Luján won’t run for Senate
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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
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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
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
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
State Sen. Tim Keller, D-Albuquerque, announced today that he won’t run for the U.S. House seat being vacated by Martin Heinrich. Continue Reading
Democrat Martin Heinrich had the most cash on hand of any declared U.S. Senate candidate at the end of the first fundraising quarter of the 2012 election cycle. Continue Reading
Former N.M. Gov. Gary Johnson will jump into the 2012 GOP presidential primary on April 21 in New Hampshire. Continue Reading
Republican U.S. Senate candidate Heather Wilson announced today that she raised more than $300,000 in the fundraising quarter that ended March 31. Continue Reading
Never before have the stakes been so high; never before have we needed new leadership, new direction and vision for our state Democratic Party. Continue Reading
The federal and state “war on drugs” is a dismal, expensive failure. The time has arrived for the Congress to consider the total legalization of marijuana. Continue Reading
Traveling the state over the past few months has renewed my optimism for 2012 through my interaction with our active, grassroots Democrats who are all ready and geared up to win next November. Continue Reading
Former N.M. Gov. Gary Johnson’s presidential run is actually a surprise to me and the majority of my inside-the-beltway network. And when I asked conservative insiders about Johnson, they didn’t think much about his chances in the race. Continue Reading
UPDATED: As expected, Albuquerque City Councilor Dan Lewis formally entered the race to replace Martin Heinrich in the U.S. House on Sunday. Continue Reading