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Former Do\u00f1a Ana County Commissioner Bill McCamley<\/a> said tonight that he\u2019s \u201cheavily considering\u201d running for the Public Regulation Commission<\/a> District 5 seat next year.<\/p>\n \u201cIt\u2019s a very important job, and there are some issues that are important to me that the PRC deals with,\u201d McCamley said.<\/p>\n Among those issues the Democrat cited are \u201cjob creation through alternative energy,\u201d ethics in government, and — depending on what happens at the federal level — health insurance reform.<\/p>\n \u201cThese are things that I have a good background in,\u201d McCamley said. \u201cThe PRC provides me with an opportunity to work on them, and that interests me.\u201d<\/p>\n McCamley said he plans to make a decision on whether to run by the weekend.<\/p>\n The PRC seat is currently held by Democrat Sandy Jones<\/a> — the PRC\u2019s chairman — but Jones confirmed tonight that he will run for state land commissioner<\/a> next year instead of seeking re-election. McCamley is the first to publicly announce his interest in replacing Jones.<\/p>\n McCamley served one term on the county commission, leaving office in December<\/a>. He opted against seeking re-election in 2008 and instead ran for Congress, but he lost in last year\u2019s Democratic primary to Harry Teague<\/a>, who went on to win the seat.<\/p>\n McCamley, who lives in Las Cruces, graduated from Mayfield High School and New Mexico State University before heading to Harvard to earn a master\u2019s degree. During his tenure on the county commission, McCamley also worked for two years as director of a nonprofit that works on infrastructure and other issues in rural communities.<\/p>\n McCamley currently works for New Mexico State University as a development officer in the College of Arts and Sciences.<\/p>\n