Mark Boitano
Republican gubernatorial candidate Janice Arnold-Jones has picked up another legislative endorsement – this one from Sen. Mark Boitano, R-Albuquerque, who has worked with her on bringing webcasting to the Roundhouse.
“I’m supporting Janice because I believe she has the intelligence, passion, vision, courage and values to go toe to toe with the Democrat nominee in November,” Boitano said in a news release from the Arnold-Jones campaign.
“Janice has rock-solid, core conservative values which will appeal to Republican primary voters,” he said. “But it’s not enough to believe in something: You must be willing to fight for your values. I’ve personally seen Janice relentlessly tackle the liberals in committee for property tax reform and on the House floor for webcasting and greater openness in government.”
Boitano began pushing more than four years ago for the funding to begin webcasting in the Legislature, but it was only after Arnold-Jones – herself a state representative – began her own, rogue webcasting of House committee meetings that the Legislature started its own, official webcasts and approved some other transparency proposals including open conference committees.
Boitano is the third state legislator to endorse Arnold-Jones. The others are Rep. Kathy McCoy, R-Cedar Crest, and Rep. Anna Crook, R-Clovis and the House GOP caucus chair.
Arnold-Jones’ primary opponent Susana Martinez has the endorsements of 11 state representatives and senators. No other GOP candidates have the public endorsements of any state lawmakers.