The New Mexico Rail Runner Express is a commuter rail system serving the metropolitan areas of Albuquerque and Santa Fe,New Mexico. It is administered by the New Mexico Department of Transportation (NMDOT) and the Rio Metro Regional Transit District,a regional transportation agency,while Herzog Transit Services currently holds the contract for the operation and maintenance of the line &equipment. Phase I of the system,operating on an existing right-of-way from Belen to Bernalillo that NMDOT purchased from BNSF Railway,opened in July 2006. Phase II,the extension of the line to Santa Fe,opened in December 2008. Daily ridership,as of February 2019,was 2,200 trips per day.
Sue F. Wilson Beffort is a Republican politician who served in the New Mexico State Senate from 1997 to 2016.
Henry Connelly was Governor of the New Mexico Territory during the American Civil War. He was appointed by President Lincoln and served from September 4,1861 until July 6,1866. During his term,the territory broke into two,and then three parts due to the Civil War and administrative problems.
Francisco Perea was an American businessman and politician,serving first in the House of the New Mexico Territory after the area's acquisition by the United States following the Mexican–American War. He was a cousin of Pedro Perea,and grandson of Governor Francisco Xavier Chávez,the first Governor (1822–1823) of the Departamento de Nuevo México under the independent First Mexican Empire. Perea had a trade network along the Santa Fe Trail between St. Louis and Mexico.
Linda M. Lopez is an American politician and businesswoman serving as a member of the New Mexico Senate from the 11th district. Lopez has also served as the chair of the Bernalillo County Democratic Party since 2003.
Elizabeth T. Stefanics,is an American politician from New Mexico,currently serving in the New Mexico Senate and previously on the Santa Fe County Commission. She was the first openly LGBT member of the New Mexico legislature,serving a single four-year term that began in January 1993.
Susana Martinez is an American politician and attorney who served as the 31st governor of New Mexico from 2011 to 2019. A Republican,she served as chair of the Republican Governors Association (RGA) from 2015 to 2016. She is the first female Governor of New Mexico,first Hispanic female governor in the United States,and the first woman of color governor in the United States.
Michelle Lynn Lujan Grisham is an American lawyer and politician serving as the 32nd governor of New Mexico since 2019. 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.
The 2014 New Mexico gubernatorial election took place on November 4,2014,to elect the Governor of New Mexico. Incumbent Republican Governor Susana Martínez successfully ran for re-election to a second term in office,defeating Democratic Attorney General Gary King,son of former governor Bruce King. As of 2022,this is the last time the Republican candidate won the counties of Bernalillo,Cibola,Doña Ana,Grant,Guadalupe,Los Alamos,McKinley,Sandoval and Socorro.
Debbie A. Rodella is an American politician who served as a member of the New Mexico House of Representatives from 1993 to 2018. A Democrat,she represented Legislative District 41 located in Rio Arriba,Santa Fe,and Taos Counties. She lost the Democratic primary in 2018 to Susan K. Herrera.
Mimi Stewart is an American politician serving as a member of the New Mexico Senate,representing District 17 since December 2014. She was appointed to replace Tim Keller,who was elected to state auditor. Stewart previously served in the New Mexico House of Representatives,representing district 21 from January 1995 until her appointment to the Senate.
A general election was held in the U.S. state of New Mexico on November 4,2014. All of New Mexico's executive officers were up for election as well as a United States Senate seat,and all of New Mexico's three seats in the United States House of Representatives. Primary elections were held on June 3,2014.
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.
Cannabis in New Mexico is legal for recreational use as of June 29,2021. A bill to legalize recreational use –House Bill 2,the Cannabis Regulation Act –was signed by Governor Michelle Lujan Grisham on April 12,2021. The first licensed sales are required to occur by April 1,2022.
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.
The 2018 United States House of Representatives elections in New Mexico were held on November 6,2018,to elect the three U.S. Representatives from the state of New Mexico,one from each of the state's three congressional districts. The elections coincided with the gubernatorial election,as well as other elections to the House of Representatives,elections to the United States Senate and various state and local elections.
Karen Louise Montoya is an American politician from New Mexico. She is a former member of the New Mexico Public Regulation Commission from the 1st district,covering parts of Bernalillo County.
The COVID-19 pandemic was confirmed to have reached the U.S. state of New Mexico on March 11,2020. On December 23,2020,the New Mexico Department of Health reported 1,174 new COVID-19 cases and 40 deaths,bringing the cumulative statewide totals to 133,242 cases and 2,243 deaths since the start of the pandemic. During the last quarter of 2020,COVID-19 hospitalizations in New Mexico increased,reaching a peak of 947 hospitalizations on December 3.
Melanie Ann Stansbury is an American politician and scientist serving as the U.S. representative from New Mexico's 1st congressional district since 2021. The district includes most of Albuquerque,along with most of its suburbs. A Democrat,she was formerly a member of the New Mexico House of Representatives from the 28th district.
