Ernestine Durán Evans (September 17, 1917 – June 9, 2010)[a] was a Spanish American legislator and civil servant. She served as Secretary of State of New Mexico from 1967 to 1970 and from 1975 to 1978.[4][3]
Ernestine D. Evans | |
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| 15th and 17th New Mexico Secretary of State | |
| In office 1967–1970 | |
| Governor | David Cargo |
| Preceded by | Alberta Miller |
| Succeeded by | Betty Fiorina |
| In office 1975–1978 | |
| Governor | Jerry Apodaca |
| Preceded by | Betty Fiorina |
| Succeeded by | Shirley Hooper |
| Personal details | |
| Born | September 17, 1917 Alamosa, Colorado |
| Died | June 9, 2010 (aged 92) |
| Political party | Democratic |
Life
editThe daughter of a rancher and a schoolteacher, she was born in Alamosa, Colorado and grew up on a ranch in El Rito, New Mexico.[3] She was educated at the Spanish American Normal School and earned a teaching certificate. She subsequently taught school at a lumber camp. Evans married Alcadio Griego. Her husband was running for the state legislature for the Democratic Party in 1941 when he died of spinal meningitis; she was asked by the party to run in his place in the election. She was elected and served a two-year term in the New Mexico House of Representatives. She then worked as an administrator for a military hospital during World War II. In 1945, she became an administrator in the New Mexico land office and, in 1953, a manager of finance for the state board of education. Evans was administrative secretary for two state governors and a member of the legislative council. In 1967, she was elected Secretary of State; she was elected again in 1975.[5][3]
In 1986, she published Turquoise and Coral, stories about people from northern New Mexico.[5]
Notes
editReferences
edit- ^ "Ernestine D. Evans". Santa Fe New Mexican – via Legacy.com.
- ^ "A fond farewell to those departed in 2010". Santa Fe New Mexican. January 2, 2011. Retrieved December 27, 2017.
- ^ a b c d Telgen, Diane (1993). Notable Hispanic American Women. p. 154. ISBN 978-0-8103-7578-9.
- ^ "Past NM Secretaries of State". New Mexico Secretary of State.
- ^ a b Shultz, Jeffrey D (2000). Encyclopedia of Minorities in American Politics: Hispanic Americans and Native Americans. p. 455. ISBN 1573561495.