Jeff Bingaman
Overview
 
Jesse Francis "Jeff" Bingaman, Jr. (born October 3, 1943), is the senior U.S. Senator
United States Senate
The United States Senate is the upper house of the bicameral legislature of the United States, and together with the United States House of Representatives comprises the United States Congress. The composition and powers of the Senate are established in Article One of the U.S. Constitution. Each...

 from New Mexico
New Mexico
New Mexico is a state located in the southwest and western regions of the United States. New Mexico is also usually considered one of the Mountain States. With a population density of 16 per square mile, New Mexico is the sixth-most sparsely inhabited U.S...

 and a member of the Democratic Party. He serves as Chairman of Committee Outreach
Chairman of Committee Outreach
The Chairman of Committee Outreach is a Democratic United States Senator and member of the party leadership of the United States Senate responsible for representing the views of Senate committee chairs to the chamber's Democratic leadership. The present chairman is Jeff Bingaman of New Mexico....

 for the Senate Democratic Caucus.

Previously, Bingaman was Attorney General of New Mexico.

On February 18, 2011, Bingaman announced that he would not seek re-election in 2012.
Bingaman was born in El Paso, Texas
El Paso, Texas
El Paso, is a city in and the county seat of El Paso County, Texas, United States, and lies in far West Texas. In the 2010 census, the city had a population of 649,121. It is the sixth largest city in Texas and the 19th largest city in the United States...

 to Frances Bethia Ball and Jesse Francis Bingaman.
 
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