Allen Edward Weh is an American business executive,politician,and retired colonel in the U.S. Marine Corps Reserve. He was a candidate for the Republican nomination for governor of New Mexico in the 2010 election,and the Republican Nominee for the United States Senate 2014 election against incumbent Democratic Senator Tom Udall. He is the founder and CEO of CSI Aviation Inc.,the largest supplier of deportation flights for illegal immigrants in the United States,until the contract ended in 2017. Since then,the company has focused on its growing air ambulance operations in the United States.
Martin Trevor Heinrich is an American businessman and politician serving as the senior United States senator from New Mexico,a seat he has held since 2013. A member of the Democratic Party,Heinrich served as the U.S. representative from New Mexico's 1st congressional district from 2009 to 2013. He is the dean of New Mexico's congressional delegation.
The secretary of state of New Mexico is a constitutional officer in the executive branch of government of the U.S. state of New Mexico. Twenty-six individuals have held the office of secretary of state since statehood. Since 1923,every elected New Mexican secretary of state has been a woman. The incumbent is Maggie Toulouse Oliver,a Democrat. Toulouse Oliver's election was forced early due to the resignation of former secretary of state Dianna Duran in October 2015,after criminal charges were filed by the Attorney General's Office alleging Duran converted campaign funds to personal gambling debt.
The 2012 United States Senate election in New Mexico took place on November 6,2012,concurrently with the 2012 U.S. presidential election as well as other elections to the United States Senate and House of Representatives as well as various state and local elections. Incumbent Democratic U.S. Senator Jeff Bingaman decided to retire instead of running for reelection to a sixth term. Democratic U.S. Representative Martin Heinrich won the open seat.
Dianna Duran is an American politician who served as the 24th Secretary of State of New Mexico. A Republican,she was the first member of her party in 80 years to serve in the position. On October 22,2015,she resigned her position amid a corruption and campaign law investigation. She subsequently pleaded guilty to six of 65 fraud and embezzlement charges against her as part of an agreement reached with the Attorney General of New Mexico. Duran was sentenced to 30 days in jail and began her sentence on December 18,2015.
The Silver City Daily Press and Independent is a six-day daily newspaper that serves the Silver City,New Mexico area of the United States. Founded in 1896 as the weekly Silver City Independent,the paper was purchased by the Ely family in 1934. In 1935,Colonel Clyde Ely renamed the paper the Silver City Daily Press and Independent and converted it into a daily newspaper. In 2007,the newspaper received the Mark Twain Award from the New Mexico Associated Press Managing Editors for their outstanding member cooperation in 2006. Since the 2008 recession,the newspaper has outsourced its printing,increased its online presence,discontinued its membership in the Associated Press and joined an 11-member New Mexico newspaper exchange. The name,archives and website of the Daily Press were purchased by the Silver City Independent Publishing Company,LLC,in April,2014,marking its first non-Ely family ownership since its conversion to a daily newspaper.
Janice E. Arnold-Jones is an American politician who served as the New Mexico State Representative for the 24th district from 2003 to 2011. She is a member of the Republican Party.
Michelle Lujan Grisham is an American lawyer and politician serving since 2019 as the 32nd governor of New Mexico. A member of the Democratic Party,Lujan Grisham previously served as the U.S. representative for New Mexico's 1st congressional district from 2013 to 2019.
David W. King is an American politician from New Mexico. Beginning his career as a member of the Democratic Party,he changed affiliation to the Republican Party in 1995. He is the nephew of Bruce King,a three-time Governor of New Mexico.
Judith Nakamura is an American judge and former chief justice of the New Mexico Supreme Court. She was appointed to the court by Governor Susana Martinez in 2015,and was re-elected in November 2016.
The 2018 New Mexico gubernatorial election took place on November 6,2018,to elect the next governor of New Mexico,concurrently with the election of New Mexico's Class I U.S. Senate seat,as well as other elections to the United States Senate in other states,elections to the United States House of Representatives and various local elections. This was one of eight Republican-held governorships up for election in a state carried by Hillary Clinton in the 2016 presidential election.
Maggie Toulouse Oliver is an American politician from the state of New Mexico. She is the 26th Secretary of State of New Mexico and a member of the Democratic Party. Prior to serving as Secretary of State,Toulouse Oliver was the county clerk for Bernalillo County. On April 24,2019,Toulouse Oliver declared her candidacy for the 2020 U.S. Senate election,but she later withdrew.
Aubrey Lyle Dunn Jr. is an American politician and banker from the state of New Mexico. He served as New Mexico commissioner of public lands from 2015 to 2019,and was a candidate for the U.S. Senate in the 2018 election. Elected as a Republican,Dunn switched parties to Libertarian in January 2018,making him the first Libertarian holder of a statewide elected office in the United States.
Antoinette Sedillo Lopez is an American attorney,politician,and retired professor who is serving as a member of the New Mexico Senate since 2019. She was appointed in January 2019 to succeed Cisco McSorley following his resignation and was re-elected in the 2020 election.
Michael Edward Vigil is an American attorney and jurist serving as a justice of the New Mexico Supreme Court. He formerly was a judge on the New Mexico Court of Appeals.
Stephanie Gonzales is an American politician and government official who served as the 21st New Mexico secretary of state from 1991 to 1998.
A special election was held on June 1,2021,to fill the vacancy in New Mexico's 1st congressional district created by Representative Deb Haaland's resignation from the United States House of Representatives to become the Secretary of the Interior in Joe Biden's administration.
A general election was held in the U.S. state of New Mexico on November 8,2016. In the presidential election,voters in the state chose five electors to represent them in the Electoral College via popular vote. All three New Mexico seats to the United States House of Representatives were up for election. A special election was held for Secretary of State,along with all seats in both houses of the New Mexico Legislature. Primary elections were held on June 7.
The 2022 New Mexico State Treasurer election took place on November 8,2022,to elect the next New Mexico State Treasurer. Incumbent Democratic Party Treasurer Tim Eichenberg was term-limited and could not seek re-election.
Laura M. Montoya is an American politician from New Mexico. A member of the Democratic Party,she is the New Mexico State Treasurer.
