Lujan Reportedly Stricken with Lung Cancer

Ben Lujan

*BREAKING NEWS*

Sources at the Roundhouse tell News New Mexico that Speaker of the House Ben Lujan has lung cancer and the disease may have spread to other organs. Speaking off the record, our sources also say the Speaker may have been hospitalized at an undisclosed location somewhere in Santa Fe in recent days. Reports are coming in that House Democrats will be caucusing soon to try to determine who will fill the role of House Speaker during the 30 day session that started today.

Ken Martinez

Apparently Lujan wants to appoint various house members to fill his role on a day by-day-basis while many others in the caucus want to take action very soon to appoint a new speaker.

First in line for the role of speaker appears to be House Majority Leader Kenny Martinez of Grants. However, Martinez, like fellow Representative Joseph Cervantes of Las Cruces, has been involved in efforts to unseat Lujan in recent years.

Adding to the complications are reports that the House GOP caucus may be considering taking action to support Joseph Cervantes in any vote to make a change in the speaker position.

Joseph Cervantes

Just a year ago this week the House GOP members came very close to dramatically increasing its influence in their chamber by voting for Cervantes. The behind the scenes deal fell apart in the final hour when tea party members from around the state made an effort to stop the GOP from strengthening its political hand through a coalition arrangement. Stick with this news site for updates on the condition of the speaker and the politics behind the scenes in Santa Fe.

Lujan Reportedly Stricken with Lung Cancer