Though he has been campaigning and raising money for eight months, Democrat Al Kissling plans to officially kick off his bid to unseat U.S. Rep. Steve Pearce, R-N.M., at an event Sunday in Mesilla.
The event will be held from 2-6 p.m. at Joe Soebbing’s Wild West Museum, 3307 McDowell Road, according to a news release from the campaign. The news release states that Kissling will be available to discuss issues, and those who attend will also be able to fill out surveys that will help Kissling “better know their concerns.”
Kissling received 40 percent of the vote last year in his unsuccessful bid to unseat Pearce. This year, he faces two primary challengers – Doña Ana County Commissioner Bill McCamley, who raised 10 times what Kissling raised during the second quarter of the year, and Rick Bolaños, who ran unsuccessfully for a congressional seat in
Though Bolaños says he’s running, he hasn’t appeared at recent Democratic events and many are beginning to wonder whether he is a serious candidate.