Republican Jon Barela will announce Thursday whether he will challenge U.S. Rep. Martin Heinrich, D-N.M., in 2010.
That’s according to a news release sent today.
All signs point to Barela entering the race. He held a fundraiser in May as he weighed getting into the race. He filed notice with the Federal Election Commission of his potential candidacy shortly thereafter. Today’s news release ends with the notice, “Paid for by Jon Barela for Congress. Ben Spencer, Treasurer.”
And, of course, the obvious: Why would you hold a news conference to announce that you’re not running for office?
Barela’s news conference will be held Thursday at 10 a.m. at DRB Electric, 3601 2nd Street SW.
Barela, an Albuquerque businessman, is a former vice chairman of the Republican Party of New Mexico, past president of the Albuquerque Hispano Chamber of Commerce and former member of the Albuquerque Public Schools Board of Education.