Gregory A. Baca
{{short description|American politician and attorney}}
{{Infobox officeholder
|name = Greg Baca
|office = Minority Leader of the New Mexico Senate
|term_start = January 19, 2021
|term_end = December 31, 2024
|predecessor = Stuart Ingle
|successor = William Sharer
|state_senate1 = New Mexico
|district1 = 29th
|term_start1 = January 1, 2017
|term_end1 = December 31, 2024
|predecessor1 = Michael S. Sanchez
|successor1 = Joshua A. Sanchez
|birth_date = {{birth date and age|1971|5|14}}
|birth_place = Belen, New Mexico, U.S.
|death_date =
|death_place =
|party = Republican
|education = University of Phoenix (BS)
University of New Mexico (JD)
|website = {{url|bacaforsenatenm.com|Campaign website}}
|allegiance = {{flag|United States}}
|branch = {{flag|United States Navy}}
|battles = Operation Desert Storm
}}
Gregory A. Baca{{cite web |url= http://votesmart.org/candidate/biography/168146 |title= Gregory Baca's Biography |publisher= Project Vote Smart |accessdate= November 24, 2017}} (born May 14, 1971) is an American attorney and politician who served as a member of the New Mexico Senate from 2017 to 2024.
Early life and education
Born and raised in Belen, New Mexico, Baca graduated from Belen High School in 1989. He enlisted in the United States Navy and served in the Gulf War. He earned his BS in business administration from the University of Phoenix and his JD from the University of New Mexico School of Law.{{Cite web|url=https://ballotpedia.org/Gregory_A._Baca|title=Gregory A. Baca|website=Ballotpedia|language=en|access-date=2020-03-22}}
Career
While serving in the United States Navy, Baca was a nuclear operator on the USS Nimitz.
Baca operates his own legal practice in Los Lunas, New Mexico, where he specializes in real estate, bankruptcy, business, and probate law.{{Cite web|url=http://bacalawoffices.com/about-greg-baca-atty/|title=About|website=Baca Law Offices|language=en-GB|access-date=2020-03-22}}
Baca was elected to the New Mexico Senate in 2016, defeating Democratic Majority Leader Michael S. Sanchez.{{cite web|url=http://www.koat.com/article/gregory-baca-claims-senate-district-29-defeats-incumbent-michael-sanchez/8261199|title=Gregory Baca claims Senate District 29, defeats incumbent Michael Sanchez|work=KOAT-TV|date=November 9, 2016|accessdate=November 24, 2017}}{{Cite news|url=https://www.nytimes.com/elections/2016/results/new-mexico-state-senate-district-29|title=New Mexico 29th District State Senate Results: Gregory Baca Wins|date=2017-08-01|work=The New York Times|access-date=2020-03-22|language=en-US|issn=0362-4331}}{{Cite web|url=https://www.abqjournal.com/1342745/dem-campaigns-for-belen-abq-legislative-seat.html|title=Dem campaigns for Belen/ABQ legislative seat|last=Writer|first=Dan McKay {{!}} Journal Staff|website=www.abqjournal.com|language=en-US|access-date=2020-03-22}}
Baca was re-elected in 2020, defeating Paul Baca. He did not seek a third term in 2024.
References
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External links
- [https://www.nmlegis.gov/Members/Legislator?SponCode=SBACA Official page] at the New Mexico Legislature
- [http://bacaforsenatenm.com/ Campaign site]
- {{CongLinks | congbio = | votesmart = 168146 | fec = | congress = }}
- [https://ballotpedia.org/Gregory_A._Baca Gregory A. Baca] at Ballotpedia
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Category:21st-century members of the New Mexico Legislature
Category:American politicians of Mexican descent
Category:Belen High School alumni
Category:Hispanic and Latino American people in New Mexico politics
Category:People from Belen, New Mexico
Category:Republican Party New Mexico state senators
Category:United States Navy personnel of the Gulf War
Category:United States Navy sailors