Eichenberg quits race; party will appoint replacement
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Sen. Tim Eichenberg, D-Albuquerque, has ended his re-election bid and given the Democratic Party the job of appointing someone to appear in his place on the November ballot. Continue Reading
This lawmaker beat Martinez-supporting Super PAC
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Rep. Eliseo Lee Alcon is touting the fact that he is the one candidate targeted by the Super PAC tied to Gov. Susana Martinez who won his Democratic primary on Tuesday. Continue Reading
It’s on to November’s hard-fought, dirty and exhausting battles
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Democrats start this general-election season with the advantage in the U.S. Senate and 1st Congressional District races, but the Senate race will be hotly contested, and CD1 might too; meanwhile, the battle for the Roundhouse will be hard-fought. Continue Reading
On to the general: Grisham wins CD1 primary
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LIVEBLOG ARCHIVE: Michelle Lujan Grisham won the hot Democratic 1st Congressional District primary race on Tuesday. Most candidates backed by the Reform New Mexico Now PAC won their races. Read about that and more in the archive of our election night liveblog. Continue Reading
Dem legislative primaries are the races to watch
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UPDATED: There’s been lots of political drama in the Republican Senate primary race between Angie Spears and Pat Woods, but if you care about races that will impact the makeup of the Legislature and policy, there are several more interesting contests, all on the Democratic side. Continue Reading
Candidates complain about guv-supporting PAC
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UPDATED: Eleanor Chavez, David Coss, Larry Martinez and Jack Sullivan allege that Reform New Mexico Now violated disclosure law; they also seek to publicly tie the PAC to the Republican governor after it got involved in their Democratic primary races. Continue Reading
Assessor’s association with state senator under FBI scrutiny
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The FBI is apparently asking questions “about Bernalillo County Assessor Karen Montoya and her association with state Sen. Tim Eichenberg, a consultant whose work includes helping people protest tax assessments set by Montoya’s office,” the Albuquerque Journal is reporting. Continue Reading
Martinez-supporting Super PAC comes to aid of Dems
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UPDATED: Reform New Mexico Now is funded primarily by backers of Republican Gov. Susana Martinez and is helping Democratic legislative incumbents who have sided with her on some issues. Continue Reading
Groups unite behind CD1’s Griego, legislative candidates
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A handful of self-identified progressive organizations have partnered with a federal Super PAC in an effort to elect Democrat Eric Griego to Congress and five new Democrats to the N.M. Legislature. Continue Reading
Super PAC, union aid Sen. Smith’s challenger
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The American Federation of Teachers and Progressive Kick, a federal Super PAC based in California, are trying to help Larry P. Martinez unseat N.M. Senate Finance Committee Chairman John Arthur Smith in next week’s Democratic primary. Continue Reading
Park’s opponents raise ethical questions
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Al Park, a state legislator giving up that seat to run for the Public Regulation Commission, is under fire for spending money on his campaign that was given by businesses the PRC regulates when he was a lawmaker. Continue Reading
Illustrating the need for campaign reform
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The controversy surrounding Sen. Phil Griego’s campaign spending is one of three situations brought up during the current primary election season that raise ethical questions and point to the need for reform. Continue Reading
Heinrich and Wilson up big, Chávez slipping, polls find
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Martin Heinrich and Heather Wilson both have big leads; meanwhile, Marty Chávez is 13 points behind his two opponents, who are tied, in the new Albuquerque Journal poll. Another poll confirms a tight race for a Clovis-area state Senate seat. Continue Reading
Griego: ‘People want you to stand for something’
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As a state senator, Democratic 1st Congressional District candidate Eric Griego hasn’t won passage many bills, but he says he has stood for the principles of the Democratic Party platform and would do the same in Congress. Continue Reading
Why women support Eric Griego for Congress
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Eric Griego is the one Democrat in the 1st Congressional District race with a long, consistent record of taking on the status quo and powerful interests to fight for our core values. Continue Reading