Background
II, Thomas Truxtun Rutherford, was born on March 3, 1947 in Columbus, Ohio, United States. Son of James William and Elizabeth Whiting (Colby) R.
municipal official State Legislator
II, Thomas Truxtun Rutherford, was born on March 3, 1947 in Columbus, Ohio, United States. Son of James William and Elizabeth Whiting (Colby) R.
Bachelor of Business Administration, University New Mexico, 1970. Juris Doctor, University New Mexico, 1982.
Page, reading clerk New Mexico State Legislature, 1960-1965. Member New Mexico Attorney General Environmental Advisory Commission, 1972. Radio broadcaster Station KOB Radio and television, 1963-1972.
Member New Mexico Senate, Albuquerque, 1972-1996, majority whip, 1978-1988. Chairman rules committee New Mexico State Senate, chairman economic development and new technical interim. committee, member science and new technical oversight committee, majority floor leader, 1996. President Rutherford & Associates, Albuquerque, 1978—1983.
Private practice, Albuquerque, since 1983. General counsel National Fraternal Order of Police, 1996—2001. Commissioner, chair Bernalillo County Commission, 1996—2004.
Lobbyist The Rutherford Group, since 1996. Board directors Hispano Chamber of Commerce, Kirtland Partnership Committee, Albuquerque Economic Development, Camp Sierra Blanca Youth Detention Center, New Mexico Business Weekly Top 100 Power Brokers, 1996—2004. Past chairman Albuquerque Cable television Advisory Board.
Member Southwest Regional Energy Council, New Mexico Governor's Commission on Public Broadcasting. Board directors, vice president Rocky Mountain Corporation for Public Broadcasting. Member American Council Young Political Leaders.
Delegate mission to Hungary, Austria, Greece, 1983. Member Foreign Trade Advisory Committee Board Economic Development and Tourism. Trade delegate People's Republic of China, 1985.
Local government delegate Switzerland, 2001.
Member New Mexico Attorney General Environmental Advisory Commission, 1972. Member New Mexico Senate, Albuquerque, 1972-1996, majority whip, 1978-1988, chairman rules committee, chairman economics devel.and new technical interim committee. Member Southwest Regional Energy Council, New Mexico Governor"s Commision on Public Broadcasting.
Member American Council Young Political Leaders, delegate mission to Hungary, Austria, Greece, 1983.
Member Foreign Trade Advisory Committee Board Economics Development andTourism.
Married Linda Sue Rogers, August 28, 1965 (divorced). 1 child, Jeremy Todd. Married Charlene Beth Smith, July 22, 2007.