NM Centennial Governors: 24 - Jerry Apodaca Mystery Cache
Hidden : 11/16/2012
Difficulty:
2.5 out of 5
Terrain:
1.5 out of 5

Size: Size: micro (micro)

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Geocache Description:

In observance of New Mexico's Centennial Celebration, this series of caches is set up to honor the men(and one woman) who have led this state.

Each cache is a puzzle cache. The cache is not at the posted location. You will have to read the biography of each Governor and apply some basic math principles to numeric data contained in the biographies. A calculator is not required, but may be helpful. Most of the caches are fairly easy to find, but a few may be tricky.

Jerry Apodaca

From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
 
Jerry Apodaca
24th Governor of New Mexico
In office
1975–1979
Preceded by Bruce King
Succeeded by Bruce King
Personal details
Born (1934-10-03) October 3, 1934 (age 78)
Las Cruces, New Mexico
Political party Democratic
Profession Insurance Businessman
Religion Roman Catholicism[citation needed]


Jerry Apodaca Education Building, the headquarters of the New Mexico Department of Education
Raymond S. "Jerry" Apodaca (born October 3, 1934) was the 24th Governor of New Mexico.
Apodaca graduated from the University of New Mexico, and went into the insurance business. In 1965, he was elected to the New Mexico Senate, serving four terms from 1966 to 1974. Apodaca was elected governor of New Mexico as a Democrat in 1974, becoming the first Hispanic governor in the U.S. since 1918, along with Arizona Governor Raúl Héctor Castro, also elected that year.
Apodaca reorganized the New Mexico state government, creating a cabinet system with twelve departments. He also consolidated agencies and abolished several boards and commissions. He also increased numerous taxes during his tenure. In 1978, President Jimmy Carter appointed Apodaca as Chair of the President's Council on Physical Fitness. After his term as governor, Apodaca became involved in publishing Hispanic-audience periodicals. He was a member of the University of New Mexico Board of Regents from 1985 to 1991.
In 2004, the headquarters building of the New Mexico Department of Education was renamed for Apodaca.
One of the centers of the Ben Luján Leadership and Public Policy Institute is the Jerry Apodaca Public Policy Center.[1]

Cache location is N 34°20.ABC, W 103°18.XYZ
WHERE:
ABC = (Sum of the digits of the year elected) times (Sum of the digits of the year the NM DOE was renamed for him
XYZ = 2(Last 2 digits of the year elected)

 

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