NM delegation appointments

New Mexico won’t have the most senior delegation when the 113th Congress convenes early next year, but it will have a seat on the powerful Senate Appropriations Committee. 

Sen. Tom Udall, a Democrat entering the fifth year of his first six-year term, learned Wednesday that he will serve on the elite spending committee – an assignment that could be critical for New Mexico, which is heavily dependent on federal money.  

Meanwhile, Sen.-elect Martin Heinrich, D-N.M., was appointed to serve on the Senate Energy and Natural Resources Committee. It is another committee important to New Mexico, a major energy-producing state.  Heinrich also will serve on the Senate Intelligence Committee, and Udall will also serve on the Foreign Relations, Environment and Public Works and Indian Affairs committees. 

Rep. Ben Ray Luján, D-N.M., learned Wednesday that he will serve on the House Energy and Commerce Committee, while Rep. Steve Pearce, R-N.M, will serve on the Financial Services Committee. 

NM delegation appointments