1. John A Sanchez was born on January 11,1963 and is an American businessman and politician who served as the 29th lieutenant governor of New Mexico from 2011 to 2019.
11 Facts About John Sanchez
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John Sanchez's great-great grandfather was a territorial legislator in 1860, and his grandfather served as a state representative in 1930.
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In 1997, John Sanchez was elected Trustee for the Village of Los Ranchos.
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John Sanchez proposed significant education reform that included vouchers for charter schools.
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John Sanchez was defeated in the general election by Democratic gubernatorial nominee Bill Richardson.
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On May 24,2011, John Sanchez announced his candidacy for the United States Senate seat being vacated by Democratic Senator Jeff Bingaman in 2012.
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John Sanchez raised a total of $126,000 from 78 individuals and six Limited liability company.
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John Sanchez accepted two donations from a Limited Liability Company in addition to donations from the LLC's owner.
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John Sanchez's campaign raised $164,059.79 in contributions other than loans during the third quarter, compared to $231,144.00 raised by Greg Sowards and $532,228.18 raised by Heather Wilson.
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The John Sanchez campaign received an endorsement from US Senator Rand Paul in late September 2011.
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On November 4,2014, Governor Susana Martinez and John Sanchez won re-election against the Democratic ticket of Gary King and his running mate Deb Haaland.