See our entire countdown of 2021 top stories, to date, here. A Native American woman took the helm of the Department of the Interior, which oversees the Bureau of Indian Affairs, for the first time ever in March after being nominated for the post by President Joe Biden. The U.S. Senate confirmed Deb Haaland, a member […]
New Mexico state Representative Melanie Stansbury announced her resignation from the state House. The resignation will be effective Monday, the same day Stansbury will be sworn into the U.S. House after a landslide special election victory earlier this month. “Serving in the New Mexico House of Representatives has been one of the greatest joys and […]
The race is on for New Mexico's first congressional district seat.The two biggest candidates Democrat Melanie Stansbury and Republican Mark Moores are pushing for more votes ahead of the special election
Stansbury attacked from all sides in special election debate
KOAT s debate was the first to feature all four candidates Share Updated: 8:19 PM MDT May 10, 2021
KOAT s debate was the first to feature all four candidates Share Updated: 8:19 PM MDT May 10, 2021
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Show Transcript YOU CAN COUNT ON ON THE BALLOT AND WE HAVE A FULL RECAP OF IT ONE POLITICAL EXPERT SAYS IT PROVIDED PLENTY OF OPPORTUNITY FOR THE CANDIDATES TO TEAM UP AGAINST EACH OTHER. IT WAS REALLY AN INTERESTING DYNAMIC WITH FOUR CANDIDATES THAT WERE ON THE VIRTUAL STAGE. IT ALMOST SEEMED AS THOUGH IT WAS THREE AGAINST ONE POLITICAL EXPERTS. SAY THE ODD CANDIDATE OUT. WAS DEMOCRAT MELANIE STANSBURY WE NEED TO GET NEW MEXICANS BACK TO WORK ANALYSTS SAY SHE IS THE FRONT-RUNNER FOR THE SPECIAL CONGRESSIONAL ELECTION WITH NEARLY HALF OF THE REGISTERED VOTERS IN CD ONE BEING DEMOCRATS. IT’S CLEAR THAT HER OPPONENTS ALL THREE OF THEM SEE HER AS THE BIGGEST THREAT TO OVERC