Political advisor to Gov Martinez calls resignation letter “pretty ridiculous”

From Capitol Report New Mexico.com - One of the top political advisors to Gov. Susana Martinez told Capitol Report New Mexico that the allegations made in a resignation letter by the deputy secretary in the state tourism office are ridiculous. Jay McCleskey (right) responded Tuesday (July 19) to a letter written by Toni Balzano, a holdover from the administration of Gov. Bill Richardson. On July 14, Balzano wrote to Martinez chief of staff Keith Gardner that she was quitting, saying “I … have had to defend myself against references that I am a Democrat Terrorist Al Qaeda member, a Richardson girlfriend, a spy poised to take down the administration.” Balzano went on to say that McCleskey was behind “these slanderous allegations.” “You have a Richardson appointee who chose to resign before she was being asked to leave,” McCleskey said Tuesday evening. “I don’t really have anything to say. The letter is pretty ridiculous. It speaks for itself.” Read more

Political advisor to Gov Martinez calls resignation letter “pretty ridiculous”