Profiles of people running for office.
By: Sarah Ihlefeld, Andrew Lucero & Kevin Maestas / NM News Port The Albuquerque mayoral race is down to the wire, and while the candidates generally share common ground on crime, they voice competing views on other key topics. State Auditor Tim Keller and his opponent City Councilor Dan Lewis sat down with New Mexico News Port to […]
By Kevin Maestas / NM News Port / With a mayoral election approaching, Albuquerque community members packed the 300-seat African American Performing Arts Center September 6th to hear candidates focus on crime, police reform and community policing. The forum was conducted using questions prepared by members of the public and the event’s sponsor, APD […]
By Angelica Clayton / NM News port Michelle Lujan Grisham has not wasted any time jumping into the issues since being elected to serve a third term in Congress. On November 15, a week after trouncing her Republican challenger in the race for New Mexico’s First Congressional District, Grisham, along with 120 other colleagues in […]
By Jeremy Zeilik / NM News Port While a contentious national election lead the federal government to Republican control, New Mexico moved in the opposite direction. In New Mexico, the Republicans lost their brief control of the state House, which they had gained in 2014. And now leading the new House majority will be […]
By Jacob Leyba / NM News Port When Liz Stefanics got to the voting booth in San Miguel County on Election Day, she was met with a sour twist. Outside the polling station, Stefanics, the Democratic candidate for NM Senate District 39, encountered a fellow Democrat carrying a sign. The sign read, “Democrats for […]
By Maya Holt, Natalie Baca and Vanessa Espinoza/NM News Port Republican Gregory Baca is now the state senator from District 29 — an area including Valencia County, Los Lunas, Belen, Bosque Farms and the Isleta Indian Reservation. Baca benefited from a bombardment of campaign advertisements attacking long-time incumbent Michael Sanchez, the Democrat. The race […]
Fin Martinez / NM News Port In the aftermath of the November 8th elections, the winner of the New Mexico Supreme Court race, Justice Judith Nakamura, will be retaining her seat on the court, much to the disappointment of her opponent Michael Vigil, the Chief Judge of the New Mexico Court of Appeals. “It’s […]
By Katherine Whiting and Brittany Perez/NM News Port Gary Johnson wasn’t the only New Mexican running for president this year. Gloria La Riva, 62, ran as the candidate for the Party for Socialism and Liberation. La Riva is an Albuquerque native and long-time activist with the PSL – the Party for Socialism and Liberation. La […]
Toulouse Oliver and Espinoza wrestle over Voter ID and transparency in wake of Duran scandal By Thomas Hanlon, Ariel Lutnesky, Waverly Mathis and Daniel Montano / NM News Port When the cell door slammed shut on Dianna Duran in December of 2015, a different door opened for two New Mexico politicians who hope to take […]
