Ed Foreman Fact Sheet

Ed Foreman Fact Sheet

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Edgar Franklin (Ed) Foreman was born on December 22, 1933 on a peanut farm in Portales, New Mexico.
In 1955 he earned his Bachelor of Science degree in Civil Engineering from New Mexico State University.
He served in the United States Navy from 1956 to 1957.
After that, he began working in the petroleum, oil, and gas businesses.
By the time he was 26, Ed had become a millionaire. He was president of Valley Transit Mix, Atlas Land Co., and Foreman Oil, Inc.
He then spent a year providing an office and a secretary so the IRS could investigate him and find out how he could make so much money, so fast, and do it honestly.
Ed became concerned about the power and control of the Federal Government, so he decided to go to Washington and change the system. (Ed quips “That shows how much I knew about politics”)
So by the time he was 28, he was elected to the United States House of Representatives from Texas.
The U.S. Junior Chamber of Commerce named him one of the “Ten Outstanding Young Men In America”.
Six years later, Ed was elected to the United States House of Representatives from New Mexico, making him the youngest man to be elected from New Mexico and the only man in the 20th century to be elected to Congress from two different states!
Three years later he became Assistant Secretary of the Interior.
Ed has been a close Advisor to five American presidents.
He is a Board Member, Officer, or Major Stockholder of over a dozen corporations.
He is co-founder, with Earlene Vining, and president of Executive Development Systems of Dallas.
Early in 2006, Ed and his brother donated $1.5 million to the NMSU School of Engineering. Ed was quoted as saying “Chub and I are most fortunate. We had loving, hard-working parents who instilled in us the importance of a strong belief and responsibility to and for ourselves, our family, friends, and Christian principles. Although in the early days we didn’t have a lot of material things, we were indeed rich. Over the last few years, we’ve been able to accumulate a little money, and we are pleased to contribute, in whatever way possible, to help people grow.”
In May 2008, Ed received an Honorary Doctorate of Letters degree from New Mexico State University, making him Dr. Ed Foreman.
On August 23rd, 2008, Ed Foreman received a standing ovation as he was honored with a “Legends of the Speaking Profession” award at the 21st Veteran Speakers Retreat in Hagerstown, MD.