Harry Teague

Albuquerque freshman Rep. Martin Heinrich is trailing his Republican rival, Jon Barela, by six points, according to a Survey USA poll commissioned by KOB’s Eyewitness News 4. In a poll of 559 likely voters, taken July 22-25, Barela’s lead exceeds the 4.2 percent margin of error.
Heinrich’s race hasn’t so far been seen as that competitive; [...]

Yesterday NPR aired a report on the 2nd Congressional District race between Republican Steve Pearce and Democrat Harry Teague. Reporter Linda Wertheimer said the race is “almost a model of midterm elections, asking voters, ‘Do you want the Congress you have now—or the one you had before?’”
Pearce told attendees of a Bluegrass festival that his [...]

Former U.S. Rep. Steve Pearce, R-N.M., who is trying to regain his old seat in Congress, announced today that he once again raised more money than incumbent Harry Teague, D-N.M.
Pearce raised $462,000 in the quarter to Teague’s $317,000. Both say they have over a million dollars of cash on hand for the 2nd Congressional District [...]

New federal guidelines that will streamline the diagnosis of post traumatic stress disorder (PTSD) for veterans are likely to increase the number of PTSD patients in New Mexico’s medical marijuana program because they will make it easier for veterans to be diagnosed. Out of 14 states that allow medicinal use of marijuana number, New Mexico is [...]

Sen. Tom Udall may be coming to a television near you. Udall is now hosting a new TV show that will air on public access and be archived  his website.

Rep. Harry Teague, D-N.M., and the four companies that he owns are facing a multi-million dollar lawsuit, Politico reports.
The lawsuit, by SunTrust Equipment Finance & Leasing Corp., alleges Teague’s companies (Eunice Well Servicing, ABC Rental, Teaco Drilling and Teaco Energy Services) did not pay off loans that were issued in 2006.
When contacted by Politico, Teague said [...]

The future of the Internet could hinge on a decision by the Federal Communications Commission on how the government can regulate the Internet. For New Mexico, the decision could effect tens of millions of dollars in federal funds earmarked for expanding broadband access. Both Harry Teague and Steve Pearce say the FCC’s proposed regulatory change would be the wrong one, though for different reasons.

A bill requiring most groups to reveal who paid for political ads has passed the U.S. House Thursday on a near-party line 219-206 vote. All three members of the House of Representatives from New Mexico voted in the majority.
The bill would require most groups disclose the top five donors who contributed to political ads and [...]

The Democratic Congressional Campaign Committee (DCCC) has assigned lobbyists to help out on the reelection campaigns of certain potentially vulnerable House members—including freshman Reps. Martin Heinrich and Harry Teague, according to Roll Call.

Michael Rocca, an assistant professor of political science at the University of New Mexico, discussed the upcoming congressional midterm elections both nationwide and in New Mexico with UNM’s Benson Hendrix. His take? Things might not change all that much in the leadership, but the tea party movement is driving the conversation.

Steve Pearce and Tom Mullins won the two contested Congressional primaries in New Mexico. Both are Republicans who will challenge Democratic incumbents in the 2nd and 3rd Congressional Districts, respectively.

Some New Mexico politicians praised President Barack Obama’s reported decision to send 1,200 National Guard troops to the border. Obama will also request $500 million in supplemental funding for border security.

The Coalition for Iraq and Afghanistan Veterans honored Congressman Harry Teague for his work on veterans issues this week. The freshman Democrat from southern New Mexico sits on the Coalition for Iraq and Afghanistan Veterans.

U.S. Rep. Harry Teague, a first-term Democrat, won in 2008 in part by talking about how he treated his employees, including proudly boasting that his companies provided health care for those who worked for him.
That’s no longer the case apparently. Even as Teague was voting against the recent health care bill that passed Congress, his [...]

Reps. Harry Teague, Martin Heinrich and Ben Ray Lujan all told The Independent they oppose the newly-signed Arizona law, calling it racial profiling and an breach of individual privacy rights. The three also said that the law shows the need for comprehensive, federal, immigration reform to pass Congress sooner rather than later.