Daniel A. Ivey-Soto[2] is an American politician and a Democratic member of the New Mexico Senate representing District 15 since January 15, 2013.

Daniel Ivey-Soto
Member of the New Mexico Senate
from the 15th[1] district
Assumed office
January 15, 2013
Preceded byTim Eichenberg
Personal details
NationalityAmerican
Political partyDemocratic
ResidenceAlbuquerque, New Mexico
ProfessionEntrepreneur, Association Executive

Political career

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  • 1996: When House District 18 Representative Cisco McSorley ran for New Mexico Senate, Ivey-Soto ran in the four-way June 4, 1996 Democratic Primary but lost to Gail Beam;[3] Beam went on to win the three-way November 5, 1996 General election.
  • 2012: Incumbent District 15 Democratic Senator Tim Eichenberg was unopposed for the June 5, 2012 Democratic Primary;[4] when Senator Eichenberg withdrew, Ivey-Soto replaced him on the November 6, 2012 General election ballot, winning with 10,927 votes (52.9%) against Republican nominee H. Diane Snyder.[5]

In 2022, Ivey-Soto sought to remove automatic voter registration from a voting rights bill that Democratic New Mexico legislators were working on. Ivey-Soto argued that it was intrusive to automatically register voters.[6] Ivey-Soto was also opposed to an Election Day holiday.[6] Ivey-Soto was defeated in the primary race in June 2024.[7] Earlier in 2024 he had been censured by the state Democratic Party which also severed ties with him over sexual harassment and assault allegations. [8]

References

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  1. ^ "Senator Daniel A. Ivey-Soto (D)". Santa Fe, New Mexico: New Mexico Legislature. Retrieved February 20, 2014.
  2. ^ "Daniel Ivey-Soto's Biography". Project Vote Smart. Retrieved February 20, 2014.
  3. ^ "Canvass of Returns of Primary Election Held on June 4, 1996 – State of New Mexico" (PDF). Santa Fe, New Mexico: Secretary of State of New Mexico. p. 5. Archived from the original (PDF) on February 21, 2014. Retrieved February 20, 2014.
  4. ^ "Canvass of Returns of Primary Election Held on June 5, 2012 – State of New Mexico" (PDF). Santa Fe, New Mexico: Secretary of State of New Mexico. p. 1. Archived from the original (PDF) on November 4, 2013. Retrieved February 20, 2014.
  5. ^ "Canvass of Returns of General Election Held on November 6, 2012 – State of New Mexico" (PDF). Santa Fe, New Mexico: Secretary of State of New Mexico. p. 2. Archived from the original (PDF) on November 4, 2013. Retrieved February 20, 2014.
  6. ^ a b "Voting Rights Package Derails in New Mexico". Bolts. 2022-02-18. Retrieved 2022-02-18.
  7. ^ "Ivey-Soto loses, Rubio re-elected in first batch of called races from 2024 legislative primary". Retrieved 2024-08-25.
  8. ^ "Senators throw support to embattled Ivey-Soto". Retrieved 2024-08-25.
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