Rod Adair is an American politician who served as a member of the New Mexico Senate for district 33 from 1997 to 2013.

Early life and education

Adair was born in

Hagerman, New Mexico Hagerman is a town in Chaves County, New Mexico, United States. The population was 1,251 at the 2010 census. Geography Hagerman is located in south-central Chaves County at (33.112339, -104.328146), approximately west of the Pecos River. New ...

and graduated from

Hagerman High School Hagerman High School is a small high school located in Hagerman, New Mexico, southwest of Roswell. Sports Hagerman High School has a gymnasium with a seating capacity of 600, over four times its enrollment, for its teams, the Bobcats. Bobcats h ...

. He earned a Bachelor of Arts degree in political science from Eastern New Mexico University in 1975 and a Master of Arts in government from Campbell University in 1985.

Career

Adair served in the United States Army from 1976 to 1996 and was stationed in Korea and 15 South American countries. He ended his career as a professor of military science at the New Mexico Military Institute in Roswell. Adair was elected to the New Mexico Senate in 1996 and assumed office in 1997. Also in 1996, Adair founded New Mexico Demographic Research. Initially a candidate for re-election in 2012, Adair withdrew from the race after facing a primary challenge from William Burt. Adair has since worked as the editor of the ''New Mexico Political Journal''. Adair has also written op-ed columns about New Mexico politics for the ''

Albuquerque Journal The ''Albuquerque Journal'' is the largest newspaper in the U.S. state of New Mexico. History The ''Golden Gate'' newspaper was founded in June 1880. In the fall of 1880, the owner of the ''Golden Gate'' died and Journal Publishing Company was c ...

'' and worked as an election manager and aide in the office of Secretary of State

Dianna Duran Dianna Duran (born July 26, 1956) is an American politician who served as the New Mexico Secretary of State, 24th Secretary of State of New Mexico. A Republican Party (United States), Republican, she was the first member of her party in 80 year ...

Personal life

Adair and his wife, Dana, have two children. Dana is an elementary school teacher.

References

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