John Pinto
American politician
John Pinto (December 15, 1924 – May 24, 2019)[1][2] was an American Democratic politician.[3][4] He was a member of the New Mexico Senate from 1977 until his death in 2019. He was the longest-serving member in the Senate. Pinto represented the 3rd District.
Pinto was born in Lupton, Arizona, in the Navajo Nation. He was in the United States Marine Corps during World War II and was a Navajo code talker. Pinto died in Gallup, New Mexico, on May 24, 2019 at the age of 94.[5][6]
References
change- ↑ "Sen. John Pinto (D-NM)". CQRCengage.com. Retrieved September 28, 2015.
- ↑ "Sen. John Pinto (D-NM 3rd District)". Capwiz.com. Archived from the original on September 30, 2015. Retrieved September 28, 2015.
- ↑ Linthicum, Leslie (February 25, 2007). "John Pinto Has Been a State Senator for 30 Years— and He Keeps Doing It Out of Love". Albuquerque Journal.
Pinto is 82, born on the Navajo reservation in 1924
- ↑ Unterburger, Amy L.; Delgado, Jane L. (1994). Who's who Among Hispanic Americans. Gale Research. ISBN 9780810385504. Retrieved May 25, 2019.
- ↑ "New Mexico Senator John Pinto passes away". KQRE. May 24, 2019. Archived from the original on May 24, 2019. Retrieved May 24, 2019.
- ↑ NM mourns long-time state senator John Pinto, The NM Political Report, Andy Lyman, May 24, 2019. Retrieved May 25, 2019.
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