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| Affiliation | Democratic |
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| Name | Ken Miyagishima |
| Address | 2881 Lookout Ridge
Las Cruces, New Mexico , United States |
| Email | None |
| Website | None |
| Born |
May 15, 1963
(61 years)
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| Contributor | The Sunset Provision |
| Last Modifed | RBH
Mar 28, 2017 02:07am |
| Tags |
Hispanic - Japanese - Married - Catholic - Straight -
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| Info | Mayor of Las Cruces, NM
Kenneth Daniel Gallegos Miyagishima was born in Biloxi, Mississippi in 1963. He is of both Japanese and Mexican descent. He has lived in Las Cruces since 1971. He attended public schools and in 1985 graduated from New Mexico State University with degrees in finance and real estate. In 1984 – while still attending NMSU – Ken began his insurance and financial services business, which he still owns today.
Ken has achieved many milestones in his distinguished career in public service:
1992 – Became New Mexico’s first American of Japanese descent to be elected to public office.
1998, 1999 & 2000 – Voted “Best County Commissioner” in readers’ poll.
2001- Following his election to City Council, Ken became one of only a handful of officials ever elected to both the Las Cruces City Council and Doña Ana Board of County Commissioners.
2002 – Ken’s accomplishments were included in the book, Distinguished Asian-American Political and Governmental Leaders, printed by Greenwood Press.
2002 – Recipient: Commander’s Award for Public Service, Department of the Army, 1 March, 2002.
2005 - Ken has won two different general elections while running “unopposed,” with the other election being November 1992.
2007 – Graduated: FBI Citizen’s Academy, Las Cruces Resident Agency
Ken is married to former judge Susana Chaparro – between them they have two children. Michael attends NMSU pursuing a degree in criminal justice. Danielle will be attending Oñate High School and was recently named an All-American Scholar At-Large Award Winner.
Experience
2001–2007 Councillor, District 6, City of Las Cruces
2004
Chairman, City of Las Cruces Public Safety Committee
1996-1999
Chairman, NM Association of Counties Insurance Authority
1997–1998
President, Rio Grande Council of Government
1995, 1997
Chairman, Doña Ana County Board of Commissioners
1992–2000
Commissioner, Doña Ana County Board of Commissioners
1989–1996
College Instructor, Finance and Management
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