Jim Baca

Who is Jim Baca?

Jim Baca is the current Natural Resource Trustee for the state of New Mexico. He has served twice as New Mexico State Land Commissioner, and Director at the Bureau of Land Management in the United States Department of the Interior. He ran for Governor in 1994. He also served one term as the Mayor of Albuquerque, losing his re-election bid to Martin Chávez. Baca was an award winning broadcast journalist at KOAT TV in Albuquerque. He became a well-known politician when he was appointed New Mexico's Liquor Department director by Governor Bruce King. He succeeded in reforming the state's corrupt liquor laws and licensing system.