Pete Domenici

Pete Domenici, American lawyer and politician, 37th Mayor of Albuquerque (died 2017)

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Born: May 7, 1932
Died: September 13, 2017
Zodiac sign: Taurus
Birth year: 1932

About Pete Domenici

Pietro Vichi "Pete" Domenici ( doh-MEN-ih-chee; May 7, 1932 – September 13, 2017) was an American attorney and politician who served as a United States senator from New Mexico from 1973 to 2009. A member of the Republican Party, he served six terms in the Senate, making him the longest-tenured U.S. Senator in the state's history. To date, Domenici is the last Republican to be elected to the Senate from New Mexico. He was succeeded by Democratic U.S. Representative Tom Udall. During Domenici's tenure in the Senate, he advocated waterway usage fees, nuclear power and related causes. He received criticism for his environmental record and extramarital affair. Domenici chaired several key committees including the Senate Budget Committee and Senate Energy Committee. == Early years == Domenici was born in Albuquerque, New Mexico, to Alda (née Vichi) and Cherubino Domenici, both of whom were born in Modena, Italy. Growing up, Domenici worked in his father's grocery business after school. In 1950, he graduated from St.

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Career and life highlights

King won the election with 148,835 votes (51 percent) to Domenici's 134,640 (46 percent).
One of the first issues that Domenici concerned himself with was waterway usage fees, in spite of his state lacking any waterway capable of commercial traffic - although it did have a prominent railway industry.
Senate and became the first New Mexico Republican to be elected to the position in 38 years.

The world when Pete Domenici was born

Pete Domenici was born in 1932. The year snapshot below places that birthday in its cultural and historical setting: the music and films people were following, the headlines shaping public life, and the everyday prices families encountered.

Culture in 1932

#1 song"Brother, Can You Spare a Dime?"
Top movieGrand Hotel
Best-selling bookBrave New World – Aldous Huxley

Headlines and milestones

Major sports momentBabe Ruth's "called shot" in the World Series
Top headlineFDR elected in a landslide during the Great Depression
Technology milestoneAmelia Earhart becomes first woman to fly solo across the Atlantic
Defining fadMonopoly board game (unofficial versions)
Notable inventionPolaroid filters
World population2.14 billion

United States snapshot

U.S. leaderHerbert Hoover
Sports championNew York Yankees (World Series)
U.S. population124.8M

1932 versus 2026

These figures put everyday life in Pete Domenici's birth year beside the site's latest United States snapshot.

Measure	1932	2026
Gas	$0.18	$3.45/gal
Average home	$5,000	$435,000
Average income	$2,600	$67,500
Movie ticket	$0.20	$11.95
Postage stamp	$0.03	$0.73
Population	124.8M	341 million

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