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.
Though Jeff Bingaman’s decision not to run for a sixth term in the United States Senate was just announced hours ago, already people are discussing who will run to replace New Mexico’s senior senator.
Freshman Democrat Ben Ray Lujan easily defeated Farmington engineer Tom Mullins Tuesday. Unofficial results from the Secretary of State’s office showed Lujan with 56.9 percent of the vote and Mullins with 43.1 percent of the vote as of 12:12 a.m. Wednesday.
After a tougher-than-expected election, KRQE has called the 3rd Congressional District for incumbent Ben Ray Luján. As of this writing, Luján leads 53.5 percent to 46.5 percent over the political novice Tom Mullins.
Former New Mexico governor Gary Johnson said something today that many New Mexicans would agree with — that he is sick of the negative campaign ads that have dominated the TV this year. Johnson spoke with reporters during a…
Candidates in New Mexico’s 2nd and 3rd Congressional Districts faced off at televised debates this weekend on KOAT. The Albuquerque-based station has the videos on its website though it will take a bit of clicking to watch either of…
Incumbent congressman Ben Ray Luján once again outraised his opponent in the 3rd Congressional District race according to reports filed with the Federal Elections Commission on Friday.
Luján raised $250,000 from July 1 to September 30 while Tom Mullins raised…
Steve Terrell of the Santa Fe New Mexican tells us today that the Cook Political Report has changed the status of the District 3 Congressional Race featuring Democratic U.S. Rep. Ben Ray Lujan and Republican Tom Mullins from…
Freshman Democratic Congressman Ben Ray Lujan leads his Republican opponent Tom Mullins by 6 points, a Daily Kos/PPP poll released today shows.
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…
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.
If you’re at all interested in the race between Republican Tom Mullins and Democrat Rep. Ben Ray Lujan in New Mexico’s 3rd Congressional District, be sure to watch my interviews with both candidates tonight at 7 p.m. on KNME’s
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.
Rep. Ben Ray Luján, D-N.M., outraised his Republican opponent once again according to FEC reports. Luján raised $104,000 in the 2nd quarter to Mullins’ $47,000. Luján also has a very large advantage in cash on hand.
Republican Congressional candidate Tom Mullins once again drew attention to his campaign for the wrong reasons — this time reportedly making a comment that “There weren’t too many white faces there in the room” at a religious ceremony at…
In a fundraising appeal sent to supporters ahead of the 2nd quarter fundraising deadline, Republican 3rd Congressional District candidate Tom Mullins bragged that “the most recent Magellan poll has me in a dead heat (43 to 42 percent) with my opponent,” incumbent…
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.…
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!
Although it’s been mentioned twice recently (by GOP congressional candidates Steve Pearce and Tom Mullins), the idea that the 9/11 terrorists came across the northern border is a myth.
“As the 9/11 Commission reported in July 2004, all of the…
GOP congressional candidate Tom Mullins probably prayed for publicity in his campaign—but not this kind. After some off-the-cuff remarks on a Las Vegas, N.M. radio show about using land mines to defend the U.S.-Mexico border, Mullins has gotten…
