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Jim Baca (born 1945) is the current Natural Resource Trustee for the state of New Mexico. He has served twice as New Mexico State Land Commissioner (1983–1986 1991–1993) and Director at the Bureau of Land Management in the United States Department of the Interior (1993–1994). He ran for Governor in 1994. He also served one term as the Mayor of Albuquerque (1997–2001) losing his re-election bid to Martin Chávez. Baca was an award winning broadcast journalist at KOAT TV in Albuquerque.