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U.S. Rep. Steve Pearce will travel out of his district on Friday to speak to a tea party group in Albuquerque, but his spokesman says that shouldn’t be taken as a sign that Southern New Mexico’s congressman is gearing up for a U.S. Senate run. Continue Reading
There’s new trouble with the secretary of state’s campaign finance reporting system, the Albuquerque Journal is reporting. Continue Reading
The U.S. Senate primary between Democrats Martin Heinrich and Hector Balderas could be quite a battle, if Balderas can raise enough money and intelligently articulate his views. Continue Reading
New Mexico’s revenue streams have apparently stabilized and are “tiptoeing toward recovery,” the Albuquerque Journal is reporting. Continue Reading
UPDATED: Hector Balderas put the spotlight on his rural roots and his record as state auditor as he launched his U.S. Senate campaign online today with an announcement on Twitter and the unveiling of his website. Continue Reading
UPDATED: U.S. Rep. Ben Ray Luján has decided against giving up his House seat to run for the Senate seat being vacated by Jeff Bingaman. Continue Reading
U.S. Rep. Steve Pearce, R-N.M., is backing a proposal that would end wilderness-like protections for about 32,700 acres of land in Doña Ana County, the Las Cruces Sun-News is reporting. Continue Reading
UPDATED: Did U.S. Rep. Steve Pearce try to get his colleagues to approve an earmark that would benefit a campaign contributor? According to a Politico article, members of both parties thought that was exactly what was happening and recently voted to kill Pearce’s proposal. Continue Reading
Secretary of State Dianna Duran’s redactions of e-mails related to a voter fraud probe appear to show that she’s using executive privilege in a less transparent way than is allowed in the administration of Gov. Susana Martinez, an open government advocate says. Continue Reading
State Auditor Hector Balderas filed paperwork today declaring his candidacy for the U.S. Senate, and he plans to formally announce his campaign next week, NMPolitics.net has learned. Continue Reading
Former Lt. Gov. Diane Denish and former Albuquerque Mayor Martin Chávez are considering running for the 1st Congressional District seat being vacated by Martin Heinrich, NMPolitics.net has learned. Continue Reading
Though a hotly contested Democratic Senate primary between State Auditor Hector Balderas and U.S. Rep. Martin Heinrich will keep some, including the Democratic Senatorial Campaign Committee, from issuing an endorsement, it’s not stopping others. Continue Reading
Former N.M. Gov. Gary Johnson formally entered the 2012 presidential race today, saying “America is better than this” and he “can help fix it.” Continue Reading
As promised, NMPolitics.net made donations today to the N.M. Foundation for Open Government and New Mexico First. Continue Reading
State Auditor Hector Balderas will decide by April 30 whether to run for the U.S. Senate seat being vacated by Democrat Jeff Bingaman, according to a source with knowledge of the situation. Continue Reading