Role Politician | Name Tim Eichenberg Spouse(s) Sandra | |
Tim eichenberg
Tim Eichenberg is an American politician from the state of New Mexico. A member of the Democratic Party, he serves as the State Treasurer of New Mexico.
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Career
Eichenberg was elected as the treasurer for Bernalillo County, New Mexico, in 1974. He served for two terms, reelected in 1976. In 2004, Eichenberg served as the property tax director for the New Mexico Taxation and Revenue Department during the gubernatorial tenure of Bill Richardson. In his position, he supercvised the work of all New Mexico County Assessors.
Eichenberg served in the New Mexico State Senate, taking office in 2009 and served for two terms. He served on the Public Affairs and Judiciary Committees. In 2010,Eichenberg carried the NM Governmental Conduct Act, establishing a code of ethics for all state government employees. Though he initially filed to run for reelection in 2012, he withdrew from the race on June 5, 2012 to help ailing family members.
Eichenberg was elected as 30th State Treasurer of New Mexico in 2014.
Prior to running, Eichenberg was employed as a Real Estate Broker and Property Tax Consultant for New Mexico Property Tax Consultants in Albuquerque, New Mexico.
In 2015, Eichenberg was recognized in the Top 100 of global investors ranked by Sovereign Wealth Quarterly.
Personal life
Eichenberg was raised in Albuquerque, New Mexico. He attended Albuquerque Public Schools and graduated from the University of New Mexico. Eichenberg and his wife, Sandra, have two adult children and two dogs.
He is a member of the Knights of Columbus and has served on the Boards for the National Kidney Foundation and the Arthritis Foundation.
In 1994, Eichenberg was charged with a misdemeanor for illegally carrying a firearm in Travis County, Texas. Inadvertently, he carried an unloaded handgun in his carry-on luggage while attempting to board a plane in Austin, Texas.