Campaign finance reports submitted Monday in most of the local races are not yet on the secretary of state’s Web site, but I can get started by reporting on those that are already posted.
In the House District 53 race:
Republican incumbent Terry Marquardt began the reporting period with $28,542 in the bank. He raised $12,890 and spent $25,248, leaving him with $16,184 in the bank.
The majority of contributions to Marquardt came from various political action committees and corporations, including $750 each from a PNM PAC and a smokeless tobacco company. His campaign donated more than $8,000 to other Republican candidates, including several state representative candidates. Marquardt is in a tough battle within his own party for minority floor leader.
Democratic challenger Nate Cote started the reporting period with $3,307 in the bank. He raised $8,775 and spent $3,312, leaving him with $3,770 in the bank.
Cote’s contributions included $1,400 from Speaker of the House Ben Lujan and $5,000 from various labor groups.
In the County Commission District 3 race:
Democrat Karen Perez started the reporting period with $1,850 in the bank. She raised $6,761 and spent $5,514, leaving her with $3,097 in the bank.
Perez had 11 anonymous contributions totaling $926. Her largest contribution of $250 came from
Republican Mack Haley started the reporting period with $4,942 in the bank. He raised $5,555 and spent $5,607, leaving him with $4,890 in the bank.
Haley’s contributions included $1,000 from the Committee to Elect Paul Curry, the current District 3 commissioner who is not seeking re-election, and a $750 gift from engineer Jerry Paz.
In the District Judge Division 5 race:
Republican Janetta Hicks raised $7,659 and spent $3,947, leaving her with $3,712 in the bank. She loaned her campaign $2,500 and had in-kind contributions totaling $1,225, many coming from employees of the district attorney’s office, where Hicks is a senior deputy district attorney.
Hicks had a $200 gift from retired District Judge Jim Martin, a Democrat.
Democrat Lisa Schultz raised $5,686 and spent $3,066, leaving her with $2,620 in the bank. She loaned her campaign $1,400 and had in-kind contributions of $400.
State Rep. Joni Gutierrez, D-Las Cruces, gave Schultz $500, and Magistrate Judge Oscar Frietze gave $100. She had two anonymous contributions totaling $71.
An earlier version of this posting incorrectly stated that Marquardt, not