In 1952 , Lusk was elected to the New Mexico Senate , serving as majority leader from 1957 until 1959 . In 1960 , he ran for the United States House of Representatives , but lost in the Democratic primary to Joseph Montoya . He ran for Governor of New Mexico in 1966 , defeating John Burroughs in the primary , but narrowly losing in the general election to David Cargo . He served as a delegate to the 1968 Democratic National Convention
1968 Democratic National Convention
1968 Democratic National Convention
Gene Lusk