{"id":99772,"date":"2015-11-11T20:43:30","date_gmt":"2015-11-12T03:43:30","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/www.nmpolitics.net\/index\/?p=99772"},"modified":"2015-11-12T14:43:28","modified_gmt":"2015-11-12T21:43:28","slug":"former-las-cruces-mayor-david-steinborn-dies-at-79","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/nmpolitics.net\/index\/2015\/11\/former-las-cruces-mayor-david-steinborn-dies-at-79\/","title":{"rendered":"Former Las Cruces Mayor David Steinborn dies at 79"},"content":{"rendered":"

David Steinborn, who served three terms as Las Cruces’ mayor and was later a partner\u00a0in a project to develop the city’s east side, died Tuesday in Dallas. He was 79.<\/p>\n

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David Steinborn, shown here in 2006.<\/p><\/div>\n

“It is with great sadness that my family and I share the news of the passing of our dad,\u00a0David Steinborn,” one of his sons, state Rep. Jeff Steinborn, D-Las Cruces, wrote on Facebook<\/a>. “He was a great man who we all learned so much from. We will miss him dearly.”<\/p>\n

David Steinborn was battling pancreatic cancer, said John Hummer, who purchased Steinborn’s real estate company<\/a> from him several years ago. Four weeks ago, Steinborn was “upright and feeling great after finishing a low dose of chemo,” but then the cancer “erupted and was aggressive,” Hummer said.<\/p>\n

“David is one of those true friends in my life,” Hummer said. “I have been blessed beyond measure, and a better person, having David as a friend and mentor.”<\/p>\n

Las Crucens elected Steinborn, a Democrat, to be their mayor three times. He left public office\u00a01987. He held many other\u00a0local, state and national political and government positions. Former Gov. Toney Anaya appointed him to the Rapid Rail Task Force. Former Gov. Bruce King appointed him to chair the New Mexico Environment Board. Former Gov. Gary Johnson appointed him to the board of New Mexico First and to the state’s\u00a0Board of Education.<\/p>\n