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John L. Zimmerman
John L. Zimmerman is a former Republican member of the New Mexico House of Representatives, representing District 39 from 2015 to 2017.
He was a 2012 candidate for District 39 of the New Mexico House of Representatives.
Committee assignments
2015 legislative session
At the beginning of the 2015 legislative session, Zimmerman served on the following committees:
| New Mexico committee assignments, 2015 |
|---|
| • Appropriations and Finance |
| • Health |
Campaign themes
2014
Zimmerman's campaign website highlighted the following issues:[1]
Promote Economic Growth
- Excerpt: "John will fight to keep taxes low and reduce unnecessary job-killing regulation to make New Mexico competitive with its neighboring states."
Driver's Licenses for Illegal Immigrants
- Excerpt: "New Mexico has become a hub for illegal activity because of this flawed law. John supports issuing NM Driver Licenses to U.S. Citizens only."
Improve Education
- Excerpt: "John supports ending the practice social promotion – allowing students to move on to the next grade level before they have mastered basic skills like reading."
Support Our Veterans
- Excerpt: "As a veteran, John will fight to stop closure of veterans’ facilities and will work to obtain additional funding for PTSD."
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
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.
Rodolpho Martinez defeated incumbent John L. Zimmerman in the New Mexico House of Representatives District 39 general election.[2][3]
| New Mexico House of Representatives District 39, General Election, 2016 | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Party | Candidate | Vote % | Votes | |
| Democratic |  Rodolpho Martinez |
51.12% | 5,103 | |
| Republican | John L. Zimmerman Incumbent | 48.88% | 4,880 | |
| Total Votes | 9,983 | |||
| Source: New Mexico Secretary of State | ||||
Rodolpho Martinez ran unopposed in the New Mexico House of Representatives District 39 Democratic primary.[4]
| New Mexico House of Representatives District 39, Democratic Primary, 2016 | ||
|---|---|---|
| Party | Candidate | |
| Democratic | Rodolpho Martinez (unopposed) | |
Incumbent John L. Zimmerman ran unopposed in the New Mexico House of Representatives District 39 Republican primary.[5]
| New Mexico House of Representatives District 39, Republican Primary, 2016 | ||
|---|---|---|
| Party | Candidate | |
| Republican | John L. Zimmerman Incumbent (unopposed) | |
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. Incumbent Rodolpho Martinez was unopposed in the Democratic primary, while John L. Zimmerman was unopposed in the Republican primary. Zimmerman defeated Martinez in the general election.[6][7]
| Party | Candidate | Vote % | Votes | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Republican | John Zimmerman Incumbent |
52.5% | 3,611 | |
| Democratic | Rodolpho Martinez | 47.5% | 3,267 | |
| Total Votes | 6,878 | |||
2012
Zimmerman ran in the 2012 election for New Mexico House of Representatives District 39. He ran unopposed in the Republican primary on June 5, 2012. Incumbent Rodolpho Martinez (D) ran unopposed in the Democratic primary. He was defeated by Martinez in the general election, which took place on November 6, 2012.[8][9]
| Party | Candidate | Vote % | Votes | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Democratic | Rodolpho Martinez Incumbent |
52.2% | 5,135 | |
| Republican | John L. Zimmerman | 47.8% | 4,705 | |
| Total Votes | 9,840 | |||
Campaign finance summary
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Scorecards
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2016
- Conservation Voters New Mexico: 2015-2016 Scorecard
- Legislators are scored on environmental and conservation issues.
- Rio Grande Foundation: NM Freedom Index 2016
- Legislators are scored on their votes on bills relating to economic issues.
- Legislators are scored on their votes on conservative issues.
2015
| To view all the scorecards we found for this legislator in 2015, click [show]. |
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In 2015, the 52nd New Mexico State Legislature, first session, was in session from January 20 through March 21.[10]
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Personal
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John and his wife, Mary, have six children and 10 grandchildren.[11]
Recent news
The link below is to the most recent stories in a Google news search for "John + Zimmerman + New Mexico + House"
- All stories may not be relevant to this legislator due to the nature of the search engine.
See also
- New Mexico House of Representatives
- House Committees
- New Mexico State Legislature
- New Mexico state legislative districts
External links
- Profile from Open States
- Official campaign website
- OpenSecrets
- Biography from Project Vote Smart
- Campaign contributions via OpenSecrets
Footnotes
- ↑ Vote John Zimmerman, "Main page," accessed September 15, 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, "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
- ↑ 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)
- ↑ Cite error: Invalid
<ref>tag; no text was provided for refs namedlegis - ↑ The Grant County Beat, "John Zimmerman, candidate for NM House District 39," accessed September 13, 2012
| Political offices | ||
|---|---|---|
| Preceded by Rodolpho Martinez (D) |
New Mexico House of Representatives - District 39 2015-2017 |
Succeeded by Rodolpho Martinez (D) |
