Néstor Montoya

Néstor Montoya (born April 14, 1862 in Albuquerque , New Mexico , † January 13, 1923 in Washington DC ) was an American politician . Between 1921 and 1923 he represented the first constituency of the state of New Mexico in the US House of Representatives .

Early years

Néstor Montoya attended the public schools of his home country and then until 1881 St. Michael's College in Santa Fe . He then worked for some time in the Santa Fe post office and for the Federal Treasury. In what was then New Mexico Territory , he campaigned early on for the integration of citizens of Spanish-Mexican descent into society. From 1889 he was the owner and editor of the Spanish-language newspaper "La Bandera Americana". Montoya was also a proponent of New Mexico joining the United States as a regular state.

Political career

Montoya became a member of the Republican Party . Between 1892 and 1903 he was a member of parliament and temporarily president of the territorial House of Representatives. In 1905 and 1906 he was a member of the territorial senate. From 1908 to 1923 he was chairman of the New Mexico Press Association. In 1910 Néstor Montoya was a member of the New Mexico Constituent Assembly. From 1916 to 1919 he sat on the board of directors of the University of New Mexico . During World War I , Montoya served on the National Defense Council and served on the Bernalillo County Recruiting Commission.

In the congressional elections of 1920, Néstor Montoya was elected to the US House of Representatives. There he replaced Benigno C. Hernández on March 4, 1921 . For the elections of 1922 he was no longer nominated by his party. Even if he had been re-elected, he would not have been able to take up a second term because he died before the end of the current legislative term in the office of Congressman. After his death on January 13, 1923, his seat remained vacant until the end of the legislature on March 3, 1923, when John Morrow, who was elected in 1922 from the Democratic Party, succeeded him. In Congress , Montoya served on the Indian Affairs Committee and the Public Land Administration Committee.

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SURNAME	Montoya, Néstor
BRIEF DESCRIPTION	American politician
DATE OF BIRTH	April 14, 1862
PLACE OF BIRTH	Albuquerque , New Mexico
DATE OF DEATH	January 13, 1923
Place of death	Washington DC