Jeff Bingaman United States Senator from New Mexico

WASHINGTON – U.S. Senator Jeff Bingaman today issued the following remembrance of the life of former Governor Bruce King:

"Bruce King was as dedicated and successful a public servant as New Mexico has ever seen.  I first got to know him when he was president of New Mexico's constitutional convention, and I was assigned by the New Mexico attorney general's office to work with him.  My respect for him was firmly established at that time and only grew in subsequent years, particularly during the time of his second term as governor when I was serving as attorney general.  Anne and I became close friends with Bruce and Alice and remained so for decades.

"Bruce was a public servant whose integrity was never questioned and who always did the right thing for New Mexico.  As a result of his love for our state and the people who live here, he was great friends with many thousands of New Mexicans, and he will be missed by all of us."