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Republican Secretary of State candidate Dianna Duran says she has “as much experience as anyone in the State of New Mexico related to elections,” and it’s time to use her experience to bring integrity to the office. Continue Reading
District 5 Public Regulation candidate Bill McCamley says there’s a “fairly obvious” contrast between him and his opponent when it comes to ethics. He wants to contrast the race as being between a reformer and more of the same. Continue Reading
UPDATED: Polls released Monday by the left-leaning Web site Daily Kos reveal good news for Democratic 1st Congressional District candidate Martin Heinrich but bad news for the Democratic candidates for the state’s other congressional seats and governor. Continue Reading
Days after both gubernatorial campaigns released polls showing Republican Susana Martinez in the lead, a new poll conducted for a Democratic group has Martinez and Democrat Diane Denish tied. Continue Reading
Miss this weekend’s debate between Democratic gubernatorial candidate Diane Denish and Republican opponent Susana Martinez? You can still listen to it thanks to KUNM radio. Continue Reading
The Las Cruces Sun-News says there’s at least a perceived conflict of interest in the way investigations into officer-involved shootings are handled in Doña Ana County because District Attorney Susana Martinez is married to Undersheriff Chuck Franco. Continue Reading
Political blogger Joe Monahan reports rumors and frequently gets his facts wrong, but there’s more to tell about him. Here’s the truth about the rumor Monahan spread about me on Thursday, and the truth about Monahan. Continue Reading
Matt Rush says it’s time for a younger generation to take the reins of state government. The Republican nominee for state commissioner of public lands is 36, and he says it’s time for his generation to “stand up” as New Mexico approaches its 100th anniversary in 2012. Continue Reading
UPDATED: Democratic gubernatorial candidate Diane Denish is pushing back against Republican Susana Martinez’s internal poll showing the GOP candidate ahead 10 points by releasing her own poll that shows Martinez leading by 5 points. Continue Reading
A planned Monday radio debate between Democratic U.S. Rep. Harry Teague and Republican challenger Steve Pearce appears to have fallen apart, with both candidates accusing the other of backing out. In addition, another planned radio debate in Artesia remains in limbo. Continue Reading
UPDATED: Republican gubernatorial candidate Susana Martinez’s lead over Democrat Diane Denish has grown to 10 points, and Martinez has also reached the all-important 50 percent threshold, according to a new poll conducted for her campaign. Continue Reading
For years, NMPolitics.net has interviewed and profiled statewide candidates who wanted to take the time to do it while they were in Las Cruces. And for some time, the site has been accepting guest columns from candidates. I’m writing to remind you that both offers are open to candidates from any party, and those with no party affiliation. Continue Reading
What was designed to be a sanitized question-and-answer session on border security on Monday was instead a contentious debate between Democratic U.S. Rep. Harry Teague and Republican challenger Steve Pearce. Continue Reading
Democratic gubernatorial candidate Diane Denish explained how she’s different than Gov. Bill Richardson in a weekend profile. Continue Reading
The candidates for New Mexico attorney general participated last week in a radio town-hall forum on KUNM 89.9-FM in Albuquerque. Click on the headline to listen to the forum. Continue Reading