Harold L. Runnels

A Representative from New Mexico. Born in Dallas, Dallas County, Tex. , March 17, 1924. Attended the Dallas public schools, and Cameron State Agricultural College, Lawton, Okla. Enlisted in the United States Army Air Force Reserve as a private, December 1942-July 1943. Employed by Federal Bureau of Investigation, Washington, D. C. , 1942. Manager, Magnolia Amusement Co. , Magnolia, Ark. , 1945-1951. Moved to Lovington, N. Mex. , in 1951 and became partner in Southland Supply Co. , in 1952. Formed Runnels Mud Co. , in 1953, and RunCo Acidizing &. Fracturing Co. , in 1964. A founder of the Permian Basin Petroleum Association, 1960. Member, New Mexico senate, 1960-1970. Delegate to New Mexico State Democratic conventions, 1960-1979. Elected as a Democrat to the Ninety-second and to the four succeeding Congresses and served from January 3, 1971, until his death in New York City August 5, 1980. Interment in Rest Haven Memorial Gardens, Lovington, N. Mex.