A nationally known fiction writer who was testing the waters for a run at the First Congressional District seat being vacated by Heather Wilson has decided against running and is instead endorsing the candidacy of Martin Heinrich.
Alisa Valdes-Rodriguez, author of the New York Times bestseller Dirty Girls Social Club and other books, wrote on her blog on Saturday that she has decided against running.
“There are a few reasons, but the main one is that I have decided to homeschool my six-year-old son,” she wrote. “That said, I want to publicly put my support behind Martin Heinrich in the race. He would do an outstanding job, and he’d look good doing it.”
“I have not ruled out someday running for public office,” Valdes-Rodriguez wrote. “I have only ruled it out for now.”
On the Democratic side, Heinrich is joined in the race by attorney Jon Adams, teacher Jason Call and former state Health Secretary Michelle Lujan Grisham. Republicans running are state Sen. Joe Carraro and Bernalillo County Sheriff Darren White.