HM 87 — REP. NICK L. SALAZAR, IN RECOGNITION

HOUSE MEMORIAL 87 53RD LEGISLATURE - STATE OF NEW MEXICO - SECOND SESSION, 2018 INTRODUCED BY Brian Egolf and Georgene Louis 6 8 10 A MEMORIAL HONORING REPRESENTATIVE NICK L.

145 WHEREAS, after forty-six years as a state representative for district 40, Nick L.

and e t 17 WHEREAS, Representative Salazar was first elected to the w l n d 18 house of representatives in 1972 in a district that covers = = 19 a l parts of Colfax, Mora, Rio Arriba and San Miguel counties;

and i a e r 20 WHEREAS, Representative Salazar is New Mexico's longest- a t m m 21 serving legislator and is among the ten longest-serving members d r e 22 of any legislature in the country;

and c e s k 23 WHEREAS, Representative Salazar is a recognizable figure, e a n b 24 wearing a fresh carnation in his lapel during every legislative u [ session day for the last forty-six years — truly a dapper and .210113.3 genteel gentleman;

and HM 87 WHEREAS, Representative Salazar attended the university Page 1 of New Mexico and the university of California-Santa Barbara;

and WHEREAS, Representative Salazar retired from Los Alamos national laboratory, where he had a career as a fusion and e e 17 thermonuclear researcher, and he remains active as a member of e e n d 18 the Los Alamos national laboratory board;

and = = l ] 19 WHEREAS, Representative Salazar also farms and ranches;

a l r i 20 and t e a t WHEREAS, Representative Salazar was the chair of the house m m 21 e d r e 22 rules and order of business committee from 1999 to 2014 and in c e r c 23 2017 and a member in 2016;

and e a n b 24 WHEREAS, Representative Salazar has been a member of the u [ house agriculture and water resources committee from 2017 to .210113.3 - 2 - 2018 and the house appropriations and finance committee from 1977 to 1978, 1983 to 1984 and 1986 to 2018;

the house health, HM 87 Page 2 government and Indian affairs committee;

and e e 17 WHEREAS, Representative Salazar then began to spearhead a e e n d 18 process to set aside funds each year in the budget to build up = = l ] 19 support services for New Mexico's seniors, and he has been a a l r i 20 strong advocate for senior citizen programs and is proud to t e a t have championed this cause;

and m m 21 e d r e 22 WHEREAS, Native American issues have been at the forefront c e r c 23 of Representative Salazar's support from the beginning of his e a n b 24 legislative tenure;

and u [ WHEREAS, Representative Salazar has been a staunch .210113.3 - 3 - supporter of education throughout his career, supporting funding to advance all of New Mexico's colleges and universities;

and WHEREAS, Representative Salazar's support for education has been most evident in his unfailing, long-term support for northern New Mexico college, formerly northern New Mexico HM 87 Page 3 community college, ensuring adequate funding for the programs and its facilities in both Espanola, New Mexico, and its main constitutional campus in El Rito, New Mexico;

and WHEREAS, Representative Salazar's children are dismayed that their strict father has turned into such a "marshmallow" e e 17 with his three grandchildren and five great-grandchildren;

and e e n d 18 WHEREAS, with his retirement, Representative Salazar will = = l ] 19 end a proud and illustrious career as a public servant;

a l r i 20 NOW, THEREFORE, BE IT RESOLVED BY THE HOUSE OF t e a t REPRESENTATIVES OF THE STATE OF NEW MEXICO that Representative m m 21 e d r e 22 Nick L.

Salazar be honored and lauded for his many years of c e r c 23 public service and dedication to the residents of New Mexico, e a n b 24 for the causes he championed, for the lives he affected and for u [ the many people he touched;

and .210113.3 - 4 - BE IT FURTHER RESOLVED that a copy of this memorial be transmitted to Representative Nick L.

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