Diane Denish was born March 7, 1949, in Hobbs, New Mexico. Her father, Jack Daniels, was a prominent New Mexico politician and the brother of Bill Daniels. She earned her BA from the University of New Mexico in 1971. Prior to entering politics, she owned and operated The Target Group, a small business specializing in market research and fund-raising for nonprofit organizations. Denish enjoys cooking in her leisure time. [3]
Political careeredit
Denish has served as Chair of the New Mexico Democratic Party, as well as Chair of New Mexico First and Chair of the New Mexico Community Foundation.
Denish has been appointed by three New Mexico Governors to serve in numerous capacities, including as a member of the Board of Regents at New Mexico Tech University, as Chair of the New Mexico Commission on the Status of Women, and as a member of the National Advisory Board of the Small Business Administration under President Bill Clinton. In 1998, she was the Lieutenant Governor candidate on the ticket with Martin Chavez, losing the race 54%-45% to then Governor Gary Johnson.
In her capacity as lieutenant governor, Denish supported legislation to increase microlending funds and place tighter regulations on payday lenders. She also supported legislation to establish voluntary pre-kindergarten enrollment for all New Mexico four-year-olds and legislation to combat methamphetamine manufacturers and dealers who target children.[4]
In addition to her ex officio position as President of the New Mexico Senate, Denish served as chair of the Children's Cabinet, chair of the Mortgage Finance Authority, chair of the Insure New Mexico! Council, chair of the Health Care for New Mexicans Council, and co-chair of the New Mexico Commission for Community Volunteerism.
Denish began preparing for her gubernatorial bid early and in 2007 had already amassed a war chest of over $1 million.[5] She ran unopposed in the Democratic primary and was the Democratic nominee for Governor of New Mexico.[6]
Denish was defeated in the general election on November 2, 2010 by Doña Ana County District Attorney Susana Martinez, who became New Mexico's first elected female governor, and as well as the first elected Hispanic woman to become governor in U.S. history. The Denish vs. Martinez race and the simultaneous Jari Askins vs. Mary Fallin race in Oklahoma were only the third and fourth cases of woman vs. woman gubernatorial races in U.S. history. The other two cases being the 1986 Nebraska Gubernatorial Election between Kay Orr and Helen Boosalis, and the 2002 Hawaii Gubernatorial Election between Linda Lingle and Mazie Hirono
Awardsedit
Denish has received the PNM Entrepreneur Advocate of the Year Award (2006), the Leadership New Mexico Distinguished Alumnus Award (2006), the Reverend Martin Luther King, Jr., Community Service Award (2005), the Albuquerque Chamber of Commerce Excellence in Education Award (2005), the WIPP Women Impacting Public Policy New Mexico Legislative Leadership Award (2004), the Hispanic Women’s Council Las Primeras Award, and the National Child Health Advocate Award (2005).
Controversyedit
In March of 2024, Denish faced allegations of unfairly using her political connections to undermine efforts by her neighborhood to create a childhood playground in a park close to Denish's house. The playground had seeming broad support from the community, with over two thirds of those writing in about the issue voicing their support. Denish admitted to having called NM Governor Michelle Lujan Grisham to request-- successfully-- that funds for the playground be vetoed. When the Governor was asked about why she'd vetoed the park's funding, she stated she'd been informed there was not broad community support. Reasons Denish cited for having requested the veto included her desire for unobstructed views and the belief that children "don’t necessarily need a slide or swing" because they can play creatively without them.[7]
^Jennings, Trip. Diane Denish is mum on her likely transition to governor’s office. 2011-07-21 at the Wayback MachineThe New Mexico Independent.
^Nash, Kate. New Mexico Lt. Gov. Diane Denish's war chest exceeds $1 million. 2008-04-12 at the Wayback MachineThe Albuquerque Tribune. November 7, 2007.
^Diane Denish Statement Following New Mexico Primary. 2010-06-07 at the Wayback MachineThe State Column. June 2, 2010.
