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{{Short description|American politician}}
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{{Infobox officeholder
| name = James B. Lewis
| spouse termstart = Deceased2007▼
| office = 24th [[New Mexico State Treasurer|Treasurer of New Mexico]]▼
| predecessortermend = [[Earl Hartley]] = 2015
| successor predecessor = [[David KingDouglas (treasurer)|DavidM. KingBrown]]
| term_startsuccessor = 1985[[Tim Eichenberg]]
| term_endgovernor = 1990[[Susana Martinez]]
| term_start2 = 1985
| office1 = 29th [[New Mexico State Treasurer|Treasurer of New Mexico]]
| governor1term_end2 = [[Susana= Martinez]]1991
| term_start1predecessor2 = 2006Earl E. Hartley
| term_end1successor2 = 2014[[David W. King]]
| predecessor1governor2 = [[DougToney M. Brown|DougAnaya]]<br>[[Garrey BrownCarruthers]]
| successor1birth_name = [[TimJames Beliven Eichenberg]]Lewis
▲| office = 24th and 29th [[New Mexico State Treasurer|Treasurer of New Mexico]]
| birth_date = November 30, 1947<ref name="books.google.com">{{cite web|last1=Hornsby, Jr.|first1=Alton|title=Black America: A State-by-State Historical Encyclopedia|url=https://books.google.com/books?id=TkGMnE6g1qMC&lpg=PA561&ots=YydqQyNey2&dq=James%20B.%20Lewis%20African%20American&pg=PA561#v=onepage&q=James%20B.%20Lewis%20African%20American&f=false}}</ref>
| party = [[Democratic Party (United States)|Democratic]]▼
| birth_place = [[Roswell, New Mexico|Roswell]], [[New Mexico]]<ref name="books.google.com">{{cite web|last1=Hornsby, Jr.|first1=Alton|title=Black America: A State-by-State Historical Encyclopedia|url=https://books.google.com/books?id=TkGMnE6g1qMC&lpg=PA561&ots=YydqQyNey2&dq=James%20B.%20Lewis%20African%20American&pg=PA561#v=onepage&q=James%20B.%20Lewis%20African%20American&f=false}}</ref>
| death_datebirth_place = [[Roswell, New Mexico]], U.S.
| birth_date = {{birth date and age|November 30, 1947}}
| death_place =
| education = [[Bishop College]] ([[Bachelor of Science|BS]])<br>[[National American University]] ([[Bachelor of Science|BS]])<br>[[University of New Mexico]] ([[Master of Public Administration|MPA]])
▲| party = [[Democratic Party (United States)|Democratic]]
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▲| spouse = Deceased
| childrenbranch = 4{{Flag|United States Army}}
| alma_materbattles = [[Bishop College]], = [[Dallas]],Vietnam [[TexasWar]]
 
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'''James Beliven Lewis''' (born November 30, 1947) is an American politician from the [[U.S. state|state]] of [[New Mexico]]. A member of the [[Democratic Party (United States)|Democratic Party]], he served as the [[State Treasurer of New Mexico|state treasurer of New Mexico]] from 1985–1990 and from 2006–2014.<ref>{{cite web |url=http://www.nmsto.gov/history_and_authority |title=History of New Mexico State Treasurers |workpublisher=[[State Treasurer of New Mexico|New Mexico State Treasurer's Office]] |access-date=October 14, 2015 |url-status=dead |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20150919025542/http://www.nmsto.gov/history_and_authority |accessdatearchive-date=OctoberSeptember 1419, 2015}}</ref> {{As of|2024}}, he is the only [[African American]] to serve in the role.<ref name="books.google.com">{{cite book |last1=Hornsby Jr. |first1=Alton |title=Black America: A State-by-State Historical Encyclopedia |url=https://books.google.com/books?id=TkGMnE6g1qMC&q=James%20B.%20Lewis%20African%20American&pg=PA561 |isbn=978-0-313-34112-0 |date=August 31, 2011 |page=561}}</ref>
 
He is the only [[African American]] [[state treasurer]] of [[New Mexico]].<ref name="books.google.com">{{cite web|last1=Hornsby, Jr.|first1=Alton|title=Black America: A State-by-State Historical Encyclopedia|url=https://books.google.com/books?id=TkGMnE6g1qMC&lpg=PA561&ots=YydqQyNey2&dq=James%20B.%20Lewis%20African%20American&pg=PA561#v=onepage&q=James%20B.%20Lewis%20African%20American&f=false}}</ref>
 
