Richard D. Vigil is an American politician and businessman who served 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 ...

for the 70th district from 1999 to 2012.

Background

Vigil is a native of

Ribera, New Mexico Ribera is an unincorporated community and census-designated place in San Miguel County, New Mexico. Located in the northern part of the state, it is at the foot of Rowe Mesa and along the Pecos River, southeast of Santa Fe. Geography The to ...

. Elected to the

in 1998, he assumed office in 1999. Vigil served until 2012. In the 2012 election, Vigil was defeated in the Democratic primary by Tomás Salazar.

References

Living people Democratic Party members of the New Mexico House of Representatives People from San Miguel County, New Mexico Year of birth missing (living people) 21st-century American politicians {{NewMexico-politician-stub