Democrat Bruce Barnaby is challenging former Speaker of the House Raymond Sanchez later this month for the position of Democratic national committeeman for
Barnaby, a longtime volunteer with the state Democratic Party, said in a letter sent Friday to the party’s state central committee members that he will represent New Mexico Democrats on a number of issues that come before the Democratic National Committee, including its 50-state strategy, which he supports, and discussion of a national presidential primary.
“I will keep Democrats in
Barnaby currently chairs the party’s state rules committee and has been a member of that committee since 2005. He is a precinct and ward chair in
Democrats in each state elect a national committeeman and national committeewoman to the DNC.
Democrats will pick the committeeman and committeewoman at the statewide presidential delegate convention on April 26.