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Hector Balderas

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Hector Balderas
31st Attorney General of New Mexico
In office
January 1, 2015 – January 1, 2023
GovernorSusana Martinez
Michelle Lujan Grisham
Preceded byGary King
Succeeded byRaúl Torrez
25th Auditor of New Mexico
In office
January 1, 2007 – January 1, 2015
GovernorBill Richardson
Susana Martinez
Preceded byDomingo Martinez
Succeeded byTim Keller
Member of the New Mexico House of Representatives
from the 68th district
In office
January 2005 – December 2006
Preceded byBengie Regensberg
Succeeded byThomas Garcia
Personal details
Born
Hector Hugo Balderas Jr.

(1973-08-16) August 16, 1973 (age 51)
Wagon Mound, New Mexico, U.S.
Political partyDemocratic
Spouse(s)Denise Balderas
Children3
EducationNew Mexico Highlands University (BA)
University of New Mexico (JD)

Hector Hugo Balderas Jr. (born August 16, 1973) is an American lawyer and politician. He was the attorney general of New Mexico from 2015 to 2023.

In 2006, Balderas became the youngest statewide Hispanic elected official in the nation when he won his first race for New Mexico state auditor at the age of 33.[1] Before that Balderas was a State Representative in the New Mexico Legislature from 2004 to 2006.

References

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  1. "State Auditor Honored With JFK Award". Albuquerque Journal. Retrieved 1 December 2010.

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