Jefferson L. Byrd (born June 16, 1971) is an American politician from

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. He is a member of the

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from the 2nd district, which covers Chaves, Colfax,

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, De Baca,

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, Guadalupe, Harding,

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, and Union Counties, and parts of

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, Mora, Otero, San Miguel, Santa Fe, and Torrance Counties.

Early life and education

Byrd grew up on his family's ranch in Mosquero, New Mexico and attended Mosquero High School. He graduated from

New Mexico State University New Mexico State University (NMSU or NM State) is a public land-grant research university based primarily in Las Cruces, New Mexico. Founded in 1888, it is the oldest public institution of higher education in New Mexico and one of the state's ...

in 1995 with a B.A. in agricultural engineering. He worked as an environmental engineer in the oil refining industry for fourteen years and owns two small businesses, including a ranch in Northern New Mexico.

Career

A member of the Republican Party, Byrd ran for the U.S. House of Representatives in

New Mexico's 3rd congressional district New Mexico's 3rd congressional district serves the northern half of New Mexico, including the state's Capital, Santa Fe. The district has a significant Native American presence, encompassing most of the New Mexico portion of the Navajo Nation, ...

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and

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, both times losing to incumbent Democratic Congressman

Ben Ray Luján Ben Ray Luján ( ; born June 7, 1972) is an American politician who has served as the junior United States senator from New Mexico since 2021. He served as the U.S. representative for from 2009 to 2021 and the assistant House Democratic leade ...

. In 2018, Byrd won the Republican nomination for Public Regulation Commissioner from the 2nd district over Jerry Partin, 54–46%. He defeated Democratic nominee Kevin Sanders 62-38% in the general election.OFFICIAL RESULTS General Election - November 6, 2018 - Public Regulation Commissioner - DISTRICT 2
New Mexico Secretary of State. Retrieved January 3, 2019.

References

External links

Jefferson Byrd – Ballotpedia
profile
New Mexico Public Regulation Commission – official site
1971 births 21st-century American politicians Businesspeople from New Mexico Environmental engineers Living people New Mexico Republicans New Mexico State University alumni People from Tucumcari, New Mexico Ranchers from New Mexico Candidates in the 2012 United States elections Candidates in the 2014 United States elections {{NewMexico-politician-stub