Sue Wilson Beffort
| Sue Wilson Beffort | |
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| Member of the New Mexico Senate from the 19th district |
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Assumed office 1997 |
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| Born | July 16, 1946 (age 71) |
| Political party | Republican |
| Spouse(s) | Steven R. Beffort |
| Alma mater | Southern Methodist University |
| Website | www.nmlegis.gov/... |
Sue F. Wilson Beffort (born July 16, 1946) is a Republican politician serving in the New Mexico State Senate. She was also the Republican nominee for Lt. Governor as the running mate of John Dendahl in 2006. Beffort has a bachelor's degree from Southern Methodist University. Her late husband, Steve Beffort, served as General Services Secretary under Republican Governor Gary Johnson.
Wilson Beffort listed her occupation on the official New Mexico Legislature website as Employment Consultant. She joined the New Mexico State Senate in 1997 representing the 19th district. The district covered a swath of small communities in Bernalillo, Sandoval, Santa Fe, and Torrance Counties.
In 2006, Wilson Beffort was the Republican nominee for Lt. Governor of New Mexico. She ran as the running mate of John Dendahl after the elected gubernatorial candidate for governor was replaced by the state party. On June 17, 2006, Dr. J.R. Damron, who won the primary election to become the Republican nominee for the gubernatorial election, was pressured into resigning as the Republican candidate for Governor of New Mexico by Republican Party chairman Allen Weh and former chairman John Dendahl .Weh engaged in the effort against Damron because of supposed decreased name recognition. John Dendahl was appointed as Republican candidate for Governor by Weh and the Republican party's Central Committee. Dendahl kept Wilson Beffort as his running mate. (Wilson Beffort had won the Republican primary in June 2006.) Dendahl and Wilson Beffort lost the election to Democrats Bill Richardson and Diane Denish.
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