LAS CRUCES, N.M. (AP) - A Las Cruces activist and veteran says he is running for New Mexico’s 2nd Congressional District seat now held by Steve Pearce.
The Las Cruces Sun-News reports (https://goo.gl/rrUhJ4) that Tony Martinez announced this weekend he will seek the Democratic nomination for a seat Pearce may give up to run for New Mexico governor.
Martinez, a co-founder of the group WE’RE IN: Las Cruces Indivisible, says the outcome of the 2016 election compelled him to find a way to stand against Republican President Donald Trump and his policies.
The Democrat primary is expected to draw a number of candidates.
Pearce is reportedly considering vacating his House seat to run for governor in 2018.
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Information from: Las Cruces Sun-News, https://www.lcsun-news.com
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