{"id":4614,"date":"2009-06-01T00:59:00","date_gmt":"2009-06-01T06:59:00","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/www.nmpolitics.net\/index\/2009\/06\/cornelius-intends-to-run-for-land-commissioner\/"},"modified":"2009-06-01T00:59:00","modified_gmt":"2009-06-01T06:59:00","slug":"cornelius-intends-to-run-for-land-commissioner","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/nmpolitics.net\/index\/2009\/06\/cornelius-intends-to-run-for-land-commissioner\/","title":{"rendered":"Cornelius intends to run for land commissioner"},"content":{"rendered":"

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GOP activist Bob Cornelius<\/a> has formed an exploratory committee \u201cwith the intent to seek the Republican Party nomination for New Mexico\u2019s Commissioner of Public Lands,\u201d he announced Saturday in a news release.<\/p>\n

Cornelius is a former executive director of the Bernalillo County GOP. He briefly entered the 2nd Congressional District race in 2008 but ultimately didn\u2019t file to run in the Republican primary. A native of Tatum in Lea County, he is currently working for the Public Regulation Commission in Santa Fe, assisting investigations of those who are suspected of committing fraud against New Mexicans.<\/p>\n

Growing up in southeastern New Mexico has given Cornelius a \u201cunique perspective on the State Land Office and its vital role in our state government,\u201d he said in the release.<\/p>\n

\u201cOil and gas are the backbone of our economy, but I believe that we must diversify in order to provide new jobs, sustain growth and to insure that our future generations have every opportunity to succeed,\u201d Cornelius said. \u201cAlso, traveling extensively in our Land of Enchantment has given me an appreciation for its beauty and its people. I will be an avid protector of our public lands, assuring they will be preserved for future generations.\u201d<\/p>\n

Cornelius is part owner of a company that is looking to bring a biogas<\/a> plant to southeastern New Mexico.<\/p>\n

He is the only announced Republican candidate to replace current Land Commissioner Pat Lyons<\/a>, a Republican who is term-limited from seeking re-election. On the Democratic side, former state Land Commissioner Ray Powell<\/a> has announced his candidacy for the statewide office.<\/p>\n

Lyons, meanwhile, has announced that he\u2019s running for a seat on the PRC<\/a> next year.<\/p>\n

\u201cI wish him the best as he seeks to become a public regulation commissioner,\u201d Cornelius said of the man he wants to replace. \u201cPat oversaw record-breaking oil and gas revenues that have benefitted all New Mexicans. I applaud these efforts, but believe that the State Land Office can continue to improve in the areas of promoting alternative energy and job growth, as well as assisting our communities with special projects.\u201d<\/p>\n

Cornelius said a formal decision about his candidacy will come this summer.<\/p>\n

A prior version of this posting incorrectly stated that Cornelius is a former chairman of the Bernalillo County GOP.<\/span><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

GOP activist Bob Cornelius has formed an exploratory committee \u201cwith the intent to seek the Republican Party nomination for New Mexico\u2019s Commissioner of Public Lands,\u201d he announced Saturday in a news release. Cornelius is a former executive director of the Bernalillo County GOP. He briefly entered the 2nd Congressional District race in 2008 but ultimately […]<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":1,"featured_media":0,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"closed","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[1],"tags":[],"class_list":["post-4614","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","hentry","category-uncategorized"],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/nmpolitics.net\/index\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/4614","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/nmpolitics.net\/index\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/nmpolitics.net\/index\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/nmpolitics.net\/index\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/1"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/nmpolitics.net\/index\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=4614"}],"version-history":[{"count":0,"href":"https:\/\/nmpolitics.net\/index\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/4614\/revisions"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/nmpolitics.net\/index\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=4614"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/nmpolitics.net\/index\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=4614"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/nmpolitics.net\/index\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=4614"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}