News of state and local races
By Nathan Barnes / NM News Port / Rio Rancho Mayor Greggory Hull and local first responders held a public meeting at the Cabezon Community Center, Jan. 30, to discuss the public safety bond plus another measure to fund road improvements. The March 6, 2018 ballot will include two questions concerning road bonds and […]
By Nichole Harwood / NM News Port / Daily Lobo Current Secretary of State and University of New Mexico alum Maggie Toulouse Oliver is running for re-election this fall. Toulouse Oliver received both her undergraduate and her master’s degree at UNM and has been involved in elections in New Mexico for the […]
By Nichole Harwood / NM News Port / Daily Lobo Focusing on the integrity of the voting process will be part of attorney JoHanna Cox’s first steps to run for New Mexico Secretary of State. “There are several different locations where people’s votes weren’t counted that people weren’t able to even get […]
This article was first published on New Mexico In Depth and has been republished with their permission. By Marjorie Childress, New Mexico In Depth November 15, 2017 State Auditor Tim Keller landed strong in his bid to be Albuquerque’s next mayor, sweeping up just under 62 percent of the vote last night in an election […]
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 Sandra Fish / NM In Depth Legislative candidates raised $12 million and spent more than $10.3 million during the 2016 election cycle. Republicans lost their state House majority despite outraising and outspending Democrats overall. Democratic Senate candidates outspent their GOP opponents while increasing their majority. even though Senate Majority Leader Michael Sanchez lost […]
By Joseph Buck and Jake Schwanitz / NM News Port The dust from Election Day has settled and New Mexicans now know who will be in positions of power in the New Mexico state legislature. Democrats returned to their familiar place as the majority party in the New Mexico House of Representatives. Republicans watched […]
By Addison Flores-Thorpe and Monique Rinaldi / NM News Port Former Bernalillo County Clerk Maggie Toulouse Oliver has been sworn in as New Mexico Secretary of State, replacing interim-Secretary Brad Winter. Toulouse Oliver took the oath in Santa Fe on Dec. 9, amidst a crowded room at the New Mexico Supreme Court. On Dec. […]
