- Republican Party of New Mexico
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The Republican Party of New Mexico is the affiliate of the United States Republican Party in New Mexico, headquartered in Albuquerque.[1] The party is led by Chairman Monty Newman.[2]
The party has provided twelve of the thirty-one Governors of New Mexico, including only three (Susana Martinez, Gary Johnson, and Garrey Carruthers) in the past forty years. As of 12 October 2010, 32% of New Mexican voters are registered Republicans, compared to 49% registered Democrats.[3]
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Current elected officials
The New Mexico Republican Party controls three of the state's seven statewide offices and holds a minority in both the New Mexico Senate and New Mexico House of Representatives. Republicans also hold one of the state's three U.S. House seats.
- State
- Governor: Susana Martinez
- Lieutenant Governor: John Sanchez
- Secretary of State: Dianna Duran
- Federal
- U.S. House of Representatives
Chairmen
- John Dendahl (1994 – 2003)
- Ramsey Gorham (2003 – 2004)
- Allen Weh (2004 – 2009)
- Harvey Yates (2009 – 2010)
- Monty Newman (2010 – present day )
Footnotes
- ^ "Contact Us." Republican Party of New Mexico. Retrieved on May 13, 2010.
- ^ "In the News: Yates to chair NM GOP" Las Cruces Bulletin 23 January 2009, accessed 3 February 2009
- ^ "Voter Registration Statistics Report". Secretary of State of New Mexico. 13 October 2010. http://www.sos.state.nm.us/pdf/COUNTYSTATS1013-2010.pdf. Retrieved 17 November 2010.
External links
Categories:- Politics of New Mexico
- Republican Party (United States) by state
- United States political party stubs
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