Hector Balderas
Attorney General of New Mexico
Hector Hugo Balderas Jr. (born August 16, 1973) is an American lawyer, executive leader, and politician currently serving as the president of Northern New Mexico College since 2023. Previously, he served as New Mexico Attorney General from 2015 to 2022, New Mexico State Auditor from 2007 to 2014, and in the New Mexico House of Representatives from 2005 to 2006.
Early life and education
Balderas was raised by a single mother in the rural village of Wagon Mound, New Mexico. He attended Wagon Mound High School and participated in TRIO Upward Bound, a federally funded college prep program. Balderas pursued higher education, earning a bachelor's degree in political science from New Mexico Highlands University and a juris doctor degree from the University of New Mexico School of Law.
While attending the University of New Mexico School of Law, Balderas served as the council chair of the Graduate and Professional Student Association.
Career
Balderas served from 2002 to 2003 as an assistant district attorney in Bernalillo County, then from 2003 to 2006 as special prosecutor for domestic violence cases in the 4th Judicial District of New Mexico.
New Mexico House of Representatives
In 2004, Balderas and his family returned to Wagon Mound. With no prior political experience, he launched a campaign for a seat in the New Mexico House of Representatives, defeating the incumbent in the Democratic primary by a two-to-one margin.
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