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John A. Sanchez
John A. Sanchez (b. 1963, in Albuquerque, New Mexico) was the 29th lieutenant governor of New Mexico. Sanchez was elected on the Republican ticket with Gov. Susana Martinez on November 2, 2010.[1] Sanchez won re-election in 2014.[2] He was ineligible to run for a third term in 2018 due to term limits.
Sanchez was first elected to public office in 1997 as a councilman in Los Ranchos, New Mexico.[1][3] He served as the District 15 member of the New Mexico House of Representatives from 2000 to 2002, and he made unsuccessful bids for governor in 2002 and the U.S. Senate in 2012.[3][4]
Biography
Sanchez grew up in Albuquerque, New Mexico. According to his office biography, Sanchez's family had a history of political involvement that began in 1860 when his great-great-grandfather served as a legislator for the territory.[1] He and his wife, Debra Sanchez, founded Right Way Roofing, which won the Small Business of the Year award from the Albuquerque Hispano Chamber of Commerce twice.[3]
In 2004, Sanchez served as the southwest regional chair for George W. Bush's (R) presidential campaign.[3] He was named by Governing magazine as a top state Republican official to watch in 2013.[5]
Elections
2018
Sanchez was not able to file for re-election due to term limits.
2014
Sanchez ran for re-election as lieutenant governor of New Mexico in 2014. Sanchez was uncontested in the primary election on June 3, 2014. The general election took place on November 4, 2014.[6]
Results
General election
| Governor and Lieutenant Governor of New Mexico, 2014 | ||||
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| Party | Candidate | Vote % | Votes | |
| Republican |  Susana Martinez/John A. Sanchez Incumbent |
57.2% | 293,443 | |
| Democrat | Gary King/Debra Haaland | 42.8% | 219,362 | |
| Total Votes | 512,805 | |||
| Election results via New Mexico Secretary of State | ||||
2012
On May 24, 2011, Sanchez announced he would run for the seat that Jeff Bingaman (D) was vacating in the U.S. Senate. “It would be immoral to watch the federal government keep spending more money than it’s taking in,” Sanchez said. “That’s why I’m announcing my candidacy.”[7]
His competition for the GOP nomination consisted of former Congresswoman Heather Wilson and Greg Sowards of Las Cruces. Prior to the June primary, Sanchez dropped out of the race on February 9, 2012.[8]
2010
Sanchez defeated Kent Cravens and Brian Moore in the June 1 primary for lieutenant governor with 39.71% of the vote. He faced Brian S. Colón (D) in the general election on November 2, 2010. Sanchez won the election and was officially sworn in on January 1, 2011, along with Governor Susana Martinez.[9]
Campaign finance summary
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2016 Republican National Convention
- See also: Republican National Convention, 2016
Sanchez was an at-large delegate to the 2016 Republican National Convention from New Mexico. Sanchez was one of 24 delegates from New Mexico bound by state party rules to support Donald Trump at the convention.[10]
Delegate rules
Delegates from New Mexico to the Republican National Convention were elected at a state convention in May 2016. New Mexico delegates were bound for the first ballot at the convention. As of July 2016, New Mexico state law explicitly criminalized the conduct of any delegate who does not vote for the presidential candidate to whom they are pledged. A violation of the delegate's pledge to support that candidate on the first ballot was considered a petty misdemeanor.
New Mexico primary results
| New Mexico Republican Primary, 2016 | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Candidate | Vote % | Votes | Delegates | |
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Donald Trump |
70.7% | 73,887 | 24 | |
| Ted Cruz | 13.3% | 13,911 | 0 | |
| John Kasich | 7.6% | 7,919 | 0 | |
| Jeb Bush | 3.4% | 3,517 | 0 | |
| Ben Carson | 3.7% | 3,825 | 0 | |
| Carly Fiorina | 1.4% | 1,507 | 0 | |
| Totals | 104,566 | 24 | ||
| Source: The New York Times and New Mexico Secretary of State | ||||
Delegate allocation
New Mexico had 24 delegates at the 2016 Republican National Convention. Of this total, nine were district-level delegates (three for each of the state's three congressional districts), and 12 served as at-large delegates. New Mexico's district and at-large delegates were allocated proportionally; a candidate had to win at least 15% of the statewide primary vote in order to be eligible to receive a portion of the state's district and at-large delegates.[11][12]
In addition, three national party leaders (identified on the chart below as RNC delegates) served as bound delegates to the Republican National Convention.[11][12]
See also
| New Mexico | State Executive Elections | News and Analysis |
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- Lieutenant Governor of New Mexico
- Current Governor of New Mexico Susana Martinez
- Lieutenant Governor
External links
- Office of the Lieutenant Governor of New Mexico
- Biography from Project Vote Smart
- John Sanchez on Twitter
- Campaign contributions, 2000-2014
Footnotes
- ↑ 1.0 1.1 1.2 Lieutenant Governor of New Mexico, "Meet Lieutenant Governor John A. Sanchez," accessed January 17, 2013
- ↑ KOB, "2014 New Mexico Election Results," accessed Sept. 7, 2015
- ↑ 3.0 3.1 3.2 3.3 Project Vote Smart, "Biography: John Sanchez," accessed January 17, 2013
- ↑ Washington Post, "John Sanchez drops out of New Mexico Senate race," February 9, 2012
- ↑ Governing, "State Republican Officials to Watch in 2013," February 6, 2013
- ↑ New Mexico Secretary of State, Candidate Portal," accessed February 4, 2014
- ↑ Capitol Report New Mexico, "Sanchez officially jumps into Senate race," May 24, 2011
- ↑ Roll Call, "Republican John Sanchez Drops New Mexico Senate Bid," accessed February 18, 2012
- ↑ Office of the New Mexico Secretary of State, "Canvass of Returns of General Election Held on November 2, 2010 – State of New Mexico," accessed Sept. 7, 2015
- ↑ Republican Party of New Mexico, "National Delegates Elected at RPNM 2016 Quadrennial Convention," accessed June 28, 2016
- ↑ 11.0 11.1 Republican National Committee, "2016 Presidential Nominating Process," accessed October 6, 2015
- ↑ 12.0 12.1 CNN.com, "Republican National Convention roll call vote," accessed July 20, 2016
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