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Jeff Bingaman
Jeff Bingaman
Incumbent
Assumed office 
January 3, 1983
Serving with Pete Domenici
Preceded by Harrison Schmitt
Born October 3, 1943 (1943-10-03) (age 64)
El Paso, Texas
Political party Democratic
Spouse Anne Kovacovich Bingaman
Alma mater Harvard University
Religion Methodist

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Early life and career

Bingaman was born in El Paso, Texas to Frances Bethia Ball and Jesse Francis Bingaman. [1] He grew up in Silver City, New Mexico. Silver City is a town in Grant County, New Mexico, in the United States. His father taught at Western New Mexico University and his mother taught in the public schools system. Western New Mexico University is a University located in Silver City New Mexico. At age 15, he earned the rank of Eagle Scout. Eagle Scout is the highest rank attainable in the Boy Scouting program of the Boy Scouts of America (BSA Bingaman earned a Bachelor of Arts degree in government from Harvard University in 1965. For the government of parliamentary systems see Executive (government. Year 1965 ( MCMLXV) was a Common year starting on Friday (link will display full calendar of the 1965 Gregorian calendar. He then entered Stanford Law School, graduating in 1968. Stanford Law School is a graduate school at Stanford University located near Palo Alto California, United States, in Silicon Valley Year 1968 ( MCMLXVIII) was a Leap year starting on Monday (link will display full calendar of the Gregorian calendar.

Bingaman is married to Anne Kovacovich Bingaman; they have one child. He practiced law with his wife in New Mexico before being elected as New Mexico Attorney General in 1978.

Senate

Bingaman is Chairman of the Energy and Natural Resources Committee and a member of the Finance Committee; Health, Education, Labor, and Pensions Committee; and Joint Committee on the Economy. The United States Senate Committee on Energy and Natural Resources has jurisdiction over matters related to energy and nuclear waste policy territorial policy native Hawaiian The United States Senate Committee on Health Education Labor and Pensions (HELP generally considers matters relating to health education labor and pensions The Joint Economic Committee (JEC is one of four standing Joint committees of the U

Bingaman and his senate colleague Pete Domenici are the longest-serving duo among current Senators, and Bingaman is the most senior junior senator in the current Senate. Pietro Vichi "Pete" Domenici (born May 7, 1932) is an American politician currently serving as a Republican Senator The next longest are Edward Kennedy and John Kerry of Massachusetts. Edward Moore "Ted" Kennedy (born February 22 1932 is the senior United States Senator from Massachusetts and a member of the Democratic } John Forbes Kerry (born December 11 1943 is an American Politician who is currently serving his fourth term as the junior United States Senator The Commonwealth of Massachusetts ( is a state located in the New England region of the northeastern United States.

Being from a border state, Bingaman has been much involved in the debate over illegal immigration. He believes in increased enforcement of borders to stem the flow of illegal immigrants, and that the U. S. should enact a guest worker program.

His approval rating as of 11-21-2007, as polled by Survey USA is 60%, with 31% disapproving. SurveyUSA is a Polling firm in the United States. It conducts Market research for Corporations and interest groups but is best known for conducting His approval rating is 2% lower than Pete Domenici's. Pietro Vichi "Pete" Domenici (born May 7, 1932) is an American politician currently serving as a Republican Senator [1]

On April 28, 2008, Jeff Bingaman endorsed Senator Barack Obama for the 2008 Democratic Presidential Race.

Committee Assignments

2006 reelection campaign

Main article: New Mexico United States Senate election, 2006

Bingaman faced no opposition in the June 6, 2006 primary. The 2006 US Senate election in New Mexico took place on November 7, 2006 (the primary had been held on June 6, 2006) The Republican primary was won by Allen McCulloch, a urologist and former chemical engineer. Allen McCulloch was the Republican nominee in New Mexico's United States Senate election in 2006, and is a private practice urologist in Farmington New Urology is the branch of Surgery that focuses on the Urinary tracts of males and females and on the reproductive system of males Bingaman won a landslide re-election, defeating his opponent by a 41. 3 point margin.

Electoral history

Footnotes

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Legal offices
Preceded by
Toney Anaya		 Attorney General of New Mexico
1979 – 1983		 Succeeded by
Paul Bardacke
United States Senate
Preceded by
Harrison Schmitt		 United States Senator (Class 1) from New Mexico
1983 – present
Served alongside: Pete Domenici		 Incumbent
Political offices
Preceded by
Frank Murkowski		 Chairman of the Senate Energy and Natural Resources Committee
2001 – 2003		 Succeeded by
Pete Domenici
Preceded by
Pete Domenici		 Chairman of the Senate Energy and Natural Resources Committee
2007 – present		 Incumbent
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