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In the end, it wasn’t a bloodletting.
Democrats who had backed Sen. Carlos Cisneros‘ unsuccessful campaign to unseat state Senate President Pro Tem Tim Jennings retained their committee chairmanships.
Some Cisneros backers had worried Tuesday that they might be stripped of their chairmanships because of their support for the Questa Democrat in the tumultuous state Senate leadership battle. Jennings defeated Cisneros by putting together a coalition of eight Democrats and 15 Republicans. Cisneros, meanwhile, had the backing of 19 Democrats.
The leadership shuffle never happened, though.
Sen. Cisco McSorley, D-Albuquerque, one of Cisneros’ most avid supporters, remained chairman of the Senate Judiciary Committee. Sen. Dede Feldman, D-Albuquerque, meanwhile, retained her chairmanship of the Public Affairs Committee.
The committee staffing decisions were made by the 11 members of a newly appointed panel, whom Jennings named.
Jennings addressed the Senate after the names of the committee chairmen had been read out loud on the Senate floor.
“Whichever side or whatever you might have been on or appeared to be on, we tried to be fair,” Jennings said. “If you look at it, I think it is a very respectful list for the Senate.”