==Early life, education, and early careereducation==
Lewis was born in [[Roswell, New Mexico]], the son of Dorris Ward and William Reagor.<ref>{{cite Heweb |url=https://www.thehistorymakers.org/biography/honorable-james-b-lewis |title=The Honorable James B. Lewis |last=Richardson |first=Julieanna L. |author-link=Julieanna Richardson |work=[[The HistoryMakers]] |date=2015-08-25}}</ref> After graduating from Gallup High School, he earned a bachelorBachelor of scienceScience degree in education from [[Bishop College]] in [[Dallas]], [[Texas]] and a bachelorBachelor of science degreeScience in business administration from the [[National CollegeAmerican of BusinessUniversity]] in [[Albuquerque, New Mexico|Albuquerque]].<ref name="sun">{{cite webnews |author=<!--none stated--> |date=2010-10-20 |title=Candidate Bios: State Treasurer candidates James B. Lewis (D) and Jim D. Schoonover (R) |url=http://archive.lcsun-news.com/ci_16385788 |publisherarchive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20101020010101/http://archive.lcsun-news.com/ci_16385788 |newspaper=[[Las Cruces Sun-News]] |accessdateaccess-date=23 November 2015 |archivedateurl-status=dead |archive-date=October 20, 2010}}</ref> Lewis served in the [[USUnited States Army]] for two years.<ref name="books.google.com">{{citeas web|last1=Hornsby, Jr.|first1=Alton|title=Black America: A State-by-State Historical Encyclopedia|url=https://books.google.com/books?id=TkGMnE6g1qMC&lpg=PA561&ots=YydqQyNey2&dq=James%20B.%20Lewis%20African%20American&pg=PA561#v=onepage&q=James%20B.%20Lewis%20African%20American&f=false}}</ref> When he returned toa [[NewMilitary Mexico]],Police heCorps worked(United forStates)|military the [[New Mexicopoliceman]] [[State Personnel Office]] andduring the [[Public Service CareerVietnam OfficeEra]].<ref in [[minority recruitment]]name="books. google.com"/> He thenlater becamereceived director of thehis [[AfricanMaster Americanof StudiesPublic DivisionAdministration]] underfrom the [[Multi-culturalUniversity Enrichmentof ProgramNew Mexico]].
 
== Career ==
He received his [[Master's Degree]] in [[Public Administration]] from the [[University of New Mexico]] as well as a [[Bachelor of Science|BS]]/[[Associate degree|AS]] [[business degree]] from the National College of Business in [[Albuquerque]]. He worked as a personnel counselor and administrator at the University of Albuquerque.<ref name="socialarchive.iath.virginia.edu">{{cite web|url=http://socialarchive.iath.virginia.edu/ark:/99166/w6z90kvv}}</ref> He later worked for the [[District Attorney]]'s office as a [[criminal investigator]]. Lewis was elected [[Bernalillo County]] [[Treasurer]] in 1982, becoming the first [[African American]] to win a countywide election in [[New Mexico]]. He won re-election in 1984.▼
When he returned to the state, Lewis worked for the [[New Mexico]] State Personnel Office and the Public Service Career Office, specializing in minority recruitment. He then became director of the African American Studies Division under the Multi-cultural Enrichment Program.
 
▲He received his [[Master's Degree]] in [[Public Administration]] from the [[University of New Mexico]] as well as a [[Bachelor of Science|BS]]/[[Associate degree|AS]] [[business degree]] from the National College of Business in [[Albuquerque]]. He worked as a personnel counselor and administrator at the [[University of Albuquerque]].<ref name="socialarchive.iath.virginia.edu">{{cite web |url=httphttps://socialarchivesnaccooperative.iath.virginia.eduorg/ark:/99166/w6z90kvv |title=Lewis, James B. (James Beliven), 1947- |work=[[SNAC]] (Social Networks and Archival Context)}}</ref> He later worked for the [[DistrictBernalillo Attorney]]County district attorney's office as a [[criminal investigator]]. Lewis was elected [[Bernalillo County]] [[Treasurertreasurer]] in 1982, becoming the first [[African American]] to win a countywide election in [[New Mexico]]. He won re-election in 1984.
Governor [[Bruce King]] appointed him [[chief of staff]] in November 1990.<ref name="socialarchive.iath.virginia.edu"/> After [[Bruce King]]'s defeat in the election of 1994, Lewis served four months as acting director of the Oil, Gas, and Minerals Division of the [[State Land Office]].<ref name="virginia.edu">{{cite web|url=http://socialarchive.iath.virginia.edu/ark:/99166/w6z90kvv|title=Lewis, James B. (James Belivan Lewis) |work=virginia.edu |accessdate=September 23, 2015}}</ref> In April 1995, he was appointed chief clerk of the State Corporation Commission. In 1996, Lewis was appointed [[City Administrator]] of [[Rio Rancho]] and later that year was appointed as head of the [[Office of Economic Development and Diversity]] at the [[U.S. Department of Energy]] in [[Washington, D.C.]], by president [[Bill Clinton]]. He later served under [[Energy Secretary]] [[Bill Richardson]].▼
 
