Senator, New Mexico State Senate, District 22, 2013-present

Candidate, New Mexico State Senate, District 22, 2020

First Lieutenant Governor, Pueblo of Jemez, 2002, 2009

Candidate, United States House of Representatives, District 3, 2008

Second Lieutenant Governor, Pueblo of Jemez, 1998

Member, Committees'

Vice Chair, Economic and Rural Development

Member, Indian Affairs

Member, Indian, Rural & Cultural Affairs

Member, Public School Capital Outlay Oversight Task Force

Chair, Tax, Business and Transportation

Member, Water & Natural Resources

Former Vice Chair, Corporations & Transportation Committee, New Mexico State Senate

Former Chair, Economic & Rural Development Committee, New Mexico State House of Representatives

Former Member, Indian & Cultural Affairs, New Mexico State Senate

Vice President, Business Development, Notah Begay III Consulting, 2009-present

Former Employee, American Indian Science and Engineering Society (AISES)

President/Chief Executive Officer (CEO), Pueblo Insurance Agency, 2013-2015

Cabinet Secretary, Department of Indian Affairs, New Mexico, 2004-2007

Senior Manager of Native American Programs, University of New Mexico, 1997-2004

Co-Founder, San Diego Riverside Charter School, Jemez Pueblo, New Mexico, 1999

Assistant Dean of Students/Native American Programs, Standford University, 1994 -1997

Coordinator, The University of Colorado Upward Bound Program, 1989-1990

No organizational membership information on file.

Awards:

The Mary G. Ross Award from Council of Energy Resource Tribes (CERT, 2004), Fellow of W.K. Kellogg National Leadership Program (1997), The National Center for American Indian Enterprises Development's (NCAIED) Public Advocate Award (2007)

Father's Name:

Benny Shendo, SR

Mother's Name:

Margaret Shendo