SM 86 — REP. NICK L. SALAZAR, IN RECOGNITION

SENATE MEMORIAL 86 53RD LEGISLATURE - STATE OF NEW MEXICO - SECOND SESSION , 2018 INTRODUCED BY Pete Campos 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-longest-serving 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 .209944.1 genteel gentleman;

and WHEREAS, after graduating from high school, Representative Salazar enlisted in the United States air SM 86 force;

and Page 1 WHEREAS, Representative Salazar attended the university 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 .209944.1 - 2 - 2018 and the house appropriations and finance committee from 1977 to 1978, 1983 to 1984 and 1986 to 2018;

the house SM 86 Page 2 health and government 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 .209944.1 - 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 SM 86 Page 3 northern New Mexico college, formerly northern New Mexico 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 SENATE OF THE STATE t e a t OF NEW MEXICO that Representative Nick L.

Salazar be honored m m 21 e d r e 22 and lauded for his many years of public service and dedication c e r c 23 to the residents of New Mexico, for the causes he championed, e a n b 24 for the lives he affected and for the many people he touched;

u [ and .209944.1 - 4 - BE IT FURTHER RESOLVED that a copy of this memorial be transmitted to Representative Nick L.

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