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Bruce King was a three term Democratic governor of the US State of New Mexico.
Born April 6, 1924 in Stanley, New Mexico, King served in the US Army during World War II. After the war, he attended The University of New Mexico in Albuquerque.
His career in politics began when he was elected to the Santa Fe Board of County Comissioners in 1954. He was re-elected and served as the chairman of the board during his second term. In 1959, he was elected to the New Mexico House of Representatives. He served five consecutive terms in the House and during three of his terms he served as Speaker of the House.
From 1968 to 1969, King was chairman of the state Democratic Party. In 1969 he was also the president of the State Constitutional Convention.
In 1970, King was initially elected as Governor of the State of New Mexico. He served as Governor from 1971 to 1975, 1979 to 1983, and 1991 to 1995.
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