Nunez: Life in a One-Man Caucus

Andy Nunez

Andy Nunez, the only Independent in the entire New Mexico legislature, says Republican lawmakers have not brought forth any bill so far in the 2011 legislative session that he disagrees with. Instead, Nunez says it has been some of the Democrats on certain committees that are giving him a "hard time." In describing what life is like as a one-man caucus in Santa Fe, Nunez said he feels his life has improved. "I'm alot better off now than I was when I was a Democrat," Nunez said. Nunez made these comments during an exclusive interview with News New Mexico this morning. Nunez spent several minutes during the interview describing what it has been like since he chose to go it alone as an independent. It would seem that Nunez has been the only person to set aside all of the partisan forces driving New Mexico politics so far in 2011. Nunez seemed particularly miffed when the discussion shifted towards the issue of handing out driver's licenses to illegal aliens. He seemed to be particularly irritated by the tactics of certain Democrats in the legislature as he described their attempts to use the driver's license issue as a wedge to divide citizens along ethnic lines. As a Hispanic, Nunez said that opposing the issuing of driver's licenses to people who have entered the country illegally has nothing to do with race. You can hear the entire News New Mexico interview with New Mexico's leading statesman and modern day folk hero.... Andy Nunez here: News New Mexico

Nunez: Life in a One-Man Caucus