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  Denish, Diane D.
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AffiliationDemocratic  
 
NameDiane D. Denish
AddressPO Box 30561
Albuquerque, New Mexico 87190, United States
Emailinfo@dianedenish.com
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Born March 07, 1949 (75 years)
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InfoDiane D. Denish was the first woman to be elected Lieutenant Governor in New Mexico on November 5, 2002. She took office on January 1, 2003.

A lifelong New Mexican, Diane is the daughter of Libby Donley, a native of Carlsbad, and Jack Daniels, a New Mexico businessman and former State Representative. Raised in Hobbs, Diane has lived in Farmington and currently resides in Albuquerque. She is the former chair of the Democratic Party of New Mexico and for twelve years owned The Target Group, a successful small business specializing in research and fundraising.

Named one of the Top 100 New Mexicans in honor of her community leadership, Diane has served as chair of New Mexico First, chair of the New Mexico Community Foundation and Chair of the New Mexico Tech Board of Regents. She is currently a member of the Board of Directors of the Daniels Fund, which supports early childhood education and other youth programs in New Mexico and the western United States. The National Kidney Foundation, the YWCA, and the Albuquerque Arts Alliance have honored her for her achievements in public service.

Diane also served under Governor Toney Anaya as chair of the New Mexico Commission on the Status of Women and was appointed by then Congressman Bill Richardson to serve on the National Advisory Board of the Small Business Administration.

Diane is married to Herb Denish and is the mother of three grown children: Suzanne, Spencer and Sara. She recently became a grandmother for the first time


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NEWS
Date Category Headline Article Contributor
Nov 24, 2008 09:00am General Denish Ready To Head The State [NM] If Necessary  Article DFWDem 
Jan 12, 2007 01:05pm News Denish Says She'll Run for Governor in 2010  Article Eric 

DISCUSSION
Importance? 5.50000 Average

FAMILY
Father Jack Daniels 1923-2003
Grandfather Robert W. "Bob" Daniels 1893-1948
Uncle Bill Daniels 1920-2000

INFORMATION LINKS
RACES
  11/02/2010 NM Governor Lost 46.55% (-6.74%)
  06/01/2010 NM Governor - D Primary Won 99.07% (+98.14%)
  11/07/2006 NM Lt. Governor Won 68.70% (+37.40%)
  06/06/2006 NM Lt. Governor - D Primary Won 100.00% (+100.00%)
  11/05/2002 NM Lt. Governor Won 55.49% (+16.44%)
  06/04/2002 NM Lt. Governor - D Primary Won 58.72% (+17.45%)
  11/03/1998 NM Lt. Governor Lost 45.47% (-9.06%)
  06/03/1998 NM Lt. Governor - D Primary Won 50.97% (+1.95%)
  06/07/1994 NM Lt. Governor - D Primary Lost 32.36% (-3.75%)
ENDORSEMENTS
NM US Senate - D Primary - Jun 05, 2012 D Hector H. Balderas
NM District 01 - D Primary - Jun 05, 2012 D Michelle L. Lujan Grisham
NM District 02 - D Primary - Jun 03, 2008 D Harry Teague
NM US President - D Primary - Feb 05, 2008 D Hillary Clinton
NM US President - D Caucus - Feb 03, 2004 D John F. Kerry
US President - D Primaries - Jun 09, 2004 D John F. Kerry