Over the last 200 years, there were over 20 politicians of French origin in New Mexico. For instance, French Canadians Antoine Robidoux and his brother Louis were the first “Alcaldes” (mayors) of Santa Fe (1830 and 1831).
More about French politicians:
Saturnino Pinard was the sheriff who shot and captured train robber Black Jack Ketchum in 1899. Tranquilino Labadie held at least twelve official positions between 1878 and 1911, including member of the Constitutional Convention (1910) and member of the First State House of Representatives (1911). Joseph A. DesGeorges was mayor of Taos in the 1950s and a New Mexico State Senator (the library at Taos High School is named in his honor).
Tranquilino Labadie’s official positions included: interpreter in the House of Representatives in Santa Fe (1878), Deputy County Clerk for San Miguel County (1879-82), first City Clerk for Las Vegas and at the same time reappointed interpreter in the House of Representatives (1882-85), Deputy Sheriff, postmaster, and ex-officio collector for San Miguel County (1885-90), Regent of the New Mexico Normal University (1893-96), Deputy Probate Clerk and office manager for Guadalupe County (1905-07), member of the Constitutional Convention (1910), and member of the First State House of Representatives (1911).
In alphabetical order and not in order of importance, politicians included Adolph. P. Barrier, Claude Blanchard, Etienne de Pélissier Bujac, Seferinot Crollot, Louis-Joseph Darras, Gisèle Gatignol, Joseph Des Georges, Hess Dunand, Charles-Francois Guillon, Michel Harriett, William H. Henrie, Tranquilino Labadie, Jose Elogio Lacome, Fred Lambert, Michel (Mike) Mandell, Tony Mignardot, Marguerite Pendaries, Pierre-Leon Pinard, Antoine and Louis Robidoux, Saturnino Pinard, Joseph Frank Tondre III, and Henri Toussaint. My apologies to the families of those I have missed.