Six New Mexico Jews Held Statewide Office
Governors
Nathan Jaffa, acting governor for over 250 days in 1907-1911 while serving as Territorial Secretary.
Nathan Jaffa
Arthur Seligman, 1931-1933 (died in office).
Arthur Seligman
Territorial Secretary
Nathan Jaffa, 1907-1912.
State Attorney General
Harry Bowman (1880-1962), 1921-1923.
Territorial Treasurer
Bernard Seligman, 1886-1891.
Samuel Eldodt (1848-1925), 1895-1899.
State Senate Democratic Floor Leader
Abraham Lincoln Zinn (1893-1937), 1923.
Source
- Mark Rutzik, Breaking New Ground: The Untold Story of Early America’s Jewish Electoral Pioneers – 1788 to 1920, 2025.
Mark Rutzick is the curator of this Jewish Families exhibit.