HM 68 — REP. TOMÁS E. SALAZAR, IN RECOGNITION

HOUSEA MEMORIAL 68HONORING 54THREPRESENTATIVE LEGISLATURE-TOMÁS STATEE. OF NEW MEXICO - SECOND SESSION, 2020 INTRODUCED BY Brian Egolf and G.

Andrés Romero and Patricia Roybal Caballero and Linda M.

Trujillo and Susan K.

Herrera 7 9 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, to win the District 70 seat in 2012, a t m m 21 Representative Salazar ousted a long-time representative;

and d r e 22 WHEREAS, Representative Salazar again defeated Richard c e s k 23 Vigil in 2014 and ran unopposed in the 2016 and 2018 elections;

e a n b 24 and u [ WHEREAS, Representative Salazar focused his campaign on .217089.2 what he considered urgent issues that mattered to his constituents, such as education, water supply and economic development;

and HM 68 Page 1 WHEREAS, Representative Salazar retired after holding 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 e e 17 appropriations and finance committee, of which he was a member e e n d 18 from 2013 through the 2020 legislative session;

and = = l ] 19 WHEREAS, Representative Salazar also was a proud member of a l r i 20 the higher education committee in 2019 and member of the house t e a t education committee from 2013 through the 2020 legislative m m 21 e d r e 22 session and a member of the house enrolling and engrossing c e r c 23 committee from 2013 to 2014;

and e a n b 24 WHEREAS, Representative Salazar was a member of the house u [ special investigatory committee on the consideration of an .217089.2 - 2 - impeachment process from 2015 to 2016;

and WHEREAS, other interim committees on which HM 68 Page 2 Representative Salazar served were the land grant committee, the legislative education study committee, the legislative finance committee, the revenue stabilization and tax policy committee and the water and natural resources committee;

and WHEREAS, Representative Salazar has served as an integral leader of the New Mexico association of educational retirees, AARP-New Mexico, the volunteer engagement advisory council of e e 17 AARP and habitat for humanity - Las Vegas;

and e e n d 18 WHEREAS, Representative Salazar was a lifelong member of = = l ] 19 the national education association;

and a l r i 20 WHEREAS, from the beginning of his legislative career, t e a t Representative Salazar's approach was to get local entities to m m 21 e d r e 22 join forces across the region to approach issues from a region-region-based c e r c 23 based standpoint, rather than as individuals;

and e a n b 24 WHEREAS, as an educator, Representative Salazar is u [ passionate about increasing the opportunity for accessible, .217089.2 - 3 - quality public education in New Mexico;

and WHEREAS, Representative Salazar is respectful of HM 68 Page 3 differing opinions and is always willing to discuss issues with those holding differing viewpoints;

NOW, THEREFORE, BE IT RESOLVED BY THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES OF THE STATE OF NEW MEXICO that Representative e e 17 Tomás E.

Salazar be honored for his significant service and e e n d 18 leadership to New Mexico;

and = = l ] 19 BE IT FURTHER RESOLVED that a copy of this memorial be a l r i 20 transmitted to Tomás E.

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