AUDIO: Attorney general candidates square off
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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
Husband’s pay is a private matter, Denish says
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Democratic gubernatorial candidate Diane Denish won’t reveal how much her husband, Herb Denish, has been paid as a lobbyist and consultant during her tenure as lieutenant governor. Continue Reading
Teague, Pearce to jointly appear on radio Monday
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U.S. Rep. Harry Teague, D-N.M., and his Republican challenger Steve Pearce will jointly appear on the radio on Monday in the Las Cruces area to discuss border security issues. Continue Reading
Read The Independent’s profile of Heinrich
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Because NMPolitics.net hasn’t been able to profile Democratic U.S. Rep. Martin Heinrich but has profiled his opponent, I want to point you to The New Mexico Independent’s new profile of Heinrich. Continue Reading
Loan didn’t create a conflict, Malott says
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Former Educational Retirement Board Chairman Bruce Malott takes issue with Republican gubernatorial candidate Susana Martinez’s characterization of the situation that led him to resign as a conflict of interest. Continue Reading
Political groups spend big to help Denish
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There’s a lot of New Mexico and out-of-state money being spent to help Democratic gubernatorial candidate Diane Denish beyond what was reflected on her most recent campaign finance report. Continue Reading
‘Chinese wall’ prevents conflicts in corruption cases, AG says
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A common criticism of Attorney General Gary King is that his office’s attorney/client relationship with state agencies creates a conflict when he has to investigate corruption allegations involving one of those agencies. King defends his office by saying that a “Chinese wall” exists between his civil and criminal divisions. Continue Reading
GOP auditor candidate misses filing deadlines
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Republican State Auditor candidate Errol Chavez missed a required campaign finance reporting deadline on Monday. According to his opponent, it’s the third time Chavez has missed such a deadline during the campaign. Continue Reading
Finance reports reveal which races are hot
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Finance reports reveal that the races for governor, land commissioner and secretary of state are hot. The attorney general race could be hot if the GOP candidate was raising more money. The races for state auditor and treasurer appear to already be over. Continue Reading
Docs say Denish’s husband lobbied state agency
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UPDATED: Lt. Gov. Diane Denish reported to the Secretary of State’s Office for years that her husband was lobbying the state Department of Transportation on behalf of developers. Now, with Herb Denish’s lobbying becoming an issue in the governor’s race, Diane Denish’s campaign says her husband wasn’t really lobbying DOT. Continue Reading
Dem poll has Teague leading Pearce by 7 points
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UPDATED: A new poll conducted for the Democratic Congressional Campaign Committee shows U.S. Rep. Harry Teague, D-N.M., pulling away from GOP challenger Steve Pearce in what has been one of the hottest House races in the nation. Continue Reading
In high school, Martinez aspired to become U.S. president
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In high school, Susana Martinez wanted to become the first female president of the United States. That goal is why she became a lawyer, according to a Sunday profile of the Republican gubernatorial candidate in the Albuquerque Journal. Continue Reading
Denish, Martinez talk about PRC, SOS reform
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Democratic gubernatorial candidate Diane Denish supports requiring minimum qualifications for service on the Public Regulation Commission and wants to consider other reforms to the PRC and Secretary of State’s Office. Republican Susana Martinez says problems in the SOS office point to New Mexico’s need for a new secretary of state, but she does support reforms to the elections process and commissions such as the PRC. Continue Reading
Unsubstantiated attack on Martinez gains traction
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An anonymously created video that accuses Republican gubernatorial candidate Susana Martinez’s family of being involved in a Texas irrigation district that’s been in legal battles with New Mexico over water is circulating widely in advance of a Sunday rally for Democrat Diane Denish in Taos. But Martinez says the claims in the video are false, and the Denish campaign is distancing itself from the video. Continue Reading
Chandler focuses on rooting out corruption
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Republican Matthew Chandler, who’s taking on Democratic incumbent Gary King in the attorney general’s race, says there’s a simple reason voters shouldn’t re-elect King: The AG hasn’t done what he said he would do to root out public corruption. Continue Reading