Martin Chavez
| Martin Chávez | |
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| 26th & 28th Mayor of Albuquerque | |
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In office December 1, 2001 – December 1, 2009 |
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| Preceded by | Jim Baca |
| Succeeded by | Richard Berry |
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In office December 1, 1993 – December 1, 1997 |
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| Preceded by | Louis Saavedra |
| Succeeded by | Jim Baca |
| Personal details | |
| Born |
Martin Joseph Chávez March 2, 1952 Albuquerque, New Mexico, U.S. |
| Political party | Democratic |
| Children | Martinique Zeke |
| Alma mater |
University of New Mexico, Albuquerque Georgetown University |
| Religion | Roman Catholicism |
Martin Joseph "Marty" Chávez (born March 2, 1952) is a former three-term mayor of Albuquerque, New Mexico and New Mexico State Senator. He served as the Executive Director of ICLEI Local Governments for Sustainability USA. and Chairman of the Advisory Board for the Center for Green Schools at U.S. Green Building Council. In 2012, he unsuccessfully sought the Democratic nomination for the Congressional seat being vacated by Martin Heinrich, who retired from the House to run for Senate.
He was a senior advisor to Ready for Hillary, an unaffiliated Super PAC supporting of a Hillary Clinton presidential candidacy prior to her announcement. He is currently a member of the national finance committee of Hillary for America.
He was born in 1952 in Albuquerque, New Mexico to a family of Hispanic heritage. Chávez attended both parochial (St. Charles Borromeo and Holy Ghost) and public (Van Buren Junior High and Manzano High) schools. After graduating from Manzano High School, Chávez earned a bachelor’s degree from the University of New Mexico and a Juris Doctor from Georgetown University Law Center. He was the founding director of the New Mexico Workers' Compensation Administration in 1986.
From 1987 to 1993 he served in the New Mexico State Senate where he helped pass the New Mexico Workers Compensation Act and to implement the Voter Registration Reform Act, known as motor voter.
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