The New Mexico Commissioner of Public Lands is an elected constitutional officer[1] 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.[2] 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.
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 |
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:[2] |