Pacheco will run for Doyle’s seat in NM House, Doyle aims for Senate

NM Rep. David Doyle

From Capitol Report New Mexico.com - And the candidates just keep on comin.’ Retired Albuquerque Police Department officer and Republican Paul Pacheco has announced Wednesday (Feb. 22) he’ll run for the state House of Representatives in District 23, a seat that is currently held by Rep. David Doyle, who is stepping aside to run for the state Senate. Pacheco, who ran for the seat – which is comprised of northwest Albuquerque and Corrales — back in 2010 and finished in a close second place to Doyle, said in a statement that he’ll “focus on reforming education by increasing accountability, creating a more business-friendly environment to grow jobs, and improving public safety by repealing the law that gives driver’s licenses to illegal immigrants.” A former “Detective of the Year” at APD, Pacheco has spent the last five years helping his wife run a small business that provides drug and alcohol treatment. As for Doyle, he’s announced that he’ll run against Democrat John Sapien of Corrales for the state Senate in District 9. According to a brief story in the Albuquerque Journal, Doyle says he’s switching chambers because he thinks he can make a greater impact in the Senate. Read more

Pacheco will run for Doyle’s seat in NM House, Doyle aims for Senate