Jeff Bingaman

Jeff Bingaman
Official portrait, 2008
United States Senator from New Mexico
In office January 3, 1983 – January 3, 2013
Preceded by	Harrison Schmitt
Succeeded by	Martin Heinrich
Chair of the Senate Energy Committee
In office January 4, 2007 – January 3, 2013
Preceded by	Pete Domenici
Succeeded by	Ron Wyden
In office June 6, 2001 – January 3, 2003
Preceded by	Frank Murkowski
Succeeded by	Pete Domenici
In office January 3, 2001 – January 20, 2001
Preceded by	Frank Murkowski
Succeeded by	Frank Murkowski
25th Attorney General of New Mexico
In office January 1, 1979 – January 1, 1983
Governor	Bruce King
Preceded by	Toney Anaya
Succeeded by	Paul Bardacke
Personal details
Born	Jesse Francis Bingaman Jr. (1943-10-03) October 3, 1943 (age 81) El Paso, Texas, U.S.
Political party	Democratic
Spouse	Anne Kovacovich
Children	1 son
Education	Harvard College (BA) Stanford University (JD)
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Military service
Allegiance	United States
Branch/service	United States Army
Years of service	1968–1974
Unit	United States Army Reserve
Jeff Bingaman's voice Jeff Bingaman on the partial shutdown of the Federal Aviation Administration Recorded July 28, 2011

Jesse Francis "Jeff" Bingaman Jr. (born October 3, 1943) is an American retired politician who served as a United States Senator from New Mexico from 1983 to 2013. A member of the Democratic Party, he previously served as the 25th Attorney General of New Mexico from 1979 to 1983. During his time in the Senate, Bingaman served as Chairman of Committee Outreach for the Senate Democratic Caucus and was the longtime chair of the Senate Energy Committee.

Bingaman worked on Congressional committees on Armed Services; Energy and Natural Resources (Chairman); Finance; Health, Education Labor & Pensions; Joint Economic Committee; among others. He advocated environmental issues such as for clean energy policies and protection of wildlife and public lands. Bingaman took positions favoring immigration reform with increased border enforcement coupled with a guest worker program.

After he left the Senate, he returned to his alma mater Stanford Law School as a fellow of its Steyer–Taylor Center for Energy Policy and Finance.^[1]