{"id":4765,"date":"2009-07-30T15:41:00","date_gmt":"2009-07-30T21:41:00","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/www.nmpolitics.net\/index\/2009\/07\/arnold-jones-says-she-is-running-for-governor\/"},"modified":"2009-07-30T15:41:00","modified_gmt":"2009-07-30T21:41:00","slug":"arnold-jones-says-she-is-running-for-governor","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/nmpolitics.net\/index\/2009\/07\/arnold-jones-says-she-is-running-for-governor\/","title":{"rendered":"Arnold-Jones says she is running for governor"},"content":{"rendered":"

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In a letter to supporters, Arnold-Jones talks about increasing transparency, says New Mexico \u2018can be so much more\u2019<\/span><\/p>\n

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State Rep. Janice Arnold-Jones<\/a>, R-Albuquerque, said today that she is running for governor next year and plans a formal announcement sometime in August.<\/p>\n

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\u201cI am running,\u201d Arnold-Jones said today in an interview.<\/p>\n

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She made her candidacy official in a letter<\/a> sent to supporters on Sunday.<\/p>\n

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\u201cIf you have not heard, I am running for Governor of the State of New Mexico,\u201d Arnold-Jones wrote. \u201cWhy? Because New Mexico can be so much more! Because it is time for New Mexico to lead the Nation — in energy, transmission, technology, agriculture, connectivity, education and prosperity.\u201d<\/p>\n

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\u201cTo engage that potential, we must inject sunlight into the way New Mexico governs and does business,\u201d Arnold-Jones wrote. \u201cCorruption costs in wasted resources, increased cost of doing business, increased taxes, ineffective or reduced government services, and repeated loss of opportunity.\u201d<\/p>\n

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The field of actual and potential GOP gubernatorial candidates is crowded. Do\u00f1a Ana County District Attorney Susana Martinez<\/a> has declared her candidacy. Former state GOP Chairman Allen Weh<\/a> has formed an exploratory committee. Former U.S. Rep. Heather Wilson<\/a> and public relations professional Doug Turner<\/a> say they are seriously considering running, and Turner has hired staff.<\/p>\n

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Arnold-Jones said she\u2019s talking a \u201cvery practical\u201d view of the race, adding, \u201cyou run until you can\u2019t run.\u201d<\/p>\n

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\u201cI am running, but I am cognizant that there may come a point, if you can\u2019t raise money, there\u2019s no point in running. If you can\u2019t get traction in the polls, there\u2019s no point,\u201d Arnold-Jones said.<\/p>\n

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The lawmaker announced in mid-June<\/a> that she was forming an exploratory committee, but her campaign\u2019s progress has been hampered by a necessary surgery to repair torn muscles in her leg. Arnold-Jones said her formal announcement is \u201cpending me getting on my feet.\u201d She added that she expects to make the announcement sometime in the second half of August.<\/p>\n

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\u2018We can do this\u2019<\/span><\/p>\n

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Arnold-Jones considered running for Congress last year but ultimately opted to seek re-election<\/a> to her state House seat after she failed to raise as much money for a potential congressional run as she thought she needed to be successful.<\/p>\n

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Arnold-Jones\u2019 stature increased when she led the charge earlier this year to bring webcasting<\/a> to the state Legislature, which many said helped create a climate ripe for the approval of other ethics reforms. For her work on webcasting, the Santa Fe Reporter<\/a> nicknamed Arnold-Jones \u201cLady Sunlight.\u201d<\/p>\n

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Arnold-Jones has also been instrumental in the successful push<\/a> for reform of the state\u2019s scandal-plagued housing authority system.<\/p>\n

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In her Sunday letter, Arnold-Jones referenced her work on government transparency.<\/p>\n

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\u201cWeb casting my legislative committees was a start, but it is not enough,\u201d she wrote. \u201cOpen government is a mind-set! We can do this AND we will make better decisions in full view of and with the input of all New Mexicans.\u201d<\/p>\n

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On the Democratic side, Lt. Gov. Diane Denish<\/a> is the only declared 2010 gubernatorial candidate, though Senate Majority Leader Michael Sanchez<\/a> says he\u2019s formed an exploratory committee.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

In a letter to supporters, Arnold-Jones talks about increasing transparency, says New Mexico \u2018can be so much more\u2019 State Rep. Janice Arnold-Jones, R-Albuquerque, said today that she is running for governor next year and plans a formal announcement sometime in August. \u201cI am running,\u201d Arnold-Jones said today in an interview. She made her candidacy official […]<\/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-4765","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","hentry","category-uncategorized"],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/nmpolitics.net\/index\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/4765","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=4765"}],"version-history":[{"count":0,"href":"https:\/\/nmpolitics.net\/index\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/4765\/revisions"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/nmpolitics.net\/index\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=4765"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/nmpolitics.net\/index\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=4765"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/nmpolitics.net\/index\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=4765"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}