HM 109 — INTERVIEW REP. NICK L. SALAZAR

HOUSEA MEMORIAL 109REQUESTING 53RDTHE LEGISLATURECULTURAL -AFFAIRS STATEDEPARTMENT OFTO NEWINTERVIEW, MEXICORECORD -AND SECONDARCHIVE SESSION,A 2018DISCUSSION INTRODUCEDWITH BYREPRESENTATIVE PatriciaNICK A.L.

Lundstrom and Elizabeth "Liz" Thomson and Christine Trujillo and Rodolpho "Rudy" S.

Martinez and Harry Garcia 7 9 A MEMORIAL REQUESTING THE CULTURAL AFFAIRS DEPARTMENT TO INTERVIEW, RECORD AND ARCHIVE A DISCUSSION WITH REPRESENTATIVE NICK L.

167 WHEREAS, Representative Nick L.

Salazar has led a long and e t 17 illustrious career in the state legislature;

and w l n d 18 WHEREAS, after forty-six years as a state representative = = 19 a l for district 40, Representative Salazar will retire at the end i a e r 20 of 2018;

and a t m m 21 WHEREAS, Representative Salazar was first elected to the d r e 22 house of representatives in 1972 in a district that covers c e s k 23 parts of Colfax, Mora, Rio Arriba and San Miguel counties;

and e a n b 24 WHEREAS, Representative Salazar is New Mexico's longest- u [ serving legislator and is among the ten longest-serving members .210487.1 of any legislature in the country;

and WHEREAS, during the early days of his political career, HM 109 Representative Salazar was a participant in a historic event Page 1 that is recognized and discussed to this day;

e e 17 and e e n d 18 WHEREAS, Representative Salazar was the chair of the house = = l ] 19 rules and order of business committee and is a member of the a l r i 20 house agriculture and water resources committee and the house t e a t appropriations and finance committee;

and m m 21 e d r e 22 WHEREAS, during his tenure, Representative Salazar also c e r c 23 served on the house consumer and public affairs committee;

the e a n b 24 house energy and natural resources committee;

the house health u [ and government affairs committee;

the house health, government .210487.1 - 2 - and Indian affairs committee;

and WHEREAS, Representative Salazar has been a strong HM 109 Page 2 advocate for senior citizen programs and is proud to have championed this cause;

and WHEREAS, Representative Salazar has been a staunch supporter of education throughout his career, supporting funding to advance all of New Mexico's colleges and e e 17 universities;

and e e n d 18 WHEREAS, Representative Salazar has led a rich and varied = = l ] 19 political career and has experienced historically significant a l r i 20 events in his lifetime;

and t e a t WHEREAS, interviewing and recording Representative Salazar m m 21 e d r e 22 discussing his political career and participation in historical c e r c 23 events and archiving this information for posterity would be a e a n b 24 valuable service in retaining New Mexico's history;

u [ NOW, THEREFORE, BE IT RESOLVED BY THE HOUSE OF .210487.1 - 3 - REPRESENTATIVES OF THE STATE OF NEW MEXICO that the cultural affairs department be requested to interview, record and archive a discussion with Representative Nick L.

and BE IT FURTHER RESOLVED that copies of this memorial be transmitted to the secretary of cultural affairs and HM 109 Page 3 Representative Nick L.

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