Lining up the races for 2012 in New Mexico
Jeff Bingaman’s decision to retire from the US Senate is causing ripple effects throughout the state — and it’s not just affecting the the race to replace Bingaman in the Senate. Now that Rep. Martin...
View ArticleNot so fast, Heinrich
Hector BalderasIf Martin Heinrich wants to take Jeff Bingaman’s seat in the US Senate, he’s going to have to go through Hector Balderas to get the Democratic nomination. Just weeks after Heinrich...
View ArticleHeinrich vs. Hector: Round 1 is all sweetness and light
In their first public appearance together since announcing their runs for Jeff Bingman’s seat in the US Senate, Martin Heinrich and Hector Balderas played nice. Very nice. There were no sharp elbows...
View ArticleInterviews with the three GOP candidates for the 2012 US Senate seat in New...
The three declared candidates for the Republican nomination to succeed Jeff Bingaman in the US Senate appeared this past Saturday (May 14) at a dinner hosted by the Santa Fe County Republican Party...
View ArticleSources: John Sanchez to enter Senate race
Lt. Governor John SanchezMultiple sources are telling Capitol Report New Mexico that Lt. Governor John Sanchez will announce within days that he’s entering the Republican field in the US Senate race to...
View ArticleSanchez officially jumps into Senate race
Lt. Governor John SanchezLt. Governor John Sanchez made it official Tuesday morning (May 24). He’s running for Jeff Bingaman’s soon to be vacated seat in the US Senate. “It would be immoral to watch...
View ArticleHeather Wilson passed on VP job at Sandia Labs to make run for US Senate
Heather Wilson The Capitol Hill publication Roll Call has come out with an interesting story on Heather Wilson. Among some of the tidbits from the story that says Wilson — who is running to replace the...
View ArticleRepublicans in NM Senate race take shots at each other; Sowards gets some...
John Sanchez says Heather Wilson is wimping out. Wilson says Sanchez is changing his positions. And Greg Sowards says Sanchez and Wilson are not as conservative as he is. Thursday (July 14) saw plenty...
View ArticleHeinrich and Wilson take money lead … but opponents are right on their heels
The election to replace Jeff Bingaman in the US Senate won’t be held for more than 15 months, but the candidates from both parties are hitting up donors for contributions and the money is rolling in....
View ArticleSanchez gets endorsement from Rand Paul
Sen. Rand Paul (R-Kentucky) Sen. Rand Paul (R-Kentucky) endorsed Lt. Governor John Sanchez in his bid to take over the seat currently held by retiring New Mexico Sen. Jeff Bingman as Sanchez tries to...
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