Jerry Sandel

{{Short description|American politician (1942–2024)}}

{{Use mdy dates|date=April 2025}}

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| name = Jerry Sandel

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| state_house = New Mexico

| district = 2nd

| term_start = 1971

| term_end = 2000

| predecessor = ?

| successor = Nick Tinnin

| party = Democratic

| birth_date = {{birth date|1942|5|25}}

| birth_place = Woodson, Texas, U.S.

| death_date = {{death date and age|2024|10|25|1942|5|25}}

| death_place = Farmington, New Mexico, U.S.

| profession = Businessman

| residence = Farmington, New Mexico, U.S.

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| children= Jason Sandel, Jeffery Sandel, Shelly Sandel

| relations = Stella, Spencer, Zooey, Jasper

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Jerry Wayne Sandel (May 25, 1942 – October 25, 2024) was an American politician who was a Democratic member of the New Mexico House of Representatives from 1971 to 2000.{{Cite web|url=http://www.nmlegis.gov/lcs/legislator_details_archive.aspx?SponsorCode=HSDEL|title = Error - New Mexico Legislature}} Sandel attended Texas Tech University and was in the oil business, serving as president of the Aztec Well Servicing Company in Aztec, New Mexico.{{Cite web|url=http://votesmart.org/candidate/biography/5870/jerry-sandel#.VEbnOot4pk8|title = The Voter's Self Defense System}} He died in Farmington, New Mexico on October 25, 2024, at the age of 82.{{cite news|url=https://www.legacy.com/us/obituaries/abqjournal/name/jerry-sandel-obituary?id=56675157|title=Jerry Sandel|work=Albuquerque Journal|date=November 1, 2024}}{{cite news|url=https://www.santafenewmexican.com/news/local_news/former-longtime-farmington-legislator-jerry-sandel-dies/article_d18ff02c-9aeb-11ef-88b1-07ef6020eeb7.html|title=Former longtime Farmington legislator Jerry Sandel dies|work=Santa Fe New Mexican|date=November 4, 2024}}