Chris Calvert

Chris Calvert was born in San Antonio, Texas in 1948. He graduated from Alamo Heights High School in 1966. He then attended the Air Force Academy in Colorado. Upon graduating he completed pilot training and became a C-141 pilot during the Vietnam War. Chris left the Air Force in 1975 and enrolled in the Conservation of Natural Resources Program at U.C. Berkeley. After receiving his second Bachelor’s degree, Chris went to Sacramento and worked as an intern for a California State assemblyman. Chris then returned to the U.C. Berkeley Graduate School of Public Policy, where he earned a master’s Degree in 1979. Chris worked for eight years for Blue Cross of California, followed by a career with the U.S. Postal service as a letter carrier. During this time Chris served in numerous civic capacities including planning commissioner, code enforcement commissioner, president of neighborhood associations, Democratic ward vice-chairperson, and a water conservation committee member. In 2006 Chris was elected to the Santa Fe City Council where he served for two terms until 2014. Chris also retired from the US Postal Service in 2014.