The Democratic Party of New Mexico’s convention in
Many from Southern New Mexico were impressed at the number of officials who made the trek from
Potential gubernatorial candidate and Albuquerque Mayor Martin Chávez had the strongest showing of anyone politicking for a 2008 or 2010 race. He had the largest signs hanging in the
Denish’s campaign handed out breakfast burritos, and the lieutenant governor was around for about half the day, but Chávez stuck around until the end.
The two lesser-known candidates for U.S. Senate – Jim Hannan and Leland Lerhman – spent the day politicking. So did Albuquerque City Councilor Martin Heinrich, who plans to run against U.S. Rep. Heather Wilson, and Al Kissing and Doña Ana County Commissioner Bill McCamley, who are both running against U.S. Rep. Steve Pearce.
A number of potential future candidates, including State Rep. Al Park and State Auditor Hector Balderas, also showed up. The briefest appearance by any potential candidate came from State Rep. Joseph Cervantes, who shook hands for 20 minutes before leaving.
Here are some photos from the event: