Mayor Tim Jennings will speak at the March 14 Roswell Rotary Club meeting.
Jennings served as a Chaves County commissioner before becoming a state senator for 34 years, including time as the Senate Pro Tem.
He was born and raised in Roswell and graduated from New Mexico Military Institute. He then earned a bachelor’s degree in business administration from Creighton University in Nebraska and took courses in agriculture at New Mexico State University.
As a rancher in southeastern New Mexico, he has raised sheep and cattle.