Pete Domenici is the senior Senator for the State of New Mexico. Having served in the Senate since 1972, Domenici announced that he will not seek reelection in 2008 for health reasons.
Fast Facts:
- Born: May 7, 1932 in Albuquerque, New Mexico
- Assumed office: January 3, 1973
- Party: Republican
- Spouse: Nancy Burk Domenici
- Alma-Mater: University of New Mexico
- Religion: Roman Catholic
- Suffers from frontotemporal lobar degeneration
Positions
The author of A Brighter Tomorrow: Fulfilling the Promise of Nuclear Energy and Advanced Nuclear Technologies — Hearing Before the Committee on Appropriations, U.S. Senate, Pete Domenici has been a strong advocate for the proliferation of nuclear power.
He is also a ranking member of Energy & Natural Resources Committee. In 2006, the environmental organization Republicans for Environmental Protection rated Domenici as the worst in the Senate on environmental issues, due, in part, to his backing of oil drilling in the Arctic.
Pete Domenici Timeline
May 7, 1932: Born
1958: Earned his J.D. at the University of Denver
1966: Successfully ran for a position on the Albuquerque City Commission
1968: Domenici was elected Albuquerque City Commission Chairman
1970: Domenici made an unsuccessful bid for governor of New Mexico
1972: Won a seat in the U.S. Senate
