Raymond G. Sanchez

Raymond G. Sanchez (born September 22, 1941) is an American attorney, lobbyist, and former politician who served as a member of the New Mexico House of Representatives.

Raymond G. Sanchez
Member of the New Mexico House of Representatives from the 15th district
In office 1972–2000
Succeeded by	John Sanchez
Personal details
Born	(1941-09-22) September 22, 1941 (age 83) Albuquerque, New Mexico, U.S.
Nationality	American
Relations	Michael S. Sanchez (brother)
Alma mater	University of New Mexico (BA, JD)
Occupation	Lawyer, politician

Early life and education

Raymond G. Sanchez was born in Albuquerque, New Mexico, on September 22, 1941.^[1] He attended the University of New Mexico, where he earned a Bachelor of Arts in Government in 1964 and Juris Doctor from the University of New Mexico School of Law in 1967.^[1][2] His younger brother is Michael S. Sanchez, an attorney who served in the New Mexico Senate.^[3]

Career

Sanchez was elected to the New Mexico House of Representatives for district 15 in 1971. He held office until 2000.^[4] Sanchez and Walter K. Martinez were leaders of the liberal "Mama Lucy Gang".^{[5][lower-alpha 1]} This group controlled the house and prevented conservative "Cowboy Democrats" from the ranching areas in the south of the state from controlling the main committees.^[7] In the 1982 election, the liberal Democrats formed a solid majority of the forty seven Democrat members, and Sanchez was elected speaker without opposition from the Cowboys.^[8] Sanchez was speaker of the house for sixteen years.^[2] In 2000, Raymond Sanchez failed to be reelected to the house, losing to newcomer John Sanchez, a Republican.^[9]

After leaving office, Sanchez returned to practicing the law, mainly working on government relations and personal injury.^[2] Sanchez became a president of the regents of the University of New Mexico.

In the 2010s, Sanchez was working as a lobbyist at the New Mexico legislature for clients such as Virgin Galactic.^[10] Sanchez also worked as a lobbyist for Albuquerque cab companies.^[11]

References

Notes

1. The Mama Lucies were named after Mama Lucy, a lady who ran a coffee shop and helped out poor students at New Mexico Highlands University in Las Vegas, Nevada. A group of future state legislators were at the university at the time, and learned from Mama Lucy's compassionate example.^[6]

Citations

1. Raymond Sanchez's Biography, votesmart.
2. Raymond G. Sanchez, Sanchez, Mowrer & Desiderio.
3. "Personal Injury Lawyer". Retrieved September 15, 2015.
4. Representative Raymond Sanchez – (D), NM Legislature.
5. Sharp & Sharp 1997, p. 15.
6. Martinez 2009, p. 126.
7. Kousser 2005, p. 62.
8. Kousser 2005, p. 63.
9. Little & Ogle 2006, p. 355.
10. Robertson 2013.
11. Fluharty 2013.

Sources

• Fluharty, Sterling (February 17, 2013). "New Mexico Might See More Taxis – Support Builds for Motor Carrier Reform". Santa Fe Reporter. Retrieved July 29, 2014.
• Kousser, Thad (2005). Term Limits and the Dismantling of State Legislative Professionalism. Cambridge University Press. ISBN 978-0-521-54873-1. Retrieved July 29, 2014.
• Little, Thomas H.; Ogle, David B. (January 1, 2006). The Legislative Branch of State Government: People, Process, and Politics. ABC-CLIO. p. 355. ISBN 978-1-85109-761-6. Retrieved July 29, 2014.
• Martinez, Ken (2009). "Common Geographies". Moving Beyond Borders: Julian Samora and the Establishment of Latino Studies. University of Illinois Press. ISBN 978-0-252-07656-5. Retrieved July 29, 2014.
• "Raymond Sanchez's Biography". votesmart. Retrieved July 29, 2014.
• "Representative Raymond Sanchez – (D)". New Mexico Legislature. Retrieved July 29, 2014.
• Robertson, John (January 17, 2013). "Updated: Raymond G. Sanchez Recovering After Heart Treatment". Albuquerque Journal. Retrieved July 29, 2014.
• "Raymond G. Sanchez". Sanchez, Mowrer & Desiderio P.C. Retrieved July 29, 2014.
• Sharp, Nancy Weatherly; Sharp, James Roger (January 1, 1997). American Legislative Leaders in the West, 1911–1994. Greenwood Publishing Group. ISBN 978-0-313-30212-1.