Sisto A. Abeyta
Sisto Abeyta was a 2014 Democratic candidate for District 10 of the New Mexico House of Representatives.
Biography
Abeyta attended the University of New Mexico. His professional experience includes serving as Chief of Staff to the Chairman of the Senate Education Committee as a small business consultant.[1]
Campaign themes
2014
Abeyta's campaign website highlighted the following issues:[1]
- Excerpt: "Sisto wants to serve as the next state representative from District 10 because he believes his time as an activist in our community has provided him the skills as the best candidate to move our community forward and begin a fresh start with new ideas that emerge from our communities’ values. Sisto understands whether you live in San Jose, Kirtland Addition, Pajarito, Los Padillas, Siesta Hills, South International District or Mesa Del Sol that we have an extremely diverse community which has many unmet needs ranging from depleted infrastructure to deficiencies in adequate funding for educational programs which will assure our children’s success. Sisto will use his knowledge and experiences to carry messages of our communities to Santa Fe, he will stand with his fellow Democrats to support legislation that improves our quality of life, including developing a world class education for our children."
Elections
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. G. Andres Romero defeated Randy Saavedra and Sisto A. Abeyta in the Democratic primary. Robert Schiller ran as an independent candidate. Romero defeated Schiller in the general election.[2][3]
Party | Candidate | Vote % | Votes | |
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Democratic | ![]() |
58.1% | 2,463 | |
Republican | Robert Schiller | 41.9% | 1,779 | |
Total Votes | 4,242 |
Candidate | Vote % | Votes |
---|---|---|
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51% | 619 |
Randy Saavedra | 26.7% | 324 |
Sisto A. Abeyta | 22.3% | 270 |
Total Votes | 1,213 |
Recent news
This section links to a Google news search for the term "Sisto + Abeyta + New + Mexico + House"
See also
- New Mexico House of Representatives
- New Mexico State Legislature
- New Mexico House of Representatives elections, 2014
- New Mexico House of Representatives District 10
External links
- Sisto Abeyta on Facebook
- Biography from Project Vote Smart
- New Mexico Secretary of State, 2014 Primary Election Candidate List
Footnotes