Former U.S. Rep. Steve Pearce will kick off his bid to regain his old House seat on Tuesday with events in Hobbs and Las Cruces.
The Republican Pearce will begin the day at the county GOP headquarters in Hobbs at 8 a.m., according to a news release from his campaign. And at 5 p.m., he will hold a rally at Rawson Builders Supply in Las Cruces.
Pearce, who was first elected in 2002, voluntarily gave up the House seat in 2008 for an unsuccessful run for U.S. Senate. Now he’s trying to unseat Harry Teague, the Democrat who replaced him.