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The governor of New Mexico is the head of government of New Mexico and the commander-in-chief of the state's military forces. The governor has a duty to enforce state laws, the power to either approve or veto bills passed by the New Mexico Legislature , to convene the legislature at any time, and to grant pardons .
George Curry (1861–1947), a governor of New Mexico Territory from 1907 to 1910 47,222: 1,406 sq mi (3,642 km 2) De Baca County: 011: Fort Sumner: 1917: Parts of Chaves County and Guadalupe County. Ezequiel Cabeza de Baca (1864–1917), the second state governor of New Mexico: 1,657: 2,325 sq mi (6,022 km 2) Doña Ana County: 013: Las Cruces: 1852
A total of 15 current governors previously served as lieutenant governor, while 11 previously served in the United States House of Representatives. [13] The governor's office has term limits in 37 states and 4 territories; these terms are four years except in New Hampshire and Vermont , where governors serve two-year terms.
As noted in the governor's seal, this gubernatorial office is a scion of the Spanish and Mexican governors of Nuevo México (1598) and the governors of the New Mexico Territory (1851). The officeholder is afforded the courtesy title of The Honorable for life. The current governor is Michelle Lujan Grisham, a Democrat, who was sworn in as the ...
The following is a list of the 3,143 counties and county-equivalents in the 50 states and District of Columbia sorted by U.S. state, plus an additional 100 county-equivalents in the U.S. territories sorted by territory.
New Mexico Department of Health Secretary Patrick Allen will step down from his position Wednesday after leading the department for just shy of two years, according to the governor’s office. A ...
New Mexico is a state located in the Western United States. According to the 2020 United States Census, New Mexico is the 15th least-populous state with 2,117,522 inhabitants [1] but the 5th-largest by land area, spanning 121,298.15 square miles (314,160.8 km 2). [2] New Mexico is divided into 33 counties and contains 106 municipalities ...
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