Javier Gonzales

Javier Gonzales
42nd Mayor of Santa Fe
In office
March 11, 2014 – March 12, 2018
Preceded byDavid Coss
Succeeded byAlan Webber
Chair of the New Mexico Democratic Party
In office
September 12, 2009 – April 27, 2013
Preceded byAnnadelle Sanchez (Acting)
Succeeded bySam Bregman
Personal details
Born1966 (1966)
Died (aged 55)
Santa Fe, New Mexico, U.S.
Political partyDemocratic
Children2
Alma materNew Mexico State University
WebsiteOfficial government website

Javier Gonzales (1966 – February 9, 2022) was an American Democratic politician. He was the 42nd Mayor of Santa Fe, New Mexico from 2014 to 2018. Gonzales was the city's first and only openly gay mayor. He was chair of the Democratic Party of New Mexico from 2009 until 2013.

Gonzales died from cancer at a hospital in Santa Fe on February 9, 2022, at the age of 55.

References

  1. ↑ "Javier Gonzales wins Santa Fe mayoral race". Santa Fe New Mexican, March 4, 2014.
  2. ↑ "Santa Fe Selects Its First Gay Mayor, Javier Gonzales". The Advocate, March 5, 2014.
  3. ↑ "Santa Fe, N.M., voters elect city's first openly gay mayor". Boom.lgbt. Archived from the original on October 6, 2018. Retrieved January 2, 2016.
  4. ↑ "Former Santa Fe mayor dies from cancer". KOAT. 9 February 2022. Retrieved 10 February 2022.