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{{short description|American politician (born 1936)}}
{{Infobox officeholder
| name = Samuel W. Pick
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| birth_date = {{birth year and age|1936}}
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| office = [[Mayor of Santa Fe]]
| term_start = 1986
| term_end = 1994
| predecessor = Louis R. Montano
| successor = [[Debbie Jaramillo]]
| term_start1 = 1976
| term_end1 = 1978
| predecessor1 = Joseph Valdes
| successor1 = Arthur Trujillo
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| education = [[University of New Mexico]] ([[Bachelor of Arts|BA]])
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'''Samuel W. Pick''' (born 1936) is an American businessman and politician. He served as the [[mayor]] of [[Santa Fe, New Mexico]] from 1976 to 1978 and again from 1986 to 1994.<ref>[http://www.santafenm.gov/mayors_of_santa_fe "Former Mayors of Santa Fe"], City of Santa Fe (accessed 2015-07-02).</ref>
==Early life and education==
A Santa Fe native, Pick was born into a Jewish family,<ref>[https://www.newspapers.com/clip/2721549// "From the Inquisition to Now"], ''[[Santa Fe Reporter]]'', September 10, 1986, p. 8 - via [[Newspapers.com]] {{open access}}.</ref> the son of Austrian immigrant Emil Pick and German immigrant Elizabeth Schultz. His mother had been first married to Emil's brother, Henry Pick, Sr., who was killed in a never-solved 1934 robbery-murder while transporting money to his general store in [[Tererro, New Mexico]]. After the murder, Elizabeth married Henry's brother, Emil. In 1936, the year of Sam's birth, the family bought the White Swan laundry in Santa Fe. Pick attended the [[New Mexico Military Institute]] and the [[University of New Mexico]], from which he received a bachelor's degree in 1958. He served in the [[United States Army]], and worked in the family business until he sold his interest to his older half-brother, Henry, in 1984.<ref name="Wonderful">Ana Pacheco, [http://www.santafenewmexican.com/life/travel/a-wonderful-life-community-service-close-to-henry-pick-s/article_04528944-6cfa-5ee5-b69e-e2558efc4a14.html "A wonderful life: Community service close to Henry Pick's heart"], ''[[The Santa Fe New Mexican]]'', January 8, 2011.</ref><ref name="Treasures">Robert Nott, [http://www.santafenewmexican.com/news/local_news/former-mayor-brother-to-be-honored-as-living-treasures/article_2187eae1-3f04-5455-8a33-10e8869866c4.html?mode=print "Former mayor, brother to be honored as Living Treasures"],  ''[[The Santa Fe New Mexican]]'', June 21, 2015.</ref><ref name="passions">[https://www.newspapers.com/clip/2721631// "Public passions: What the mayoral candidates care about most"], ''[[Santa Fe Reporter]]'', January 17, 1990, p. 11 - via [[Newspapers.com]] {{open access}}.</ref>
==Career==
Pick was a member of the Santa Fe City Council from 1970 until 1976, when he was appointed mayor, succeeding Joe Valdes, and served for two years.<ref name="passions"/> He was elected mayor in 1986 and re-elected for a second term in 1990. He became known as a highly visible advocate for tourism and development in the city,<ref>Daniel B. Wood, [http://www.csmonitor.com/1992/1209/09101.html "Santa Fe: Struggling With Success"], ''[[The Christian Science Monitor]]'', December 9, 1992.</ref> and for his extensive travel appearances promoting the city, including a "Santa Fe" brand cologne sold by the Shulton perfume company.<ref>Rose-Marie Turk, [https://www.latimes.com/archives/la-xpm-1988-12-12-vw-224-story.html "Santa Fe Mayor Getting a Whiff of the Big Sell"], ''[[Los Angeles Times]]'', December 12, 1988.</ref> In 1987, the [[United States Conference of Mayors]] selected Santa Fe as the nation's most-livable city with a population under 100,000, and cited Pick for his support of a [[percent for art]] ordinance to provide funding for [[public art]] as part of new construction projects.<ref>[https://www.nytimes.com/1987/06/16/us/san-antonio-and-santa-fe-get-awards-as-most-livable-cities.html "San Antonio and Santa Fe Get Awards As Most Livable Cities"], [[Associated Press]] in ''[[The New York Times]]'', June 16, 1987;   [https://apnews.com/a095752fed298f6092d6e58aba3d04fb "San Antonio, Santa Fe Named Most Livable; Cities' Officials Agree With PM-Mayors, BJT"], [[Associated Press]] News Archive, June 16, 1987.</ref>
Pick's successor, [[Debbie Jaramillo]], was elected in 1994 on a platform opposing Pick's pro-business policies, and promising to emphasize the interests of local residents and neighborhoods.<ref name="myth">Chris Wilson, ''The Myth of Santa Fe'' ([[University of New Mexico Press]], 1997), {{ISBN|978-0-8263-1746-9}}, p. 165 ([https://books.google.com/books?id=s5YPGERDO38C&q=Jaramillo&pg=PA165 excerpt available] at [[Google Books]]).</ref> In 1998, Pick ran for mayor again in opposition to Jaramillo's bid for re-election. He finished second, well ahead of Jaramillo, but behind the winner, [[Larry Delgado]], who was seen as a centrist between Pick and Jaramillo.<ref name="Lovato">Andrew Leo Lovato, ''Santa Fe Hispanic Culture: Preserving Identity in a Tourist Town'' ([[University of New Mexico Press]], 2006), {{ISBN|978-0-8263-3226-4}}, pp. 109ff ([https://books.google.com/books?id=lQpwt5Am9E8C&q=Jaramillo&pg=PA118 excerpt available] at [[Google Books]]).</ref>
Pick has remained a visible presence in Santa Fe's political and business community.<ref>Maria Luisa, [https://web.archive.org/web/20150924204535/http://www.highbeam.com/doc/1P3-507294621.html "What a Joker"], ''[[Santa Fe Reporter]]'', August 6, 2002, via [[HighBeam Research]].</ref><ref>Rob Nikolewski, [http://www.capitolreportnewmexico.com/2014/02/i-dont-think-i-could-get-elected-mayor-today-and-other-opinions-from-sam-pick-without-the-r/ "'I don’t think I could get elected mayor today' and other opinions from Sam Pick — without the 'r'"], ''New Mexico Watchdog'', February 13, 2014.</ref><ref>Tripp Stelnicki, [http://www.santafenewmexican.com/news/local_news/feel-good-resolutions-acts-of-impact-or-distraction/article_e002dd30-a15e-55f5-8610-72d386264a54.html "Feel-good resolutions: Acts of impact or distraction?"], ''[[The Santa Fe New Mexican]]'', October 15, 2017.</ref> He strongly opposed a 2013 proposal to make Santa Fe's mayor a full-time "[[strong mayor]]" position.<ref>{{Cite web |date=2015-09-24 |title=Former Santa Fe mayor Sam Pick takes down 'strong mayor' proposal |url=http://www.sfreporter.com/santafe/blog-4942-dont-tell-me-how-to-.html |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20150924101009/http://www.sfreporter.com/santafe/blog-4942-dont-tell-me-how-to-.html |url-status=dead |archive-date=2015-09-24 |access-date=2024-08-15 }}</ref>
==References==
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[[Category:20th-century mayors of places in New Mexico]]
[[Category:Jewish American mayors]]
[[Category:Jewish American people in New Mexico politics]]
[[Category:University of New Mexico alumni]]
[[Category:American people of Austrian-Jewish descent]]
[[Category:American people of German-Jewish descent]]
[[Category:New Mexico city council members]]
[[Category:21st-century American Jews]]