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| Andy Nunez |
Susana Martinez, a former Democrat who became a Republican to challenge an incumbent Democratic district attorney, is about to lose the spotlight to a familiar face from Dona Ana county.
New Mexico's fiercely independent 'Roundhouse Cowboy' has politicos all a chatter once again. Former State Representative Andy Nunez will change his party registration from DTS (decline to state) to Republican. According to a press release, Nunez will register as a Republican and take questions at the Secretary of State's office in Santa Fe Tuesday morning at 10:00 am. Nunez a lifelong Democrat became an Independent (DTS) after he and the late Speaker of the House, Ben Lujan had a very public exchange resulting in Nunez losing the important chairmanship of the House Agriculture and Water Resources committee. Nunez ran for re-election as an independent in 2012, losing a three way race where current Democrat State Representative Phillip Archuleta was elected.
Politicos anticipate Nunez will announce his candidacy for State Representative, a direct challenge to incumbent Archuleta. Nunez is quite popular in Hatch, where he serves as Mayor, and most of house district 36 which includes Northwest Las Cruces and the northern Mesilla Valley. This will easily be the most closely watched house race as New Mexico Republicans attempt to assume a political majority in the New Mexico House of Representatives. If Nunez and Republicans are successful next fall, will the next Speaker of the New Mexico House of Representatives be a cavalier cowboy from Hatch? Anything is possible here in 'La Politica'.
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He should have made the switch to bring a Republican in the first place. If he had done that he wouldn't have lost the seat.
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