| ✔ | Dawn Ladd | 100.0 | 489 | |
| Total votes: 489 | |||
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2018
General election
General election for New Mexico House of Representatives District 34
Raymundo Lara won election in the general election for New Mexico House of Representatives District 34 on November 6, 2018.
Candidate | % | Votes | ||
| ✔ | | Raymundo Lara (D) | 100.0 | 4,635 |
| Total votes: 4,635 | |||
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Democratic primary election
Democratic primary for New Mexico House of Representatives District 34
Raymundo Lara defeated incumbent Bealquin Gomez in the Democratic primary for New Mexico House of Representatives District 34 on June 5, 2018.
Candidate | % | Votes | ||
| ✔ | | Raymundo Lara | 51.2 | 592 |
| Bealquin Gomez | 48.8 | 564 | |
| Total votes: 1,156 | |||
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2016
Elections for the New Mexico House of Representatives 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 Bealquin Bill Gomez ran unopposed in the New Mexico House of Representatives District 34 general election.[2][3]
| New Mexico House of Representatives District 34, General Election, 2016 | ||||
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| Party | Candidate | Vote % | Votes | |
| Democratic |  Bealquin Bill Gomez Incumbent (unopposed) |
100.00% | 5,757 | |
| Total Votes | 5,757 | |||
| Source: New Mexico Secretary of State | ||||
Incumbent Bealquin Bill Gomez defeated Raymundo Lara and Paul C. Maxwell in the New Mexico House of Representatives District 34 Democratic primary.[4]
| New Mexico House of Representatives District 34, Democratic Primary, 2016 | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Party | Candidate | Vote % | Votes | |
| Democratic | Bealquin Bill Gomez Incumbent |
44.93% | 767 | |
| Democratic | Raymundo Lara | 32.69% | 558 | |
| Democratic | Paul C. Maxwell | 22.38% | 382 | |
| Total Votes | 1,707 | |||
2014
Elections for the New Mexico House of Representatives took place in 2014. A primary election took place on June 3, 2014, and a general election took place on November 4, 2014. The signature filing deadline for candidates wishing to run in this election was February 4, 2014. Bealquin Bill Gomez defeated incumbent Mary Helen Garcia and Christian Lira in the Democratic primary. Gomez was unchallenged in the general election.[5][6]
| Candidate | Vote % | Votes |
|---|---|---|
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Bealquin Bill Gomez |
47.8% | 410 |
| Mary Helen Garcia Incumbent | 46% | 394 |
| Christian Lira | 6.2% | 53 |
| Total Votes | 857 | |
Campaign themes
2020
Ballotpedia survey responses
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2016
Gomez's campaign website highlighted the following issues:
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2014
In an article with the Albuquerque Journal, Gomez said he ran for the following reasons:[1]
- Excerpt: "As someone who has worked in the agricultural industry and education in the state for most of my adult life, the issues and problems of farmers and families are very important. New Mexico has some of the richest histories and traditions and we must constantly strive to preserve our way of life. We need to support agriculture, family and education to allow our state and its citizens to reach their full potential without compromising our heritage and values. We must find ways to create good-paying jobs to keep our children in state. We must protect water rights for our citizens."
Campaign finance summary
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Scorecards
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2018
In 2018, the 53rd New Mexico State Legislature, second session, was in session from January 16 through February 15.
- Legislators are scored on environmental and conservation issues.
- Legislators are scored on their votes on bills relating to economic issues.
- Legislators are scored on their votes on conservative issues.
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.[9]
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See also
2020 Elections
External links
- Official campaign website
- Profile from Open States
- Bealquin Bill Gomez on Facebook
- Campaign contributions via OpenSecrets
Footnotes
- ↑ 1.0 1.1 1.2 www.abqjournal.com/, "House District 34 (D) – Bealquin “Bill” Gomez," accessed May 14, 2014
- ↑ 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 Results Primary Election - June 3, 2014," accessed July 7, 2014
- ↑ New Mexico State Legislature, "2014 Primary Election Candidates," accessed May 13, 2014
- ↑ Note: This text is quoted verbatim from the original source. Any inconsistencies are attributable to the original source.
- ↑ Bealquin Bill Gomez, "Issues," accessed May 16, 2016
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| Political offices | ||
|---|---|---|
| Preceded by Mary Helen Garcia (D) |
New Mexico House of Representatives - District 34 2015-2019 |
Succeeded by Raymundo Lara (D) |
