Jerry Wayne Sandel (May 25, 1942 â October 25, 2024) was an American politician who was a Democratic member of the New Mexico House of Representatives from 1971 to 2000. Sandel attended Texas Tech University and was in the oil business, serving as president of the Aztec Well Servicing Company in Aztec, New Mexico. He died in Farmington, New Mexico on October 25, 2024, at the age of 82.