Brian Baca is an American politician and educator serving as a member of the

New Mexico House of Representatives ) is the lower house of the New Mexico State Legislature. There are 70 members of the House. Each member represents roughly 25,980 residents of New Mexico. The most recent elections were held on November 3, 2020. Composition Leadership Cu ...

from the 8th district. He was appointed to the House by the Valencia County Board of Commissioners on January 13, 2022, succeeding

Alonzo Baldonado Alonzo Baldonado (born January 29, 1974) is an American politician and real estate broker who served as a member of the New Mexico House of Representatives for the 8th district from 2011 to 2021. A native of Albuquerque, New Mexico, Baldonado e ...

Early life and education

A native of

Los Lunas, New Mexico Los Lunas is a village in Valencia County, New Mexico, United States. As of the 2010 census, the village population is 14,835 inside the village limits due to the new housing developments at El Cerro de Los Lunas (Huning Ranch). It is the county ...

, Baca attended Los Lunas High School. He earned a Bachelor of Science degree in psychology and Master of Arts in educational leadership from the

University of New Mexico The University of New Mexico (UNM; es, Universidad de Nuevo México) is a public research university in Albuquerque, New Mexico. Founded in 1889, it is the state's flagship academic institution and the largest by enrollment, with over 25,400 ...

Career

From 1994 to 2001, Baca worked as a teacher at White Mountain Intermediate School in

Ruidoso, New Mexico Ruidoso is a village in Lincoln County, New Mexico, United States, adjacent to the Lincoln National Forest. The population was 8,029 at the 2010 census. The city of Ruidoso Downs and the unincorporated area of Alto are suburbs of Ruidoso, and ...

. He taught in the gifted and talented program at Daniel Fernandez Intermediate School from 2001 to 2005. In 2005 and 2006, he was assistant principal of Manzano Vista Middle School. He served as director of special education for Los Lunas Public Schools from 2007 to 2011, director of personnel until 2012, and assistant superintendent from 2012 to 2018. Baca has served as deputy superintendent of Los Lunas Public Schools since 2018. He is also a member of the American Association of School Personnel Administrators. He was appointed to the

by members of the Valencia County Board of Commissioners on January 13, 2022, succeeding

References

Living people Educators from New Mexico People from Los Lunas, New Mexico Republican Party members of the New Mexico House of Representatives University of New Mexico alumni Year of birth missing (living people) Hispanic and Latino American state legislators in New Mexico {{NewMexico-politician-stub