Jack L. Stahl

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Jack L. Stahl (born June 28, 1934 in Lincoln , Illinois , † December 29, 2016 in Albuquerque , New Mexico ) was an American politician . Between 1987 and 1990 he served as lieutenant governor in the state of New Mexico .

Life

Stahl's parents Edna and Edwin Stahl were business people in Elkhart, Illinois. As a teenager he suffered from chronic asthma . He once accompanied his parents on a business trip to Arizona . They stopped in Albuquerque, New Mexico. His health improved as a result of the environmental change. So he stayed there with a friendly family for a while. His parents later moved in with him. He graduated from Albuquerque High School. In 1956 he graduated from the University of New Mexico and received a Bachelor of Science degree . He then taught in Albuquerque public schools for three years. In 1959 he entered the real estate business, where he became extremely successful. He and his wife Carol had three daughters together.

Politically, he belongs to the Republican Party . He served in the New Mexico House of Representatives for two years and in the New Mexico Senate for six years . In 1986, he resigned from his seat in the New Mexico Senate to run for the office of Lieutenant Governor of New Mexico. After his successful election, he held the post from 1987 to 1990.

He also sat on the Judicial Selection Committee for the New Mexico Bar Association , chaired the Better Business Bureau of New Mexico and the Heights General Hospital Foundation, and served on the executive committee of the large Southwest Council of Boy Scouts of America . He said the following about his economic and political success:

“My parents were very conservative people who lived a very modest lifestyle in Elkhart. They helped impart the work ethic in me. It's been a part of my life ever since I can remember. I've always had a desire to progress through working. "

Individual evidence

  1. ^ Obituary , accessed February 4, 2018
  2. ^ Signed the campaign against The American Clean Energy and Security Act ( Memento of December 3, 2013 in the Internet Archive )
  3. George Ebey, p. 34

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