Gary Hocevar’s education and political careers span over three decades of public service. As a long time public school administrator, Gary has served as a site based principal, region administrator and as a mentor for new and aspiring site based administrators. With many years of involvement in local, state and national politics Gary held various leadership positions including being a member of the House of Representative, New Mexico.

With advanced degrees, Gary Hocevar focused his academic training in the fields of law, political science, educational administration, business and government.

During his years of service in education, many of his schools received a wide variety of local, state and national awards and recognitions. He states that one of his most treasured accomplishments was “earning the National Blue Ribbon School of Excellence Award in 1993 for an inner city – high impact school”. This recognition to that school community changed attitudes and opinions of many toward the reform movement in education. In that same year, Mr. Hocevar was honored as an Outstanding Secondary Public School Principal by the U.S. Department of Education. 

For some years, Representative Hocevar, D, Bernalillo-NM, served the citizens of State House District 29, New Mexico.  Representative Hocevar (Ret.) also was the spokesperson for the National Education Reform Network (representing principals) in addressing the joint U.S. House-Senate Committee testifying and lobbying for systemic changes in public education throughout the country. During his political career, Gary lobbied for and obtained millions of dollars in new funding for education, local community capital projects as well as sponsoring key legislation involving major education and human rights issues. 

Throughout his career, Gary Hocevar has provided leadership to many organizations which support children, the elderly and community associations. In early 1990, Gary was also recognized as one of New Mexico’s “Movers and Shakers” by the New Mexico Business Journal for his legislative and education impact on the state.

A father of two adult children and grandfather of two, Gary Hocevar, along with his long time domestic partner, divides his time between family, his love of blue water sailing, his current duties as principal of Terrace Community Middle School and local and national consulting.