Santa Fe in Santa Fe County, New Mexico — The American Mountains (Southwest)
Inez Bushner Gill (1918–1982) and Maralyn Budke (1936–2010)
Photographed By Cosmos Mariner, June 10, 2013
1. Maralyn Budke Marker
Front:
Inez Bushner Gill impressed governors, legislators and journalists with her fiscal expertise. Among the original staff of the Legislative Council Service when it was founded in 1951, she served as fiscal analyst and principal staff for its finance committee. In 1957, she helped establish separate staff for what today is the Legislative Finance Committee. Inez developed many of the financial procedures that modernized state government and helped create the Department of Finance and Administration, bringing order to the chaos of state finances.
Rear:
Maralyn Budke, Inez Gill’s first intern, joined the Legislative Finance Committee in 1959 and was its first woman director from 1968-1982. A brilliant strategist and trusted advisor, Maralyn was a confidant to legislative leaders and chief of staff for Governors Cargo and Carruthers. Highly valued for her knowledge and insight, she mentored legislative and executive staff during 40 years of exemplary public service. Maralyn and Inez were two of the most important and influential women in New Mexico state government.
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Topics. This historical marker is listed in these topic lists: Government & Politics • Women.
Location. 35° 40.993′ N, 105° 56.436′ W. Marker is in Santa Fe, New Mexico, in Santa Fe County. Marker is on Don Gaspar Avenue, 0.1 miles north of South Capitol Place, on the left when traveling south. The marker is adjacent to a walkway leading into the New Mexico State Capitol from Don Gaspar Avenue, just north of South Capitol Place. Touch for map. Marker is at or near this postal address: 500 Old Santa Fe Trail, Santa Fe NM 87501, United States of America. Touch for directions.
Other nearby markers. At least 8 other markers are within walking distance of this marker. Welcome to the Pink Adobe (about 800 feet away, measured in a direct line); Lamy Building (about 800 feet away); Barrio de Analco (about 800 feet away); San Miguel Church (approx. 0.2 miles away); A Long Haul (approx. 0.2 miles away); Life on the Trail (approx. 0.2 miles away); The Santa Fe Trail (approx. 0.2 miles away); The "Oldest" House (approx. 0.2 miles away). Touch for a list and map of all markers in Santa Fe.
More about this marker. This marker is set into a nicely landscaped area next to the walkway.
Also see . . .
1. Maralyn Budke, Extraordinary New Mexico Public Servant.
Maralyn was one of the leaders of a national committee that planned the formation of the National Association of Legislative Fiscal Officers and served as that organization's first president in 1975-76. During her service to governors, she
Photographed By Brian Anderson, May 24, 2018
2. Inez Bushner Gill Marker
2. Santa Fe Living Treasures – Elder Stories.
In 1967, just 10 years after her graduation from the University of New Mexico with a degree in political science, Maralyn Budke became chief of staff for the state's governor, David Cargo.
It was a remarkable job at a remarkably young age--and was just the first of dozens of similar distinctions to come in her remarkable life. (Submitted on April 2, 2014, by Cosmos Mariner of Cape Canaveral, Florida.)
Photographed By Brian Anderson, May 24, 2018
3. Maralyn Budke Marker
Credits. This page was last revised on March 21, 2020. It was originally submitted on April 2, 2014, by Cosmos Mariner of Cape Canaveral, Florida. This page has been viewed 673 times since then and 34 times this year. Last updated on July 9, 2018, by Brian Anderson of Humble, Texas. Photos: 1. submitted on April 2, 2014, by Cosmos Mariner of Cape Canaveral, Florida. 2, 3. submitted on July 9, 2018, by Brian Anderson of Humble, Texas. • Andrew Ruppenstein was the editor who published this page.
