Joshua Adolph Sanchez (born 1981) is an American businessman and politician serving as a member of the
New Mexico Senate
The New Mexico Senate ( es, Senado de Nuevo México) is the upper house of the New Mexico State Legislature. The Senate consists of 42 members, with each senator representing an equal number of single-member constituent districts across the state ...
from the 30th district. Elected in 2020, he assumed office on January 19, 2021.
Early life and education
Sanchez was born in
Belen, New Mexico
Belén (; es, Belén) is the second most populous city in Valencia County, New Mexico, Valencia County, New Mexico, United States, after its county seat, Los Lunas. The population was 7,360 at the 2020 Census.
Belén is Spanish language, Spanish ...
in 1981. He graduated from
Belen High School
Belén is the Spanish name for Bethlehem.
Belen, Belén or Beleń may also refer to:
Places
Argentina
*Belén, Catamarca
*Belén de Escobar, Buenos Aires Province
Bolivia
*Belén (Aroma), La Paz Department, Bolivia
*Belén (Potosí), Bolivi ...
, where he competed on the wrestling team. He also worked on his family's farm.
Career
After graduating from high school, Sanchez worked in the construction industry before establishing his own business. For 15 years, Sanchez was also an employee of the
Middle Rio Grande Conservancy District
The Middle Rio Grande Conservancy District (MRGCD) was formed in 1925 to manage the irrigation systems and control floods in the Albuquerque Basin.
It is responsible for the stretch of river from the Cochiti Dam in Sandoval County in the north, thr ...
. In the 2020 Democratic primary, incumbent Senator
Clemente Sanchez was defeated by Pamela Cordova. Sanchez defeated Cordova in the November general election. He assumed office on January 19, 2021.
External links
Campaign website
References
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Hispanic and Latino American state legislators in New Mexico
Living people
1981 births
People from Belen, New Mexico
Republican Party New Mexico state senators
Belen High School alumni
21st-century American legislators