State Rep. Joseph Cervantes, a Las Cruces Democrat who many have pushed to run for Congress for years, will announce before Nov. 4 whether he will run for the seat being vacated by U.S. Rep. Steve Pearce, R-N.M.
“I’ll have a decision before Nov. 4,” Cervantes said today in a brief interview.
Why that date? It’s exactly one year before the Nov. 4, 2008 election.
I pressed Cervantes for more details or clues about whether he plans to run, but he gave little. He will be in
Three Democrats have already entered the race: Al Kissling, Doña Ana County Commissioner Bill McCamley and former Lea County Commissioner Harry Teague. Several other Democrats and Republicans are considering running for the seat, which Pearce is vacating because he’s running for the Senate seat being vacated by Pete Domenici.