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.
Running for Congress isn’t something that Jon Barela sought out on his own. Instead, he was encouraged to run for New Mexico’s first congressional district seat in the U.S. House of Representatives, he told The Independent in an interview. That…
Sign up now to participate in a series of town hall debates, sponsored by New Mexico First and New Mexico public broadcasters. During October three town halls, one at UNM, one at ENMU and one at NMSU, will each bring…
Did you know that Jon Barela, the Republican challenger to Democratic Rep. Martin Heinrich, is the beneficiary of a fundraiser scheduled for tonight at the Capitol Hill Club in Washington, D.C.? The cover charge is $250 per person—or $1,000…
The National Republican Congressional Committee has expanded its targets in New Mexico to include the 1st Congressional District and Democratic incumbent Martin Heinrich according to Hotline On Call. The NRCC reserved $300,000 worth of ad time in the district.
Republican Jon Barela aired his first TV ad today in his quest to unseat Democratic incumbent Congressman Martin Heinrich. The ad focuses on the national debt and job losses.
In the ad Barela doesn’t mention his opponent by name,…
Jon Barela, the Republican candidate for Congress in the 1st Congressional District, is accusing Democrat Martin Heinrich of ducking a televised debate. The debate would air on KOAT and would be cosponsored by the Albuquerque Journal.
“The fact that a…
At a forum in Taylor Ranch Wednesday night, Albuquerque’s two congressional candidates met in a community center packed with cheering supporters, but few sparks flew. The two candidates didn’t even directly address each other.
Freshman Democrat Martin Heinrich leads Jon Barela, his Republican challenger, by 49-42 percent, according to a poll of 400 voters released today by the conservative group American Action Forum. The poll (pdf) was conducted from August 23-26 and August 29,…
First-term Democratic Congressman Martin Heinrich led Republican challenger Jon Barela by six percentage points, according to the Albuquerque Journal Poll.
Heinrich, who won the 1st Congressional District in 2008, polled support from 47 percent of those surveyed while Barela…
House Republican Minority Leader John Boehner said earlier this summer that if the Republicans regain control of the House this year, among the initiatives they would likely consider would be raising the age of social security retirement to 70. Most New Mexico congressional candidates, including incumbent Democrats Martin Heinrich and Harry Teague, as well as Republican challengers Jon Barela and Steve Pearce, offered varying degrees of resistance to that idea. Democrat Ben Ray Lujan was vague in his answer, while his challenger, Tom Mullins, said the retirement age will “undoubtedly” be raised.
U.S. Rep. Martin Heinrich’s first TV ad features the congressman jumping out of bed, fully dressed, with his cowboy boots on. Called “Hurry,” the ad highlights the fact that Rep. Heinrich, who has two small children, has returned…
Susana Martinez isn’t the only big-ticket candidate in New Mexico’s fall elections who questions whether human society is the root cause of global warming. The three Republicans running for Congress expressed opposition to climate change legislation and were generally hesitant to acknowledge that human activity is having important negative effects on the planet.
The national GOP “blueprint” for victory in the November mid-term elections is coming into focus, Politico says in a piece today. And if that political journal is correct, the only “hot” race in New Mexico is the one in…
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…
Jon Barela raised $244,000 in the second quarter, his best fundraising quarter so far. However, Barela’s opponent Martin Heinrich earlier announced that he had raised $375,000.
Barela also trails in cash on hand through June 30. Barela had $536,000…
Rep. Martin Heinrich, D-N.M., announced that he raised more than $375,000 in the second quarter of 2010 for his first re-election bid. Heinrich finished the quarter, which ended June 30, with more than $1.3 million cash on hand.
In The Independent’s second weekly podcast, we discuss Tom Mullins‘ suggestion about putting land mines on the border, John McCain’s stealth fundraiser for Jon Barela and more!
The FreedomWorks PAC, the campaign arm of the group that has mentored the tea party movement, has endorsed Jon Barela in the New Mexico 1st Congressional District race. The group, chaired by former U.S. House Majority Leader Dick Armey,…
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…
Former Massachusetts governor Mitt Romney’s political action committee, Free & Strong America PAC, has given $5,000 each GOP governor candidate Susana Martinez and $2,500 each to congressional candidates Jon Barela and Steve Pearce. Barela is running against incumbent Democrat Martin…
