Raul Torrez
2023 - Present
2027
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Raul Torrez (Democratic Party) is the Attorney General of New Mexico. He assumed office on January 1, 2023. His current term ends on January 1, 2027.
Torrez (Democratic Party) ran for election for Attorney General of New Mexico. He won in the general election on November 8, 2022.
Biography
Raul Torrez earned a bachelor's degree in government from Harvard University in 1999, a master's degree in international political economy and international relations from the London School of Economics in 2001, and a juris doctor from Stanford University in 2005. Torrez's career experience includes working as the Bernalillo County District Attorney, a managing partner with Torrez Law & Strategy, LLC, and an assistant United States attorney with the U.S. Department of Justice.[1]
Elections
2022
See also: New Mexico Attorney General election, 2022
General election
General election for Attorney General of New Mexico
Raul Torrez defeated Jeremy Gay in the general election for Attorney General of New Mexico on November 8, 2022.
Candidate | % | Votes | ||
| ✔ |  | Raul Torrez (D) | 55.3 | 388,592 |
 | Jeremy Gay (R) | 44.7 | 314,023 | |
| Total votes: 702,615 | |||
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Democratic primary election
Democratic primary for Attorney General of New Mexico
Raul Torrez defeated Brian S. Colón in the Democratic primary for Attorney General of New Mexico on June 7, 2022.
Candidate | % | Votes | ||
| ✔ | | Raul Torrez | 53.5 | 73,299 |
 | Brian S. Colón | 46.5 | 63,723 | |
| Total votes: 137,022 | |||
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Republican primary election
Republican primary for Attorney General of New Mexico
Jeremy Gay advanced from the Republican primary for Attorney General of New Mexico on June 7, 2022.
Candidate | % | Votes | ||
| ✔ | | Jeremy Gay | 100.0 | 92,688 |
| Total votes: 92,688 | |||
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2020
See also: Municipal elections in Bernalillo County, New Mexico (2020)
General election
General election for Bernalillo County District Attorney
Incumbent Raul Torrez won election in the general election for Bernalillo County District Attorney on November 3, 2020.
Candidate | % | Votes | ||
| ✔ | | Raul Torrez (D) | 100.0 | 202,743 |
| Total votes: 202,743 | |||
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Democratic primary election
Democratic primary for Bernalillo County District Attorney
Incumbent Raul Torrez advanced from the Democratic primary for Bernalillo County District Attorney on June 2, 2020.
Candidate | % | Votes | ||
| ✔ | | Raul Torrez | 100.0 | 72,789 |
| Total votes: 72,789 | |||
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Campaign themes
2022
Ballotpedia survey responses
See also: Ballotpedia's Candidate Connection
Raul Torrez did not complete Ballotpedia's 2022 Candidate Connection survey.
Campaign website
Torrez's campaign website stated the following:
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Experienced Leadership New Mexico needs a strong, experienced leader who isn’t afraid to stand up to protect our families. That’s why Raúl is running. As a proven and dedicated public servant, Raúl has taken on the toughest jobs during the crime crisis. He has shown that he won’t back down when it comes to protecting our community, and he knows that structural change is necessary to prevent and combat crime in New Mexico. That’s the kind of tenacity and leadership New Mexicans deserve in the Attorney General’s Office - someone who will never give up on building a better future for ourselves and the next generations.
Raúl was the first prosecutor in the country to sue a heavily armed, right-wing militia to prevent them from policing our streets or intimidating people from exercising their free speech rights. He took action to require Facebook to turn over information about extremists who were recruiting people to engage in criminality. As Attorney General, Raúl will stand up against extremism and protect our democracy.
Democrat Raúl Torrez is an experienced prosecutor and the only candidate who has actually prosecuted criminals in a courtroom. Raúl has successfully prosecuted murderers, rapists, and child abusers, and will use his experience to make our communities safer. New Mexico needs a prosecutor, not a politician as our next Attorney General. Raúl works every day to protect New Mexico’s families and he knows the job is never done.[2] |
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| —Raul Torrez's campaign website (2022)[3] | ||
2020
Raul Torrez did not complete Ballotpedia's 2020 Candidate Connection survey.
See also
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Footnotes
- ↑ LinkedIn, "Raul Torrez," accessed November 28, 2022
- ↑ Note: This text is quoted verbatim from the original source. Any inconsistencies are attributable to the original source.
- ↑ Torrez for New Mexico, “Home,” accessed October 28, 2022
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| Preceded by Hector Balderas (D) |
Attorney General of New Mexico 2023-Present |
Succeeded by - |
| Preceded by - |
Bernalillo County District Attorney -2023 |
Succeeded by Sam Bregman (D) |
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