Daniel Ivey-Soto
{{short description|American politician}}
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|name = Daniel Ivey-Soto
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|state_senate= New Mexico
|district = 15th{{cite web |url= http://www.nmlegis.gov/lcs/legislator_details.aspx?SPONCODE=SIVEY |title= Senator Daniel A. Ivey-Soto (D) |publisher= New Mexico Legislature |location= Santa Fe, New Mexico |accessdate= February 20, 2014}}
|term_start = January 1, 2013
|term_end = December 31, 2024
|predecessor = Tim Eichenberg
|successor = Heather Berghmans
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|nationality = American
|party = Democratic
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|residence = Albuquerque, New Mexico
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|profession = Entrepreneur, Association Executive
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Daniel A. Ivey-Soto{{cite web |url= http://votesmart.org/candidate/biography/142920 |title= Daniel Ivey-Soto's Biography |publisher= Project Vote Smart |accessdate= February 20, 2014}} is an American politician who served as a Democratic member of the New Mexico Senate, representing District 15 from 2013 to 2024.
Political career
- 1996: When House District 18 Representative Cisco McSorley ran for the New Mexico Senate, Ivey-Soto ran in the four-way June 4, 1996 Democratic Primary but lost to Gail Beam;{{cite web |url= http://www.sos.state.nm.us/uploads/files/Election%20Results/CanvassPrimary1996.pdf |title= Canvass of Returns of Primary Election Held on June 4, 1996 – State of New Mexico |publisher= Secretary of State of New Mexico |location= Santa Fe, New Mexico |page= 5 |accessdate= February 20, 2014 |archive-url= https://web.archive.org/web/20140221155105/http://www.sos.state.nm.us/uploads/files/Election%20Results/CanvassPrimary1996.pdf |archive-date= February 21, 2014 |url-status= dead }} Beam went on to win the three-way November 5, 1996 General election.
- 2012: Incumbent District 15 Democratic Senator Tim Eichenberg was unopposed for the June 5, 2012 Democratic Primary;{{cite web |url= http://www.sos.state.nm.us/uploads/files/StatewidePrimary12(1).pdf |title= Canvass of Returns of Primary Election Held on June 5, 2012 – State of New Mexico |publisher= Secretary of State of New Mexico |location= Santa Fe, New Mexico |page= 1 |accessdate= February 20, 2014 |archive-url= https://web.archive.org/web/20131104091728/http://www.sos.state.nm.us/uploads/files/StatewidePrimary12(1).pdf |archive-date= November 4, 2013 |url-status= dead }} when Senator Eichenberg withdrew, Ivey-Soto replaced him on the November 6, 2012 General election ballot, winning with 10,927 votes (52.9%) against Republican nominee H. Diane Snyder.{{cite web |url= http://www.sos.state.nm.us/uploads/files/Pages%20from%20ALLNMG12%20CAN%20STATEWIDE.pdf |title= Canvass of Returns of General Election Held on November 6, 2012 – State of New Mexico |publisher= Secretary of State of New Mexico |location= Santa Fe, New Mexico |page= 2 |accessdate= February 20, 2014 |archive-url= https://web.archive.org/web/20131104072541/http://www.sos.state.nm.us/uploads/files/Pages%20from%20ALLNMG12%20CAN%20STATEWIDE.pdf |archive-date= November 4, 2013 |url-status= dead }}
In 2022, Ivey-Soto sought to remove automatic voter registration from a voting rights bill that Democratic New Mexico legislators were working on. Ivey-Soto argued that it was intrusive to automatically register voters.{{Cite web|date=2022-02-18|title=Voting Rights Package Derails in New Mexico|url=https://boltsmag.org/voting-rights-package-derails-in-new-mexico/|access-date=2022-02-18|website=Bolts|language=en}} Ivey-Soto was also opposed to an Election Day holiday.
Ivey-Soto was defeated in the primary race in June 2024.{{cite web|url=https://sourcenm.com/2024/06/05/ivey-soto-loses-rubio-re-elected-in-first-batch-of-called-races-from-2024-legislative-primary/|title=Ivey-Soto loses, Rubio re-elected in first batch of called races from 2024 legislative primary|date=5 June 2024 |access-date=2024-08-25}} Earlier in 2024 he had been censured by the state Democratic Party which also severed ties with him over sexual harassment and assault allegations.{{cite web|url= https://nmindepth.com/2024/senators-throw-support-to-ivey-soto/|title=Senators throw support to embattled Ivey-Soto|date=21 May 2024 |access-date=2024-08-25}}
References
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External links
- [http://www.nmlegis.gov/lcs/legislator_details.aspx?SPONCODE=SIVEY Official page] at the New Mexico Legislature
- {{CongLinks | congbio = | votesmart = 142920 | fec = | congress = }}
- [https://ballotpedia.org/Daniel_Ivey-Soto Daniel Ivey-Soto] at Ballotpedia
- [https://www.followthemoney.org/entity-details?eid=6435742 Daniel A. Ivey-Soto] at OpenSecrets
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Category:Democratic Party New Mexico state senators
Category:Place of birth missing (living people)
Category:Politicians from Albuquerque, New Mexico
Category:Year of birth missing (living people)
Category:21st-century members of the New Mexico Legislature
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