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Verified July 31, 2026

MARTIN HEINRICH, Democrat, of Albuquerque, NM; born in Fallon, NV, October 17, 1971; education: B.S., mechanical engineering, University of Missouri, Columbia, MO, 1995; professional history: executive director, Cottonwood Gulch Foundation, 1996-2001; member, Albuquerque City Council, 2003-07; State of New Mexico Natural Resources Trustee, 2006-07; election history: elected to the 1st District for the 111th Congress on November 4, 2008; reelected to the 112th Congress on November 2, 2010; elected to the U.S. Senate on November 6, 2012; reelected to each succeeding Senate term.

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