Martin Resendiz Will Oppose Steve Pearce

Martin Resindiz

Capitol Report New Mexico - Martin Resendiz, the mayor of Sunland Park, told delegates at the state Democratic party convention Saturday (April 30) that he plans to run against Rep. Steve Pearce (R-New Mexico) in the Second Congressional District in 2012. Resendiz is the first Democrat to jump into the electoral field in the District 2 race and told me in a brief interview Saturday that he’s been thinking about running against Pearce for about six months. “I feel the public’s been neglected,” he said. One of the hottest topics in southern New Mexico has been the debate about placing the dunes sagebrush lizard on the federal endangered species list. Conservationists are urging the US Fish and Wildlife Service to grant the lizard federal protection but Pearce has been leading rallies against the listing, arguing it would sharply curtail or even eliminate oil and gas drilling in the Oil Patch. Resendiz told me Saturday he has not determined whether the lizard should or should not received endangered species protection. Read full story here: News New Mexico

Martin Resendiz Will Oppose Steve Pearce