Gregory A. Baca (born May 14, 1971) is an American attorney and politician who has served as a member of the New Mexico Senate since January 2017.

Early life and education

Born and raised 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 ...

, Baca 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 ...

in 1989. He enlisted in the United States Navy and served in the Gulf War. He earned his BS in

business administration Business administration, also known as business management, is the administration of a commercial enterprise. It includes all aspects of overseeing and supervising the business operations of an organization. From the point of view of management ...

from the University of Phoenix and his JD from the

University of New Mexico School of Law The University of New Mexico School of Law (UNM Law or New Mexico Law) is the law school of the University of New Mexico, a public research university in Albuquerque, New Mexico. Founded in 1947, it is the first and only law school in the state. ...

Career

While serving in the United States Navy, Baca was a nuclear operator on the '' USS Nimitz''. Baca operates his own legal practice in Los Lunas, New Mexico, where he specializes in real estate,

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, and

probate Probate is the judicial process whereby a will is "proved" in a court of law and accepted as a valid public document that is the true last testament of the deceased, or whereby the estate is settled according to the laws of intestacy in the sta ...

law. Baca was elected to the New Mexico Senate in 2016, defeating Democratic Majority Leader

Michael S. Sanchez Michael S. Sanchez (born August 3, 1950) is an American attorney and politician who served in the New Mexico Senate from 1993 to 2016, representing the 29th District (Valencia and Bernalillo Counties). He was defeated in his bid for re-electi ...

. Baca was re-elected in 2020, defeating Paul Baca. He did not seek a third term in 2024.

References

External links

Official page
at the New Mexico Legislature
Campaign site
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Gregory A. Baca
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