Lieutenant Governor

Santa Fe County Sheriff Greg Solano announced on his personal blog this weekend that he was ending his race for the Democratic lieutenant governor nomination, citing a large disparity between the amount of money the most successful fundraisers had been able to raise and the amount of money he was able to raise, and other [...]

The 2002 Republican candidate for governor, John Sanchez, is taking a step back and instead trying his hand at a run for the lieutenant governor position, he announced yesterday. In 2002, Sanchez lost to current governor Bill Richardson in the general election.

Sen. Kent Cravens, a Republican from Albuquerque, announced yesterday that he will join the race for lieutenant governor, the AP reports. He joins a field already crowded with nearly a dozen other candidates, mostly Democrats. Cravens has become known for his work on DWI laws since four of his relatives were killed by drunk driver [...]

Law student and former Naval Officer Matt Padilla, a Democrat, announced that he will not run for lieutenant governor in a release sent to media early this morning. That leaves seven Democrats already running or considering running for lieutenant governor and three Republicans vying for the Republican nomination for lieutenant governor.

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.

Steve Terrell has the press release from Española Mayor Joe Maestas saying that he is not running to be the state’s next lieutenant governor.

How many people can fit into one primary? Democrats vying for the position of lieutenant governor seem to be attempting to find out, with another potential candidate putting his hat in the ring.
Former United States Navy officer, University of Notre Dame graduate and current American University law student Matthew Padilla says in a letter to [...]

How many people will, ultimately, be running for the Democratic nomination for lieutenant governor next year?
According to state Sen. Jerry Ortiz y Pino and Santa Fe County Sheriff Greg Solano, two candidates who have already announced they are in the 2010 race, it will be a crowded field.

We’re not even at the midway point of 2009, but the 2010 electoral cycle is already shaping up.
Steve Terrell of the Santa Fe New Mexican reports that second-term state senator Jerry Ortiz y Pino will be running for Lt. Gov. in 2010. Ortiz y Pino is an Albuquerque Democrat.

Kate Nash of the Santa Fe New Mexican wrote in her blog earlier today that “15 to 20″ people have expressed interest in succeeding Diane Denish as lieutenant governor. This would be in the event that Gov. Bill Richardson is confirmed as secretary of commerce and heads to Washington, D.C.
Nash writes:
You’ve probably heard the same [...]