I am writing today to announce the closure of the New Mexico Independent. After three and a half years of operation in New Mexico, the board of the American Independent News Network, has decided to shift publication of its news…
While environmental activists played their part yesterday during demonstrations at the capitol building, going so far as to dress up as solar panels and to sing the tune of “You Are My Sunshine,” their counterparts, the anti-cap-and-trade contingency who has…
Roughly one quarter of University of New Mexico students are unimpressed with the state’s flagship public school, according to a survey that questioned college students about their higher education experiences.
Freshman Democrat Ben Ray Lujan easily defeated Farmington engineer Tom Mullins Tuesday. Unofficial results from the Secretary of State’s office showed Lujan with 56.9 percent of the vote and Mullins with 43.1 percent of the vote as of 12:12 a.m. Wednesday.
After a tougher-than-expected election, KRQE has called the 3rd Congressional District for incumbent Ben Ray Luján. As of this writing, Luján leads 53.5 percent to 46.5 percent over the political novice Tom Mullins.
Incumbent congressman Ben Ray Luján once again outraised his opponent in the 3rd Congressional District race according to reports filed with the Federal Elections Commission on Friday.
Luján raised $250,000 from July 1 to September 30 while Tom Mullins raised…
All three of New Mexico’s freshman Democratic congressmen have been endorsed by The National Rifle Association’s Political Victory Fund (NRA-PVF). Martin Heinrich, Harry Teague and Ben Ray Luján each received “A” grades from the nation’s largest gun-rights organization.
The NRA cited…
Freshman Democratic Congressman Ben Ray Lujan leads his Republican opponent Tom Mullins by 6 points, a Daily Kos/PPP poll released today shows.
New Mexico First and New Mexico Public Broadcasters will be holding a series of town hall debates in October. Groups of about 50 citizens in each congressional district will get together to come up with questions for the candidates; the…
If you’re at all interested in the race between Republican Tom Mullins and Democrat Rep. Ben Ray Lujan in New Mexico’s 3rd Congressional District, be sure to watch my interviews with both candidates tonight at 7 p.m. on KNME’s
Just days before New Mexico House Speaker Ben Lujan launched the 2010 legislative session, Adam Kokesh, a Republican primary candidate in the 3rd Congressional District, accused the powerful speaker of helping put his son Ben Ray Lujan in Congress through his “ability to make bribes and promises from the statehouse.” But the SEC has charged Kokesh’s own father for allegedly misappropriating $45 million from investors in four businesses.
Republican candidate for the 3rd Congressional District Tom Mullins took a swipe at his sole opponent in the Republican primary, Adam Kokesh, in a post on his official campaign blog yesterday. Mullins wrote that he believes that the actions…
Adam Kokesh, a candidate for Congress in New Mexico’s 3rd district, is looking like the Republican front-runner just one short year after he crashed the Republican National Convention. Over the course of a year, he’s made the move from confrontation-seeking anti-war activist to clean-cut politician in the mold of the man he supported in 2008, Rep. Ron Paul (R-Texas).
Farmington Republican Tom Mullins launched his bid for the 3rd Congressional District in the rotunda of the Roundhouse early this morning. Mullins said his platform included fiscal responsibility, bringing a common sense approach to government and a return to the…
Republican 3rd Congressional District challenger Adam Kokesh, R-N.M., raised more than $80,000 in the fundraising quarter that ended on September 30 — more than the $70,000 that incumbent Ben Ray Luján, D-N.M., raised in the same time period, the
Peace activist and Iraq war veteran Adam Kokesh launched his campaign for Congress this past holiday weekend. Kokesh raised $25,000 online on Independence Day as part of a “money bomb” from the supporters of Texas Congressman Ron Paul —…
While much of the attention was on the presidential election during the past few months, all political eyes are now on Minnesota, Alaska and Georgia’s U.S. Senate races. Alaska and Minnesota are still counting ballots, while Georgia is readying itself for a special election next month. Here in New Mexico, there was not as much drama in the race for Senate or even, ultimately, any of the open House seats.
Democrat Ben Ray Lujan will represent New Mexico’s Third Congressional District in the House of Representatives, taking the seat vacated by newly elected U.S. senator Tom Udall. In a three-way race, his closest challenger, Republican Dan East, conceded the race at about 10 p.m. Tuesday night, with most New Mexico precincts reporting.
