Jose Campos

A bill that would give New Mexico judges the option of sending defendants to treatment instead of jail for drug possession passed the House on Tuesday. This was the second time around for House bill 178, which failed to pass the House four days ago.

After two days of turmoil, over four hours of heated debate and lots of procedural wrangling, the House on Tuesday passed a major piece of ethic legislation. HB 118 would ban campaign contributions from lobbyists and big state contractors from giving money to state-wide candidates and political parties. The bill now has less than 48 hours to try and get through the Senate.

“Today’s setback is huge,” said Rep. Jose Campos, D-Santa Rosa, moments after he asked to delay debate on his election reform bill. After debating House bill 118, which would ban contributions to statewide candidates from lobbyists and some state contractors,the House adjourned for the day. Supporters have less than three days to pass it through [...]

A Spanish company will invest $1 billion near Santa Rosa to build one of the largest solar arrays in the world, Gov. Bill Richardson announced today.
“I believe this unprecedented investment shows that New Mexico has not only become the center of the North American solar industry, but is ready to take its place as a [...]

The Santa Fe County Democrats will host all seven (yes, seven) candidates for Lieutenant Governor at a forum on Wednesday, Sept. 16 according to a press release from the party. The seven candidates will each give five minutes opening statements then answer questions that are submitted to the moderator.

State Rep. Jose Campos, D-Santa Rosa, announced today that he’s running for lieutenant governor next year.
Campos, who is also the mayor of Santa Rosa, “will formally announce his candidacy” on Tuesday at 11 a.m. at the Rudolfo Anaya/Bless Me Ultima monument in Santa Rosa, according to a news release. Click here for a map.