POLITICAL ACTIVIST TO RUN FOR STATE SENATE

Rio Rancho Observer, 12-9-07
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David Pyne, a former United States Army officer, conservative Republican activist, local attorney and resident of the Paradise Hills community in northwest Albuquerque, is running to fill the vacancy created by State Sen. Joe Carraro’s announced decision to run for Congress.

Pyne had good words for Carraro.

“I would like to personally commend Sen. Joe Carraro for his long and distinguished record of service to the people of the 23rd State Senate District,” he said.

He currently works for Honeywell Aerospace in their Law and Contracts Department. Pyne spent six and a half years working in a number of capacities in the defense industry in the Washington, D.C. area prior to relocating to Albuquerque a few years ago.

Over the past several years, he has served in a number of state and county Republican Party positions, most recently as a Ward Chairman for the Bernalillo County GOP. Pyne is also a member of the Republican National Committee, the Center for Emerging National Security Affairs, the National Contract Management Association, the American Legion, the Association of the United States Army, the Military Officers Association of America, Gun Owners of America and the National Rifle Association.

He received a Bachelors of Arts from Brigham Young University with minors in international relations and history in 1992 and is a 1995 graduate of Southwestern University School of Law. In 2000, he graduated from Georgetown University’s prestigious School of Foreign Service and received a Master of Arts degree in National Security Studies. Previously, he served a two-year mission for the Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-Day Saints in Sao Paulo, Brazil from 1988-1990.
Pyne has been married to his wife, Donelle, for 12 years and they are the proud parents of four beautiful daughters—Christina age 11, Kathryn, 7, Caitlin, 6, and Ashley, 4.

“I believe I am the strongest candidate in the race to replace Senator Joe Carraro. Once elected to the State Senate, I will fight to improve education, promote job-growth, secure our southern border and bring honesty and integrity to Santa Fe,” Pyne said.