Why I’m voting for Balderas
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My fellow New Mexico Democrats, in this vital election, let us choose integrity over compromise. Continue Reading
McKinnon jumps out of, then back into, CD2 race
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After failing to win a spot on the ballot at the Democratic Party’s preprimary nominating convention on Saturday, Frank McKinnon said he was dropping out of the race, but he’s changed his mind. Continue Reading
Luévano running for office, no longer an NMPolitics.net columnist
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Johnny F. Luévano Jr. jumped into the race for the District 16 seat in the N.M. House this weekend, so he’ll no longer be listed as a columnist for this site. Continue Reading
Griego earns title of CD1 Democratic frontrunner
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Eric Griego established himself as the frontrunner in the Democratic 1st Congressional District primary at this weekend’s preprimary nominating convention. Martin Heinrich kept his frontrunner status in the Senate race, but Hector Balderas did better than many expected. Continue Reading
Chavez joins exodus from N.M. House
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Rep. David Chavez is the tenth state House member to announce he won’t seek re-election this year. Continue Reading
Retiring senators talk about ethics and transparency
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VIDEO: Retiring state Sens. Mark Boitano and Dede Feldman reflected this week on their efforts to pass ethics and transparency legislation during their tenures and other topics during an interview with New Mexico In Focus. Click on the headline to watch. Continue Reading
Roundhouse gridlock must end in 2013
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If Gov. Susana Martinez is successful in remaking the Legislature in this year’s election, so be it. If not, she needs to change her tone – and let’s hope there will still be some lawmakers around who are interested in working with her. Continue Reading
The dog days of elections
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My dog Conrad was amused by the story of an Albuquerque man who registered his dog to vote and promptly got a voter card for the dog in the mail. Continue Reading
King is ninth House member to not seek re-election
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Rhonda King is the ninth House member to announce she won’t seek re-election this year, and, because of redistricting, another two House members won’t be back in that chamber in 2013. Continue Reading
Salinas wins in Sunland Park; challenge coming
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UPDATED: Despite facing felony extortion charges, Daniel Salinas won Sunland Park’s mayoral race this evening. Read about that and more from the state’s municipal elections in NMPolitics.net’s liveblog archive by clicking on the headline. Continue Reading
Sen. Jennings should be ashamed of himself
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Senate President Pro Tem Tim Jennings apparently doesn’t understand that using government resources to campaign is never appropriate. Continue Reading
Fund early childhood education now for NM’s future
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New Mexico has a real opportunity to get our children excited about learning at a very young age by properly funding early childhood programs. Continue Reading
Liveblogging Sunland Park, other muni elections
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NMPolitics.net will liveblog news and results from the Sunland Park municipal election and others around the state beginning at 6:45 p.m. Join us! Continue Reading
Eleanor Chavez giving up House seat to run for Senate
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UPDATED: State Rep. Eleanor Chavez announced today that she’s running for an open Senate seat rather than seeking re-election to the House this year. Continue Reading
Fischmann: ‘Highly partisan’ atmosphere a factor in decision
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State Sen. Steve Fischmann says a “highly partisan” and “unproductive” atmosphere during the past two legislative sessions factored into his decision to not seek re-election this year. Continue Reading