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Benny Shendo
Benny Shendo
Member of the New Mexico Senate; from the 22nd district
	Incumbent
	Assumed office ; January 15, 2013
Preceded by	Lynda Lovejoy
Secretary of the New Mexico Department of Indian Affairs
	In office; April 2004 – 2007
Appointed by	Bill Richardson
Personal details
Political party	Democratic
Residence(s)	Las Cruces, New Mexico, U.S.
Education	University of Colorado (BS)
Website	bennyshendo.com

Benny J. Shendo Jr.^[1]^[2] is an American politician serving as a Democratic member of the New Mexico Senate, representing District 22 since January 15, 2013. Shendo's district covers Jemez Pueblo, New Mexico.

Education

2012 Shendo challenged District 22 incumbent Democratic Senator Lynda Lovejoy in the four-way June 5, 2012 Democratic Primary, winning with 1,989 votes (40.9%)^[4] and was unopposed for the November 6, 2012 General election, winning with 12,051 votes.^[5]
2008 When incumbent Democratic United States Representative Tom Udall ran for United States Senate and left New Mexico's 3rd congressional district seat open, Shendo ran in the six-way June 8, 2008 Democratic Primary but lost to New Mexico Public Regulation Commissioner Ben R. Luján.^[6] The latter won the three-way November 4, 2008 General election.^[7]

^ "Benny Shendo's Biography". Project Vote Smart. Retrieved February 20, 2014.
^ "Georgene Louis, State Representative, House District 26, New Mexico House of Representatives", Meet Native America blog, 21 August 2015, Smithsonian National Museum of the American Indian; accessed 28 June 2016
^ ABOUT - bennyshendo
^ "Canvass of Returns of Primary Election Held on June 5, 2012 – State of New Mexico" (PDF). Santa Fe, New Mexico: Secretary of State of New Mexico. p. 2. Archived from the original (PDF) on November 4, 2013. Retrieved February 20, 2014.
^ "Canvass of Returns of General Election Held on November 6, 2012 – State of New Mexico" (PDF). Santa Fe, New Mexico: Secretary of State of New Mexico. p. 3. Archived from the original (PDF) on November 4, 2013. Retrieved February 20, 2014.
^ "Canvass of Returns of Primary Election Held on June 8, 2008 – State of New Mexico" (PDF). Santa Fe, New Mexico: Secretary of State of New Mexico. p. 1. Archived from the original (PDF) on February 21, 2014. Retrieved February 20, 2014.
^ "Canvass of Returns of General Election Held on November 4, 2008 – State of New Mexico" (PDF). Santa Fe, New Mexico: Secretary of State of New Mexico. p. 1. Archived from the original (PDF) on February 21, 2014. Retrieved February 20, 2014.

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