SM 67 — REP. TOMÁS E. SALAZAR, IN RECOGNITION

SENATE MEMORIAL 67 54TH LEGISLATURE- STATE OF NEW MEXICO - SECOND SESSION, 2020 INTRODUCED BY Pete Campos 6 8 10 A MEMORIAL HONORING REPRESENTATIVE TOMÁS E.

145 WHEREAS, after four terms and eight years as a state representative for District 70, Tomás E.

and e t 17 WHEREAS, Representative Salazar was first elected to the w l n d 18 house of representatives in 2012 in a district that covers = = 19 a l parts of San Miguel, Santa Fe and Torrance counties;

and i a e r 20 WHEREAS, Representative Salazar ran a highly effective a t m m 21 campaign and first won the District 70 seat in 2012, faced d r e 22 opposition in 2014 and ran unopposed in the 2016 and 2018 c e s k 23 elections;

and e a n b 24 WHEREAS, Representative Salazar focused his campaign on u [ what he considered urgent issues that mattered to his .217638.2 constituents, such as education, water supply and economic development;

and WHEREAS, Representative Salazar retired after holding SM 67 Page 1 various positions at New Mexico highlands university, including dean of the college of arts and sciences, as well as positions at the university of New Mexico, Sandia national laboratories and elsewhere;

and WHEREAS, respected as a savvy numbers cruncher, Representative Salazar put his expertise to work on the house appropriations and finance committee, of which he was a member e e 17 from 2013 through the 2020 legislative session;

and e e n d 18 WHEREAS, Representative Salazar also was a proud member of = = l ] 19 the higher education committee in 2019 and member of the house a l r i 20 education committee from 2013 through the 2020 legislative t e a t session and a member of the house enrolling and engrossing m m 21 e d r e 22 committee from 2013 to 2014;

and c e r c 23 WHEREAS, Representative Salazar was a member of the house e a n b 24 special investigatory committee on the consideration of an u [ impeachment process from 2015 to 2016;

and .217638.2 - 2 - WHEREAS, Representative Salazar was very active on the investments and pensions oversight committee, serving as an advisory member from 2015 to 2016, the committee chair from 2017 to 2018 and as a member in 2019;

and WHEREAS, other interim committees on which Representative Salazar served were the land grant committee, SM 67 Page 2 the legislative education study committee, the legislative finance committee, the revenue stabilization and tax policy committee and the water and natural resources committee;

and e e 17 WHEREAS, Representative Salazar was a lifelong member of e e n d 18 the national education association;

and = = l ] 19 WHEREAS, from the beginning of his legislative career, a l r i 20 Representative Salazar's approach was to get local entities to t e a t join forces across the region to approach issues from a region-region-based m m 21 e d r e 22 based standpoint, rather than as individuals;

and c e r c 23 WHEREAS, as an educator, Representative Salazar is e a n b 24 passionate about increasing the opportunity for accessible, u [ quality public education in New Mexico;

and .217638.2 - 3 - WHEREAS, Representative Salazar has focused on establishing policy and infrastructure to ensure sustainable water quantities for safe domestic and agricultural use and has favored a policy to protect the environment while balancing the concerns of extractive industries;

and WHEREAS, Representative Salazar is respectful of differing opinions and is always willing to discuss issues SM 67 Page 3 with those holding differing viewpoints;

and e e 17 BE IT FURTHER RESOLVED that a copy of this memorial be e e n d 18 transmitted to Tomás E.

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