Jim R. Trujillo is an American politician and businessman who served as a Democratic 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 ) , population_demonym = New Mexican ( es, Neomexicano, Neomejicano, Nuevo Mexicano) , ...

from 2003 to 2020. Trujillo was appointed by

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to fill the vacancy caused by the resignation of Patsy Trujillo (no relation).

Education

Trujillo graduated from Pojoaque High School and studied architecture at the College of Santa Fe (now the

Santa Fe University of Art and Design Santa Fe University of Art and Design (SFUAD) was a private, for-profit art school in Santa Fe, New Mexico. The university was built from the non-profit College of Santa Fe (CSF), a Catholic facility founded as St. Michael's College in 1859, and ...

Career

A businessman, Trujillo owned an operated a store. He was appointed to the

in 2003. In 2019, he announced that he would not seek re-election in 2020. On September 29, 2020, Trujillo resigned from his seat prior to the end of his term, citing health concerns. After Trujillo's resignation, it was announced that the Santa Fe County Commission would appoint an interim successor to serve for the remainder of Trujillo's term. In October 2020,

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, a businesswoman and former political advisor to

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, was selected to fill the remainder of Trujilo's term.

References

External links

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