[Congressional Record Volume 170, Number 80 (Wednesday, May 8, 2024)]
[Extensions of Remarks]
[Page E465]
From the Congressional Record Online through the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]




       IN MEMORY OF NEW MEXICO STATE REPRESENTATIVE JIM TRUJILLO

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                      HON. TERESA LEGER FERNANDEZ

                             of new mexico

                    in the house of representatives

                         Wednesday, May 8, 2024

  Ms. LEGER FERNANDEZ. Mr. Speaker, I rise today to recognize the loss 
of one of New Mexico's most accomplished and best-loved public 
servants, former New Mexico State Representative Jim Trujillo. He 
demonstrated what it means to answer the call to public service and 
that public service is an act of love. I am grateful for the love Rep. 
Trujillo gave to the people of his district and our state. He also 
truly embodied what it means to be a loving husband, father, and 
grandfather.
  His legacy now lives on in countless lives he touched in our 
beautiful state through both his important career as a financial 
professional and his broad public service in the New Mexico Human 
Services Department, six years in the New Mexico National Guard, and 
his outstanding 17 years in the New Mexico Legislature. I met with Rep. 
Trujillo numerous times when I was working on voting rights and tribal 
intergovernmental matters. He always listened with deep attention and 
gave clear directions and support. He was a man of his word. His 
tireless dedication to the people of New Mexico proves to all of us how 
much we can accomplish together for our beloved communities.
  I offer my deepest condolences to his wife Virginia, their children, 
and the entire extended Trujillo family. I carry his inspiration with 
me as I continue my own service in the beautifully diverse Third 
District of New Mexico.

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