Martin Heinrich

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; [...]

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 cash on hand as of the end of June, while Heinrich had more than twice that; Heinrich [...]

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.

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.

Green Party activists are suing Secretary of State Mary Herrera to win spots on this November’s election ballot after a would-be candidate was turned away from registering for a congressional race last month. Candidates for the Green Party failed to win enough votes in 2008 election races to automatically keep the party on the ballot for 2010, Deputy Secretary of State Don Francisco Trujillo II said Friday.

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 [...]

It’s not very popular to defend BP right now, so Democrats reacted swiftly after a Republican Congressman sided with the oil company today during a hearing on Capitol Hill. Rep. Joe Barton, R-Texas, apologized to BP CEO Tony Hayward and said the escrow account set up by BP to pay for damages from the oil spill was [...]

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, called Barela a “fiscal hero” in its endorsement.

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.

Congressman Martin Heinrich, D-N.M., returned last Wednesday from a five day trip to Afghanistan where he met with troops and humanitarian workers from New Mexico as well as military and diplomatic leaders in the region.

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.

Congress and the White House have reached a compromise on repealing “don’t ask, don’t tell,” the policy that says openly gay men and women can’t serve in the military. The measure is moving quickly and could soon come to a vote in Congress.
U.S. Senators Tom Udall and Jeff Bingaman and U.S. Reps. Martin Heinrich and Ben Ray Lujan have [...]

The National Republican Campaign Committee, the official Republican Party group dedicated to electing Republicans to the U.S. House of Representatives, announced Thursday that Jon Barela has graduated to “Young Gun” status in a program to elect new Republican officials.
The “Young Gun” status is the highest level in the NRCC program which gives fundraising and infrastructure [...]

According to a poll by a Democratic polling firm, Rep. Martin Heinrich is in a good position for re-election, leading his Republican opponent 55 percent to 38 percent.

The 1st Congressional District race between Martin Heinrich and Jon Barela “leans Democratic” according to the Cook Political Report (subscription required) — an increase in competitiveness from the earlier “likely Democratic” status.
According to the Cook Political Report, “GOP businessman Jon Barela is his party’s ideal candidate against Heinrich.”