Pete Campos (born 1954) is an American politician and educator serving as a Democratic 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 stat ...

, representing the 8th District since 1991. Campos also serves as President of

Luna Community College Luna Community College is a public community college in Las Vegas, New Mexico. The college also has campuses in Mora, Springer and Santa Rosa. History The college was founded in 1969 as the result of a 1967 act of authorization by the New Mexi ...

Las Vegas, New Mexico Las Vegas is a city in and the county seat of San Miguel County, New Mexico, United States. Once two separate municipalities (one a city and the other a town), both were named Las Vegas—West Las Vegas ("Old Town") and East Las Vegas ("New Town ...

. Campos previously served as

Mayor In many countries, a mayor is the highest-ranking official in a municipal government such as that of a city or a town. Worldwide, there is a wide variance in local laws and customs regarding the powers and responsibilities of a mayor as well ...

Santa Rosa, New Mexico Santa Rosa is a city in and the county seat of Guadalupe County, New Mexico, United States. The population was 2,848 at the 2010 census. It lies between Albuquerque and Tucumcari, situated on the Pecos River at the intersection of Interstate 4 ...

, which serves as the

county seat A county seat is an administrative center, seat of government, or capital city of a county or civil parish. The term is in use in Canada, China, Hungary, Romania, Taiwan, and the United States. The equivalent term shire town is used in the US st ...

for Guadalupe County, from 1986 until he was elected to the New Mexico Senate in 1990.

References

External links

Senator Pete Campos
at the NM Senate website
Project Vote Smart - Senator Pete Campos (NM)
profile *''Follow the Money'' - Pete Campos
2008200620042002200019961992
campaign contributions Hispanic and Latino American state legislators in New Mexico Democratic Party New Mexico state senators 1954 births Living people 21st-century American politicians {{NewMexico-politician-stub