Libertarian prez hopeful Barr getting organized in NM

Libertarian presidential candidate Bob Barr is getting organized in New Mexico, and Doña Ana County is an early focus of the campaign.

The county is one of a handful in New Mexico that has an active libertarian party organization. Dusty Sensiba of Las Cruces wrote in an e-mail that he has been appointed coordinator of the Barr campaign for the county. He’s the campaign’s first county coordinator in New Mexico.

Sensiba’s task: Solicit volunteers in Doña Ana County “to help spread our message of small government, personal liberties and less war.” Those who are interested can contact Sensiba at donaana@bobbarrnm.com. He’s also tasked with finding someone willing to lend a vacant building to the campaign for a county headquarters, and will rent an office later if a donor isn’t found.

The campaign is also seeking people to coordinate Barr’s efforts in other counties. Anyone interested can contact the campaign’s state coordinator, Michelle Scholz, at msscholz@aol.com.

The campaign has also set up a “New Mexicans for Bob Barr” Web site that can be found here.

Sensiba said he and Scholz are volunteers; the campaign doesn’t currently have paid staffers in New Mexico.