Eric Griego

Eric Griego
Member of the New Mexico Senate
from the 14th district
In office
2009–2013
Preceded byJames G. Taylor
Succeeded byMichael Padilla
Member of the
Albuquerque City Council
from the 3rd district
In office
January 1, 1999 – December 31, 2004
Preceded byAdell Baca-Hundley
Succeeded byIsaac Benton
Personal details
BornJanuary 22, 1966 (1966-01-22) (age 58)
Albuquerque, New Mexico, U.S.
Political partyDemocratic
EducationNew Mexico State University (BA)
University of Maryland (MPA)

Eric G. Griego (born January 22, 1966)[1] is an American politician from the state of New Mexico. A member of the Democratic Party, he served in the New Mexico Senate, representing the 14th district, from 2009 to 2013. He began his political career elected as a councilman to the Albuquerque City Council, serving 1999 to 2004.

Griego sought the Democratic nomination in the 2012 Congressional election,[2] losing to future Governor Michelle Lujan Grisham in the three-candidate primary.

  1. ^ "Eric Griego - Biography". Project Vote Smart. Retrieved September 26, 2015.
  2. ^ "Lujan Grisham wins hotly contested CD-1 primary". KOAT-TV. June 6, 2012. Archived from the original on October 22, 2013. Retrieved June 5, 2013.