Race For Udall’s New Mexico Seat Draws A Crowd

[babylonsister]

Mods, pls. advise. There is no GD/Politics at the moment, this isn't about the primaries. So, I'm at a loss as to where to put this. Anyway, here tis...


Race For Udall’s New Mexico Seat Draws A Crowd
By Marie Horrigan, CQ Staff


The open race for northern New Mexico’s 3rd Congressional District has drawn a significant roster of candidates despite its heavy Democratic leaning after Democratic Rep. Tom Udall cleared the way by joining New Mexico’s two other House members — Republicans Heather A. Wilson and Steve Pearce — to run for the open Senate seat.

On the Democratic side, Santa Fe developer Don Wiviott leads the field in terms of fundraising, thanks to a $325,000 loan he made to his campaign. Wiviott had raised $346,000 and had $299,000 on hand, as of Dec. 31. The second-best funded candidate was Ben Ray Lujan, the chairman of the New Mexico Public Regulation Commission and son of powerful New Mexico House Speaker Ben Lujan, who raised $104,000 and had $92,000 on hand by the end of the year.

Jon Adams, a lawyer who also served as assistant attorney general for New Mexico, reported raising $33,000 and had $15,000 on hand while Santa Fe County Commissioner Harry Montoya reported raising $8,000 with $5,000 on hand. Lawyer Rudy Martin filed with the FEC on Dec. 31 while former state Indian Affairs Secretary Benny Shendo Jr. filed in January; neither had filed campaign finance information.

Competing on the Republican side are Dan East, a contractor from Rio Rancho, and former Domenici aide Marco Gonzales, neither of whom has filed campaign finance reports with the FEC.

CQ Politics rates the race as Safe Democratic because the district has a strong Democratic voting history. Democratic presidential nominee John Kerry won 54 percent of the district’s vote in 2004 and Udall won his fifth term in 2006 with 75 percent of the vote.

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http://www.cqpolitics.com/wmspage.cfm?parm1=5&docID=news-000002673487

[SpiralHawk]

1. Hey don't forget Leland Lehrman

He's still in the race, isn't he?

And he, at least, is not shy about pointing out the Compleat CORRUPTION
of the republicon homelanders, and all the rest...

[babylonsister]

2. Whoever that is, I'm surprised CQ Politics didn't include him. Are you

sure he's running in NM?

[SpiralHawk]

3. Pretty sure

He's probably on a fast track to nowhere - but...

Here's a smidgen of his platform, best platform in the nation, I reckon...whatever.
.
No War, 9/11 Truth, Repeal Patriot Act, Dismantle Homeland Security Department, Repeal 1947 National Security Act, Decommission Foreign US Military Bases

Impeach President Bush and Cheney. Aggressive investigations of unconstitutional high crimes and misdemeanors, corruption and illegality.

http://www.mothermedia.org/

[NMDemDist2]

4. that seat will stay in our camp, but here's hoping we can oust Pearce in dist 2

he's a puke running against Wilson for the Rep. primary

we have a full field of Dems running for the seat in Dist 2

my fav is Bill McCambley http://www.billmccamley.com/

Harry Teague is also running, but he's a DINO all the way IMO

my dream is to have the entire NM congressional delegation go Dem this year (2 Senators and 3 Reps)

I think Udall can beat Wilson. I don't see Pearce beating Wilson for the 'puke primary but hope he spends a ton of cash and is weakened in the General

I think Dist1 will go Dem too since I expect Wilson to be running for Senate, Former Secretary of State Rebecca Vigil-Giron will run for Dist1 and I think she can do well.

:woohoo: