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Dennis Chavez life and biography

The first Hispanic American to be elected to the United States Senate, Democrat Dennis Chavezhad a long and distinguished career in government service, first as a member of the U.S.

House of Representatives and then as a senator from the state of New Mexico.

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Chavez was a strong supporter of education and civil rights.

Early life



The third of eight children, Dionisio "Dennis" Chavezwas born to David and Paz (Sanchez) Chavez on April 8, 1888. His family lived in what was then the United States Mexican Territory.

(The area did not become the state of New Mexico until 1912.) When Chavez was seven, the family moved to Albuquerque, New Mexico. At school his name was changed to Dennis.

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  • Chavez quit school in the eighth grade and went to work. For the next five years he drove a grocery wagon to help support his family. He joined the Albuquerque Engineering Department in 1905, earning a large increase in income.

    Even after Chavez left school, he spent