David Gallegos
Member of the New Mexico Senate
from the 41st district
Assumed office
January 19, 2021
Preceded byGregg Fulfer
Member of the New Mexico House of Representatives
from the 61st district
In office
January 15, 2013 – January 19, 2021
Preceded byShirley Tyler
Succeeded byRandall Pettigrew
Personal details
Political partyRepublican
SpouseSonya
Children2
Residence(s)Eunice, New Mexico, U.S.

David M. Gallegos[1] is an American politician serving as a member of the New Mexico Senate from the 41st district. Gallegos previously served in the New Mexico House of Representatives and was a member of the Eunice, New Mexico School Board for 21 years.[2] He currently serves on the Senate Conservation Committee and the Senate Health and Public Affairs Committee.[3]

Elections

  • 2012 When District 61 Republican Representative Shirley Tyler left the Legislature and left the seat open, Gallegos was unopposed for the June 5, 2012 Republican Primary, winning with 791 votes[4] and won the November 6, 2012 General election with 3,654 votes (64.5%) against Democratic nominee Hector Ramirez.[5]
  • 2020 Gallegos ran for the New Mexico Senate in 2020. In the June 2 primary, he unseated incumbent state Senator Gregg Fulfer.[6]

References

  1. ↑ "David Gallegos' Biography". Project Vote Smart. Retrieved February 11, 2014.
  2. ↑ "Home". gallegosfornm.com.
  3. ↑ "Legislator - New Mexico Legislature". www.nmlegis.gov. Retrieved 2022-05-02.
  4. ↑ "Canvass of Returns of Primary Election Held on June 5, 2012 – State of New Mexico" (PDF). Santa Fe, New Mexico: Secretary of State of New Mexico. p. 9. Archived from the original (PDF) on November 4, 2013. Retrieved February 11, 2014.
  5. ↑ "Canvass of Returns of General Election Held on November 6, 2012 – State of New Mexico" (PDF). Santa Fe, New Mexico: Secretary of State of New Mexico. p. 9. Archived from the original (PDF) on November 4, 2013. Retrieved February 11, 2014.
  6. ↑ "NM Senate leaders ousted in 'monumental' primary - Albuquerque Journal".


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