Michael Sanchez decides not to run for governor
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Senate Majority Leader Michael Sanchez, D-Belen, has decided not to run for governor next year, a source with knowledge of the situation confirmed. Continue Reading
Don’t use government resources to campaign
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Santa Fe County Sheriff Greg Solano stepped into a firestorm today when his office sent out an official news release and tweet announcing his endorsement of his undersheriff to replace him in next year’s election. Continue Reading
Chu calls for ‘a new industrial revolution’
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Global warming necessitates the development of improved energy sources and technological leaps in energy efficiency, and New Mexico can play an important role in making that happen, U.S. Energy Secretary Steven Chu said this evening. Continue Reading
Cornelius formally enters land commissioner race
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GOP activist Bob Cornelius announced today that he’s running for state land commissioner next year with the intent of diversifying the state’s energy industry and reducing regulation. Continue Reading
Arnold-Jones launches gubernatorial bid
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Saying she is “tired of New Mexico being known for graft, corruption and poor service,” state Rep. Janice Arnold-Jones, R-Albuquerque, formally launched her bid for governor on Sunday. Continue Reading
Three ethics reforms New Mexico needs
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True ethics reform is necessary if public confidence in state government is to be restored. Here’s what I think needs to happen. Continue Reading
GOP raises questions about end of GRIPgate probe
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UPDATED: A number of Republicans are raising questions in light of today’s news that Gov. Bill Richardson and others won’t be charged following a federal investigation into allegations of pay to play in his administration. Continue Reading
Weh adds staffers to gubernatorial exploratory committee
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Calling himself a “likely” candidate for governor, Republican Allen Weh announced in a news release that he has hired three new staffers and plans to add two more in the coming days. Continue Reading
This Jose Campos is still running for lt. gov.
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State Rep. Jose Campos, D-Santa Rosa, wants you to know he’s still running for lieutenant governor. There’s confusion because a different Jose Campos is a co-host of an upcoming fundraiser for another candidate. Continue Reading
Rep. Campos says his ‘train’s not going to stop’
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I caught up last week with lieutenant governor candidate Jose Campos, a Democratic state representative from Santa Rosa. He was in Las Cruces on a campaign trip and made a stop at U.S. Rep. Harry Teague’s town-hall meeting on health-care reform. Continue Reading
Martinez touts history of winning crossover votes
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Republican gubernatorial candidate Susana Martinez has sent out a mailer that promotes her history of winning the crossover votes of Democrats and others in the four times she’s won election as a district attorney. Continue Reading
Arnold-Jones to hold gubernatorial kick-off rally Sunday
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State Rep. Janice Arnold-Jones plans to formally enter the 2010 Republican gubernatorial primary on Sunday. She will hold her rally at the Sheraton Albuquerque Uptown Hotel in Albuquerque on Sunday from 4-6 p.m., according to an announcement on her Facebook page. Continue Reading
Lawrence Rael enters lieutenant governor’s race
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Lawrence Rael, executive director of the Mid-Region Council of Governments, formally announced today that he’s entering the crowded Democratic primary race for lieutenant governor. Continue Reading
Creating a culture of responsibility
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There is no doubt that some New Mexicans have lost faith in their state government and the burden is on all of us in elected office to earn it back. We must create in Santa Fe a culture of duty, a culture of transparency. A culture of responsibility. Continue Reading