The Republican Party of Otero County is the first to schedule a forum for U.S. Reps. Steve Pearce and Heather Wilson, both candidates for the Senate seat being vacated by Pete Domenici.
Both have confirmed their attendance at the forum, which is scheduled for Feb. 19 in
Tinling said she did not know whether former state Sen. Tom Benavides, who is also running as a Republican for the Senate seat, will be invited or attend.
She said the two-hour forum will include five questions from the party and five questions submitted by people in attendance.
The county party also plans to hold its second forum for GOP candidates for Pearce’s House seat on March 4 at 7 p.m., also at the civic center in
The GOP congressional candidates are Bob Cornelius, a former Bernalillo County GOP executive director; Aubrey L. Dunn Jr., a rancher and retired banker; C. Earl Greer, the Sierra County GOP chair; Terry Marquardt, a former state representative; Monty Newman, the Hobbs mayor; Greg Sowards, the owner of several Las Cruces daycare centers; and Ed Tinsley, a restaurant-chain owner and rancher.