State Land Commissioner Pat Lyons has decided against seeking the U.S. Senate seat being vacated by Pete Domenici, but he hasn’t ruled out a 2010 gubernatorial run.
“We’ve decided it would be best if I just keep doing to the job I’m doing,”
He said the fact that he would have faced U.S. Reps. Steve Pearce and Heather Wilson in a Republican primary was a factor, but so was the fact that his daughter is still in grade school.
“We feel like we need to stay in
The other Republican who has entered the Senate race is newcomer Spiro G. Vassilopoulos. The Democrats who are running for Senate are Albuquerque Mayor Martin Chávez and political newcomers Don Wiviott, Jim Hannan and Leland Lehrman.
Lt. Gov. Diane Denish is also considering the Senate race.
“The whole political deck’s been reshuffled here, so we’re going to have to see how things shake out,” he said. “It’s something we’re considering.”