In December 1985, Governor [[Toney Anaya]] appointed Lewis as [[Statestate Treasurer]]treasurer after former [[State Treasurer]] [[Earl Hartley]] pleaded guilty to misusing funds of the [[Western State Treasurers Association]].<ref>{{cite webnews |urllast=http://www.sfreporter.com/santafe/articleMaass |first=Dave |date=2009-458306-fiasco-frontier.html16 |title=Fiasco Frontier: New Mexico has had decades of political scandalsscandals—colorful –ones colorful|newspaper=[[Santa onesFe Reporter]] |workurl=https://www.sfreporter.com/news/2009/06/16/fiasco-frontier/ |accessdateaccess-date=September 23, 20152024-08-31}}</ref> He completed that term and ran for a full term in 1986, becoming the first [[African American]] elected to a statewide office in New Mexico.▼
In 2001, Lewis ran for the [[Mayor of Albuquerque]], [[New Mexico]], losing to [[Martin Chavez]].<ref name="virginia.edu"/> Following the election, he was appointed the [[City of Albuquerque]]'s [[Chief Operating Officer]]. Lewis also held the position of [[Chief Administrative Officer]] for the [[City of Albuquerque]], the highest ranking position for an [[African American]] in the history of [[Albuquerque]]'s city governance. He retired from that post in 2005.▼
 
▲Governor [[Bruce King]] appointed him [[chief of staff]] in November 1990.<ref name="socialarchive.iath.virginia.edu" /> After [[Bruce King]]'s defeat in the election of 1994, Lewis served four months as acting director of the Oil, Gas, and Minerals Division of the [[StateNew Mexico Land Office]].<ref name="virginia.edusocialarchive">{{cite web|url=http://socialarchive.iath.virginia.edu/ark:/99166/w6z90kvv|title=Lewis, James B. (James Belivan Lewis) |work=virginia.edu |accessdate=September 23, 2015}}</ref> In April 1995, he was appointed chief clerk of the StateNew Mexico Corporation Commission. In 1996, Lewis was appointed [[Citycity Administrator]]administrator of [[Rio Rancho]] and later that year was appointed as head of the [[Office of Economic Development and Diversity]] at the [[U.S.United States Department of Energy]] in [[Washington, D.C.]], by president [[Bill Clinton]]. He later served under [[EnergyUnited States Secretary of Energy]] [[Bill Richardson]].
==State Treasurer==
▲In December 1985, Governor [[Toney Anaya]] appointed Lewis as [[State Treasurer]] after former [[State Treasurer]] [[Earl Hartley]] pleaded guilty to misusing funds of the [[Western State Treasurers Association]].<ref>{{cite web |url=http://www.sfreporter.com/santafe/article-4583-fiasco-frontier.html |title=Fiasco Frontier: New Mexico has had decades of political scandals – colorful ones |work=sfreporter.com |accessdate=September 23, 2015}}</ref> He completed that term and ran for a full term in 1986, becoming the first [[African American]] elected to a statewide office in New Mexico.
 
▲In 2001, Lewis ran for the [[Mayormayor of Albuquerque]], [[New Mexico]], losing to [[Martin ChavezChávez]].<ref name="virginia.edusocialarchive" /> Following the election, he was appointed the [[City of Albuquerque]]'s [[Chief Operating Officer]]COO. Lewis also heldserved theas positionchief ofadministrative [[Chief Administrative Officer]]officer for the [[Citycity of Albuquerque]], the highest -ranking position for an [[African American]] in the history of [[Albuquerque]]city's city governancehistory. He retired from that post in 2005.
In 2006, Lewis ran again for position of [[State Treasurer]] and won, serving as State Treasurer until term-limited in 2014.<ref>{{cite web |url=http://www.kob.com/article/stories/s3656390.shtml#.VgLk_Mu6dhG |title=Hundreds Gather for NM State Treasurer's Retirement Celebration |work=kob.com |accessdate=September 23, 2015}}</ref>
 
In 2006, Lewis ran again for position of state treasurer and won, serving until he was term-limited in 2014.<ref>{{cite news |last=Clayton |first=Stephanie |date=2014-12-20 |title=Hundreds Gather for NM State Treasurer's Retirement Celebration |work=[[KOB (TV)|KOB]] |url=http://www.kob.com/article/stories/s3656390.shtml#.VgLk_Mu6dhG |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20150925064127/http://www.kob.com/article/stories/s3656390.shtml |archive-date=2015-09-25 |url-status=dead}}</ref> In October 2007, State Treasurer James B. Lewis was elected president of the [[Western State Treasurers Association]]. In 20142010, Lewis was elected president of the [[National Association of Auditors,State ComptrollersTreasurers.<ref>{{cite andweb |title=Past Presidents |url=https://nast.org/presidents/ |access-date=2024-08-31 |work=National Association of State Treasurers]]}}</ref> In 2011 he received NAST's Jesse M. Unruh Award for current state treasurers.<ref>{{cite web |title=Awards |url=httphttps://www.nast.org/index.php?sectionawards-page/ |website=successNational Association of State Treasurers |access-stories&dociddate=182024-08-31}}</ref> In 2014, Lewis was elected president of the National Association of Auditors, Comptrollers and State Treasurers.<ref>{{cite web |title=Treasurer James B. Lewis Named NASACT Head |workurl=http://www.nast.org/index.php?section=success-stories&docid=18 |accessdateaccess-date=September 23, 2015 |work=National Association of State Treasurers (NAST)}}</ref>
 
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