Henry Torres running for county commissioner District 3

Category: Elections Elections
Published: 08 February 2016 08 February 2016

Henry Torres seeks the position of Grant County Commissioner District 3.

Torres, who returned to Grant County in November 2014, previously served two terms on the Grant County Commission from 2001 through 2008.

GǣAs a fifth generation native of Grant County and a thirty-year resident with past business and government experience I can address the issues,Gǥ Torres said. GǣMy concerns will continue to be the financial health of county government, orderly growth and protecting our environment and existing industries and business, while at the same time maintaining our diverse cultural heritage.Gǥ

"I am in favor of complying with the provisions of the Arizona Water Settlements Act," he said.

Torres was born at Faywood in southern Grant County and raised in Luna County. He attended Deming schools and graduated from Deming High School. He is a four-year veteran of the U.S. Navy. Torres is a graduate of The Western College Of Auctioneering in Billings, Montana. He is also a graduate of the N.M. Law Enforcement Academy and the N.M. Real Estate Institute.

Employed by the N.M. Livestock Board for more than twenty-five years, in the fall of 1979, Torres assumed the duties of Livestock Inspector in Grant County and the surrounding area. He retired from The Livestock Board as Area Supervisor in 1996.

Torres' business background includes ranch ownership and management, being a partner and assistant manager of a Livestock Auction company and ownership and management of an energy management firm.

He joined Smith Real Estate as an Associate Broker in the summer of 1977 and retired in 2010.
Torres, who is widowed, has a daughter in Silver City and three granddaughters who attended Silver City schools.

An active community member, Torres is a longtime member of the New Mexico Farm and Livestock Bureau, a member of the Silver City Museum Society, the Fort Bayard Historical Society and the Silver City-Grant County Chamber Of Commerce.

Torres served three terms on the board of directors of the Silver City Museum Board and four years on the board of the Silver City-Grant County Chamber Of Commerce.

He also served three terms on the Cliff-Gila Grant County Fair Board, and was active in the fairs junior livestock sale for fifteen years.

He has been a member of the N.M. Farm & Ranch Museum Foundation, and under Governor Gary Johnson served a three-year term on the board of directors of the N.M. Farm & Ranch Heritage Museum Board.

Torres said his decision to seek a term on the newly formed five-member commission reflects his ongoing commitment to community involvement.

"I want to be part of the positive growth and progress of our county," he said.

He can be contacted at 575-388-7713 or by email to htorres1937@yahoo.com.

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