Susana Martinez (Photo by Heath Haussamen)
Gov. Susana Martinez hasn’t decided whether to rescind former Gov. Bill Richardson’s executive order granting domestic partner benefits to state employees, The Santa Fe New Mexican is reporting.
“We’re going through the process of reviewing all executive orders signed by the previous administration to determine which ones make most sense — fiscal or otherwise — for the people of New Mexico,” Martinez spokesman Scott Darnell was quoted by the newspaper as saying.
“Any determination on domestic partner benefits for state workers would come at a later date,” he said.
The New Mexican quoted Linda Siegle, a lobbyist for Equality New Mexico who also personally benefits from the state’s domestic partner benefits program, as saying about 2,300 people will be affected if the order is rescinded.