Santa Fe Mayor to Run for Ben Lujan's House Seat

Mayor David Coss

From capitalreportnewmexico.com -Santa Fe mayor David Coss ill run for the state House of Representatives seat that has been held by outgoing Speaker of the House Ben Lujan since 1975. Two extremely reliable sources within the Democratic Party in the Santa Fe area confirmed that Coss, who has served as Santa Fe’s mayor since 2006, is expected to make the announcement as early as Friday (March 8). “Put that in the bank,” one source told us Thursday night. “He’s definitely in.” Coss still has two years left in his term as mayor. It’s unclear whether Coss would step down as mayor should be win the election to the state House of Representatives or serve out his term doing both jobs. One of our sources says that by law Coss could do both jobs but the expectation is that if Coss wins in District 46, he would formally resign from his mayoral duties when that term expires in 2014.  More News New Mexico

Santa Fe Mayor to Run for Ben Lujan's House Seat