New Mexico Land Commissioner Pat Lyons confirmed this morning that he spoke on Monday with fellow Republican Steve Pearce about the U.S. Senate race, but he would not reveal the details of their conversation.
“Oh yeah, I talked to him,” Lyons said today. “We haven’t made a decision yet and I don’t think he has either, so we’ll have to see how things shake out.”
Both Lyons and Southern New Mexico’s congressman are considering getting into the race, and Lyons had been trying for days to discuss the situation with Pearce. Republicans U.S. Rep. Heather Wilson and newcomer Spiro G. Vassilopoulos have both entered the race, so Lyons and Pearce would have to face both in a primary.
Lyons is also considering running for governor in 2010, and though Pearce has never publicly said whether he’s interested in that race, a number of Republicans, including the state party’s chair, have said they would like to see him run.
“I don’t know what’s going to happen,” Lyons said.
New Mexico Land Commissioner Pat Lyons confirmed this morning that he spoke on Monday with fellow Republican Steve Pearce about the U.S. Senate race, but he would not reveal the details of their conversation.