Capitol Report New Mexico - We’ve written how it looks like Republican Gov. Susana Martinez has no choice but to seat a Democrat and president of the New Mexico Trial Lawyers Association, Lisa Curtis, to serve out the final year of the term of state Sen. Kent Cravens (R-Albuquerque). Cravens resigned his post to become a lobbyist for the New Mexico Oil and Gas Association and while the district he represents is largely a GOP stronghold, the Bernalillo and Sandoval county comissions on a party-line vote nominated Curtis to replace Cravens. In an interview with Capitol Report New Mexico earlier this month, Gov. Martinez said, “The people in that district elected Kent Cravens as a Republican and wanted a Republican representing them and the commissions have played politics instead and have submitted a Democrat and only one name. It looks like that’s the only option we have [to select Curtis to fill the seat] and if it is, I will do what I have to do but it’s a shame that politics has to play a part in this when, in fact, what the people want should be first and foremost.”
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| Lisa Curtis |
Recently, Curtis sent an e-mail to reporter Milan Simonich of the Texas-New Mexico Newspapers Partnership claiming she’s apolitical:
“Not being a politician, I don’t understand why anyone would be appointed based on party,” Curtis said. “Right now I represent one New Mexico family at a time … All this talk about parties divides us and is completely unproductive.”
But a quick review of records by Capitol Report New Mexico shows Curtis has made $9,200 in personal political contributions in just the last two years and all of them went to Democrats. Read full story here:
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Curtis: "Not Being a Politician, I Don't Understand"
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This woman has no business representing the people of that district. The democrats have no shame in forcing this political left-wing hack down the throats of the constituents of that district. She'll be shredded in the next election.
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