New Mexico Commissioner of Public Lands | |
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Term length | Four years |
Formation | 1912 |
First holder | Robert P. Ervien |
Website | Commissioner of Public Lands of New Mexico |
The New Mexico Commissioner of Public Lands is an elected constitutional officer in the executive branch in charge of managing all state lands and mineral rights, as well as overseeing leases and royalties on state land, in the U.S. state of New Mexico.[1] The Commissioner of Public Lands is elected to a four-year term and is able to serve up to two consecutive terms; more terms may be served after one full term has intervened.
Currently, Stephanie Garcia Richard is serving as Commissioner of Public Lands. She took office on January 1, 2019.
# | Name | Took office | Left office | Party | Years in office |
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1 | Robert P. Ervien | 1912 | 1917 | Republican | <6[note 1][note 2] |
2 | Fred Muller | 1917 | 1918 | Republican | <2[note 3] |
3 | Nelson A. Field | 1919 | 1922 | Republican | 4 |
4 | Justiniano Baca | 1923 | 1925 | Democrat | <3[note 4] |
5 | Edwin B. Swope | 1925 | 1926 | Democrat | <2[note 5] |
6 | Benjamin F. Pankey | 1927 | 1929 | Republican | <3[note 6] |
7 | Austin D. Crile | 1929 | 1930 | Republican | <2[note 7] |
8 | James F. Hinkle | 1931 | 1932 | Democrat | 2 |
9 | Frank Vesely | 1933 | 1936 | Democrat | 4 |
10 | Frank Worden | 1937 | 1940 | Democrat | 4 |
11 | H. R. Rodgers | 1941 | 1944 | Democrat | 4 |
12 | John E. Miles | 1945 | 1948 | Democrat | 4 |
13 | Guy Shepard | 1949 | 1952 | Democrat | 4 |
14 | E. S. Johnny Walker | 1953 | 1956 | Democrat | 4 |
15 | Murray E. Morgan | 1957 | 1960 | Democrat | 4 |
16 | E. S. Johnny Walker | 1961 | 1964 | Democrat | 4 |
17 | Guyton B. Hays | 1965 | 1968 | Democrat | 4 |
18 | Alex J. Armijo | 1969 | 1974 | Democrat | 6 |
19 | Phil R. Lucero | 1975 | 1978 | Democrat | 4 |
20 | Alex J. Armijo | 1979 | 1982 | Democrat | 4 |
21 | Jim Baca | 1983 | 1986 | Democrat | 4 |
22 | W. R. Humphries | 1987 | 1990 | Republican | 4 |
23 | Jim Baca | 1991 | 1993 | Democrat | <3[note 8] |
24 | Ray Powell | 1993 | 2002 | Democrat | <10[note 9] |
25 | Patrick H. Lyons | 2003 | 2010 | Republican | 8 |
26 | Ray Powell | 2011 | 2014 | Democrat | 4 |
27 | Aubrey Dunn Jr. | 2015 | 2018 | Republican | 4 |
2018 | 2018 | Libertarian[note 10] | |||
28 | Stephanie Garcia Richard | 2019 | Incumbent | Democratic | |
Source:[1] |