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Please, No Marty Chavez for Senate

by: Matt Stoller

Fri Oct 26, 2007 at 13:14

Senate candidate Marty Chavez is outright loathed by New Mexico Democratic activists, though right now he's the leading candidate for the Democrats in the state. From Roll Call:

Other big names committed to raise money for Chavez are Javier Gonzales, a former Santa Fe County commissioner who is a favorite to replace Rep. Tom Udall (D-N.M.) whenever Udall should choose to vacate his seat; insurance executive and prominent Republican fundraiser Bud Dziak; and Mike Anaya, a former chairman of the New Mexico Democratic Party and the brother of ex-Gov. Toney Anaya (D).

Chavez is the Mayor of Albuquerque, and he's basically a developer's DLC dream, which is why it's completely unsurprising a big name Republican would be part of his fundraising operation. It's just business.

Chavez has problems with corruption and big business, and it's interesting that his fundraising base is not coming from Albuquerque. One commenter on Democracy for New Mexico asserts that Chavez actually falsified the names on his finance committee, putting people there who hadn't agreed to serve. I don't know if that's true, but it wouldn't be out of character.

Hopefully Udall or Denish will get in.

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Please, No Marty Chavez for Senate | 2 comments

I doubt Udall'd abandon what amounts to a sinecure (0.00 / 0)

in NM-3. He's got a lock there for life. As the climate crisis grows, I expect him to gain in stature and move from his previous 'back-bencher' status.
Diane Denish would be a great senator, and she's been elected twice to statewide office (lt. gov). I don't know how she'd fare, head-to-head against Heather Wilson, whom i think is the odds-on favorite for the GOPuke nomination.
I agree that Marty Chavez would be a horribly wrong choice. There's another fella from Santa Fe who'd be a decent candidate--a real progressive, Steve Wiviott.
One good thing: if both leather Heather and Bushevik blockhead Steve Pearce run, that would leave two of NM's three Congressional seats open for the General...

by: konopelli @ Fri Oct 26, 2007 at 20:15:45 PM CDT

FYI: Udall's Starting To Make Noises Like He Might Get In (0.00 / 0)

N/t

by: konopelli @ Fri Nov 02, 2007 at 09:05:09 AM CDT

Please, No Marty Chavez for Senate | 2 comments

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