GOP's Barela may challenge Heinrich next year
Posted 5/27/2009 10:16:00 AM
A Republican Party activist is preparing to form an exploratory committee as he considers challenging U.S. Rep. Martin Heinrich, D-N.M., for the 1st Congressional District seat next year.
The potential challenger is Jon Barela, a former vice chairman of the Republican Party of New Mexico and past president of the Albuquerque Hispano Chamber of Commerce. A fundraiser will be held Saturday to help raise money for the exploratory committee, according to an e-mail invitation sent on Tuesday by the host of the event, GOP activist Kevin Reid.
In the e-mail to his “close friends,” Reid wrote that he’s supporting Barela because of his conservative and commonsense values. Reid is asking people to commit $2,300 for the primary to allow Barela to form the exploratory committee.
Labels: 1st Congressional District race, 2010 election, Washington
1 Comments:
Good guy, would connect well with Abq voters, and might pose a strong challenge for Heinrich.
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