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Harvey Yates Jr.
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| Harvey Yates Jr. | |
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| Organization: | Republican Party of New Mexico |
| Role: | National committeeman |
| Location: | Albuquerque, N.M. |
| Website: | Official website |
Harvey Yates Jr. is the national committeeman for the Republican Party of New Mexico (RPNM). He previously served as the chair of the RPNM from 2009 to 2010.
Career
Yates is the grandson of Martin Yates Jr., one of the earliest commercial oil well operators in New Mexico. The Yates family continues to operate a number of oil companies in New Mexico and has been ranked among the nation's wealthiest families by Forbes.[1][2]
Yates is the president of Cibola Energy Corporation and Jalapeno Corporation, oil exploration companies based in Albuquerque, New Mexico.[3][4][5]
Political activity
Yates served as the chair of the Republican Party of New Mexico (RPNM) from 2009 to 2010. Under his leadership, Republicans gained control of the governor's office, the secretary of state's office, four additional seats in the New Mexico House of Representatives, and one additional congressional seat. Yates did not seek re-election to the chairmanship, stating, “I’m not sure that my best use at this point is to work through the party, I’ve done what I feel I could do for the party. There are certainly other folks in the party who have a great leadership capacity and other qualities.”[5][6]
Yates was elected to a four-year term as the RPNM national committeeman to the Republican National Committee (RNC) at the party's state convention on May 21, 2016. During the convention, Yates expressed his support for Republican candidates and his desire to increase access to RNC resources in New Mexico.[6]
Yates previously served on the board of New Mexico Turn Around, a conservative political action committee. In 2012, Yates published Governor Richardson and Crony Capitalism, a critical examination of former Governor of New Mexico Bill Richardson (D).[1][7]
Political contributions
Yates donated $25,000 to the 2010 gubernatorial campaign of Governor of New Mexico Susana Martinez (R). During the 2012 presidential election, Yates contributed $30,000 to former Republican presidential nominee Mitt Romney and $20,000 to the Republican National Committee. In the 2014 election cycle, Yates' business interests contributed thousands of dollars to Congressman Steve Pearce (R-N.M.) and Republican candidates across New Mexico.[1]
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Footnotes
- ↑ 1.0 1.1 1.2 Santa Fe New Mexican, "Oilman’s feud with top adviser to governor heats up," October 4, 2014
- ↑ Forbes, "#109 Yates family," accessed May 26, 2016
- ↑ Crosswinds, "The 25 Richest People in New Mexico," October 1996
- ↑ Whereorg.com, "Cibola Energy Corp.," accessed May 26, 2016
- ↑ 5.0 5.1 NMPolitics.net, "Yates reflects on GOP’s 2010 success," December 1, 2010
- ↑ 6.0 6.1 New Mexico Political Report, "Yates wins national Republican party spot," May 21, 2016
- ↑ NMPolitics.net, "PAC tied to GOP leaders gave cash to Dem primary candidates," May 30, 2010
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