Doyle Pruitt, a former candidate for seats on the Public Regulation Commission and Doña Ana County Board of Commissioners, has announced that he’s running for a seat in the state House of Representatives next year.
Pruitt, a Republican, will be seeking the District 37 seat held by Rep. Jeff Steinborn, D-Las Cruces. A news release from Pruitt states that he wants to “give better representation and to level the playing field for the constituents.”
“Someone is needed to take care of the issues of the people in District 37, which have been overlooked in the past. I have no one to answer to but the people in my district and carry no baggage into the office of representative,” Pruitt said.
He cited finding a way to bring more potable water into the Mesilla Valley through desalinization or other means and looking for ways to cut government spending as issues on which he intends to focus.
Pruitt has lived in the county for almost 10 years. He said he has “knowledge of the needs of District 37 and listens to the people of the district” and intends, if elected, “to do his utmost to fulfill these needs and follow the lead of his constituents.”
He ran unsuccessfully for a PRC seat in 2006 and for the county commission seat last year.