I would consider all of the legislation which I have supported meaningless if I were to sit idly by, silent, during a period which may go down in history as an era when we permitted the curtailment of our liberties.

A granddaughter Gloria Tristani followed in public service serving as chair of the New Mexico State Corporations Commission in 1996 as a member of the Federal Communications Commission from 1997 to 2001 and as the Democratic nominee for New Mexico's other U. Senate was the first U. C.

state of New Mexico who served in the United States House of Representatives from 1931 to 1935 and in the United States Senate from 1935 to 1962. S. Dionisio "Dennis" Chavez (April 8 1888 – November 18 1962) was a Democratic politician from the U.