Personal

Born 4 September 1950 - Twin Brother, State. Rep., Tim Jennings
Roswell, New Mexico
Wife - Mia Jennings
Children - Jacqueline Frances, Jesse, Jade

Education

Creighton University, Omaha, Nebraska
Bachelor of Science-Business Administration-Marketing and Management (1972)
New Mexico Military Institute, Roswell, New Mexico
High School - 1968

Employment

Petroleum Land Management (self employed)

Political

City of Roswell
Mayor (1994 - 1998)
President of the Council (1991-1992)
Member City Council (1985 - 1994)
Chairman, Parks and Recreation Committee (1985 - 1994)
Member Sanitation, Fire, Utilities, Finance, Planning and Zoning Committees
Chaves County Extraterritorial Zoning Authority
Chairman (1993 - 1994)
Member (1985 - 1994)
Democratic Party of Chaves County
Treasurer (1984-1993)
Vice Chair (2005-2006)
Chair (2006 -present)

Service Organizations

Roswell SERTOMA Club
Chair of the Board (2001- 2002)
President (2000 - 2001)
1st Vice President (1999 - 2000)
2nd Vice President (1998 - 1999)
Director (2002-Present
Member (1982 - Present)
Roswell Jaycees
Director (1977 - 1979)
Member (1973 - 1979)
Chair - Eastern New Mexico State Fair Parade (1974 and 1975)
B.P.O.E. Elks No. 969
Member (1982 - Present)

Other Organizations

Archdiocese of Las Cruces Foundation
Member, Board of Directors (1995 - 2001)
Big Brothers Big Sisters of Southeastern New Mexico, Inc.
Founding member (1998)
Chairman, Board of Directors (1998 - 2001)
Director (2001 - 2005)
Big Brothers Big Sisters of New Mexico, Inc.
Founding Board Member (2004)
Member, Board of Directors (2004 - present)
Character Counts of Chaves County!
Founding Member (1994)
Member, Board of Directors (1994 - 1998)
Community Improvement Commission
Member, Board of Directors (1994 -1998)
New Mexico First
Member, Board of Directors (1997 - 2000)
Roswell Youth Soccer Association
Vice Presiedent- Operations 2005 - present)

Awards

Roswell Convention & Visitors Bureau
Tourism Leadership Award (23 June 1998)
Tobosa Developmental Services
Helping Hand Award (2004)

Other Activities

Established the City of Roswell Accessibility and A.D.A. Commission
Created to make Roswell accessible to all. (1997)
Established Roswell Chaves County Economic Development Foundation
Created to assist economic development in the City and County subsequent
to the Levi Straus plant closing. (1997)
Established Character Counts in Chaves County! With Senator Pete Domenici
Created to provide character education and development of youth. (1994)
Established Big Brothers and Big Sisters of the Pecos Valley, Inc.
Created to provide mentors to youth primarily from disadvantaged and single
parent households in Chaves and Eddy Counties, New Mexico.(1998)
Established group of Mayors, area legislators and President of Mescalero Tribe
Created to promote and work to ensure funding and completion of United States Highway 70
between Oklahoma City, Oklahoma and Las Cruces, New Mexico. (1997)
Established Unity Center, Roswell, New Mexico. Worked with local youth via
Town Hall meeting to establish teen recreation center. (1995)
Established U.F.O. Encounters Committee with Stanley W. Crosby III.
Created in 1994 to promote the 1947 unidentified flying object (UFO)
phenomenon as a tourist attraction for Roswell. Note: New Mexico is a tourism state and at the time Roswell did not have a tourist attraction. This was the effort that made 'Roswell' a tourist destination and put it on the map. The results far exceeded the wildest expectations. In the July 15, 1996 issue of Forbes magazine an article entitled Unidentified flying dollars stated "P. T. Barnum is alive and apparently living in Roswell, NM" obviously referring to then Mayor Jennings.

Hobbies

Outdoor activities with my family including barbequing, basketball, baseball, biking, camping, fishing, flying kites, gardening, roller blading, skiing and swimming. Also enjoy remodeling my residence, and listening and dancing to rock-n-roll music.

Personal Comments
As a native Roswalien, my long-range plans include retirement in South Park. In the mean time, I work to make it the best place to live, have a laugh, and make a living.