Gonzales Beats Bregman and Retains Chair

Javier Gonzales

Capitol Report New Mexico -  By a bare 1-vote cushion, New Mexico Democrats re-elected Javier Gonzales as state party chairman on Saturday afternoon (April 30) in Albuquerque. Gonzales edged out attorney Sam Bregman in a three-way race that included party activist Letitia Montoya. A majority — rather than a plurality — was need to select the party chairman and with 381 ballots cast by party delegates Saturday, 191 votes were needed to avoid a runoff. Here are the results:
Montoya 9 votes, Bregman 180 votes, Gonzales 192 votes - All three candidates gave fiery, partisan speeches before delegates cast their votes Saturday with Gonzales promising party loyalists that “We will outwork the radical right wing extremists in the Tea Party.” Read full story here: News New Mexico

Gonzales Beats Bregman and Retains Chair