^KRQE News. Garate, Jessica. How a former New Mexico leader used her power to halt a playground. March 26, 2024
External linksedit
New Mexico Office of the Lieutenant Governor Diane Denish official state site
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Denish redirects here For the athlete see Denish Das Diane Daniels Denish ˈ d ɛ n ɪ ʃ DEN ish 1 born March 7 1949 is an American politician who was the 28th lieutenant governor of New Mexico from 2003 to 2011 under Governor Bill Richardson Denish was the first woman to hold that post Diane Denish28th Lieutenant Governor of New MexicoIn office January 1 2003 January 1 2011GovernorBill RichardsonPreceded byWalter BradleySucceeded byJohn SanchezPersonal detailsBorn 1949 03 07 March 7 1949 age 75 Hobbs New Mexico U S Political partyDemocraticSpouseHerb DenishChildren3 including Suzanne SchreiberEducationUniversity of New Mexico Albuquerque BA There was early speculation that Denish would run in the 2008 election for the New Mexico Senate seat vacated by Pete Domenici 2 but she ruled out running She ran for governor in 2010 and was defeated by Republican nominee Susana Martinez on November 2 2010 Contents 1 Personal life 2 Political career 2 1 2010 New Mexico gubernatorial bid 3 Awards 4 Controversy 5 See also 6 References 7 External linksPersonal life editDiane Denish was born March 7 1949 in Hobbs New Mexico Her father Jack Daniels was a prominent New Mexico politician and the brother of Bill Daniels She earned her BA from the University of New Mexico in 1971 Prior to entering politics she owned and operated The Target Group a small business specializing in market research and fund raising for nonprofit organizations Denish enjoys cooking in her leisure time 3 Political career editDenish has served as Chair of the New Mexico Democratic Party as well as Chair of New Mexico First and Chair of the New Mexico Community Foundation Denish has been appointed by three New Mexico Governors to serve in numerous capacities including as a member of the Board of Regents at New Mexico Tech University as Chair of the New Mexico Commission on the Status of Women and as a member of the National Advisory Board of the Small Business Administration under President Bill Clinton In 1998 she was the Lieutenant Governor candidate on the ticket with Martin Chavez losing the race 54 45 to then Governor Gary Johnson In her capacity as lieutenant governor Denish supported legislation to increase microlending funds and place tighter regulations on payday lenders She also supported legislation to establish voluntary pre kindergarten enrollment for all New Mexico four year olds and legislation to combat methamphetamine manufacturers and dealers who target children 4 In addition to her ex officio position as President of the New Mexico Senate Denish served as chair of the Children s Cabinet chair of the Mortgage Finance Authority chair of the Insure New Mexico Council chair of the Health Care for New Mexicans Council and co chair of the New Mexico Commission for Community Volunteerism 2010 New Mexico gubernatorial bid edit Main article 2010 New Mexico gubernatorial election Denish began preparing for her gubernatorial bid early and in 2007 had already amassed a war chest of over 1 million 5 She ran unopposed in the Democratic primary and was the Democratic nominee for Governor of New Mexico 6 Denish was defeated in the general election on November 2 2010 by Dona Ana County District Attorney Susana Martinez who became New Mexico s first elected female governor and as well as the first elected Hispanic woman to become governor in U S history The Denish vs Martinez race and the simultaneous Jari Askins vs Mary Fallin race in Oklahoma were only the third and fourth cases of woman vs woman gubernatorial races in U S history The other two cases being the 1986 Nebraska Gubernatorial Election between Kay Orr and Helen Boosalis and the 2002 Hawaii Gubernatorial Election between Linda Lingle and Mazie HironoAwards editDenish has received the PNM Entrepreneur Advocate of the Year Award 2006 the Leadership New Mexico Distinguished Alumnus Award 2006 the Reverend Martin Luther King Jr Community Service Award 2005 the Albuquerque Chamber of Commerce Excellence in Education Award 2005 the WIPP Women Impacting Public Policy New Mexico Legislative Leadership Award 2004 the Hispanic Women s Council Las Primeras Award and the National Child Health Advocate Award 2005 Controversy editIn March of 2024 Denish faced allegations of unfairly using her political connections to undermine efforts by her neighborhood to create a childhood playground in a park close to Denish s house The playground had seeming broad support from the community with over two thirds of those writing in about the issue voicing their support Denish admitted to having called NM Governor Michelle Lujan Grisham to request successfully that funds for the playground be vetoed When the Governor was asked about why she d vetoed the park s funding she stated she d been informed there was not broad community support Reasons Denish cited for having requested the veto included her desire for unobstructed views and the belief that children don t necessarily need a slide or swing because they can play creatively without them 7 See also editList of female lieutenant governors in the United States nbsp Biography portalReferences edit Lt Governor Diane Denish for Bill Richardson Retrieved 1 October 2020 Field open for NM Senate seat Retrieved October 11 2007 Archived May 2 2008 at the Wayback Machine Lieutenant Governor Diane D Denish NM Project Vote Smart Jennings Trip Diane Denish is mum on her likely transition to governor s office Archived 2011 07 21 at the Wayback Machine The New Mexico Independent Nash Kate New Mexico Lt Gov Diane Denish s war chest exceeds 1 million Archived 2008 04 12 at the Wayback Machine The Albuquerque Tribune November 7 2007 Diane Denish Statement Following New Mexico Primary Archived 2010 06 07 at the Wayback Machine The State Column June 2 2010 KRQE News Garate Jessica How a former New Mexico leader used her power to halt a playground March 26 2024External links editNew Mexico Office of the Lieutenant Governor Diane Denish official state site Diane Denish for Governor official campaign site Appearances on C SPAN Political offices Preceded byWalter Bradley Lieutenant Governor of New Mexico2003 2011 Succeeded byJohn Sanchez Party political offices Preceded byBill Richardson Democratic nominee for Governor of New Mexico2010 Succeeded byGary King Retrieved from https en wikipedia org w index php title Diane Denish amp oldid 1216643553, wikipedia, wiki, book, books, library,
