Martin Heinrich

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Martin Heinrich

Martin Heinrich (b. 1971) served as 2006 Council President for the City of Albuquerque, USA, and is a current councilor. He is also Natural Resources Trustee for the state of New Mexico. On the Albuquerque City Council, he has spearheaded numerous measures aimed at crime reduction, raising the minimum wage, economic development, and energy efficiency.^{[citation needed]}

1 Career
- 1.1 2008 Congressional Campaign
  - 1.1.1 Democratic Primary
2 References
3 External links

[edit] Career

Heinrich served as Executive Director of the Cottonwood Gulch Foundation, a New Mexico non-profit dedicated to providing young people with hands-on natural science and environmental education. Heinrich later opened up a public affairs consulting business serving clients in the non-profit and educational arenas.

Owing to his background in land policy, he was appointed by Governor Bill Richardson to head the Office of the Natural Resources Trustee.

[edit] 2008 Congressional Campaign

Heinrich began a campaign to oppose Representative Heather Wilson in New Mexico's first district, however Congresswoman Wilson is no longer running for the House as she is seeking the United States Senate seat vacated by retiring Senator Pete Domenici, R-NM. ^[1]

[edit] Democratic Primary

Heinrich won the June 3, 2008 Democratic primary for New Mexico's first congressional district with 43.5 percent of the vote. Heinrich defeated former Secretary of State Rebecca Vigil-Giron, former State Sec. of Health Michelle Grisham, and attorney Robert Pidcock. ^[2]

Heinrich will face Bernalillo County Sheriff Darren White in the general election.

Heinrich has also been voted the hottest man in US politics by the website Politics1.com. ^[3]