ALBUQUERQUE, N.M. (AP) - Republican New Mexico Gov. Susana Martinez says the GOP candidate in a closely watched Congressional race in southern New Mexico may not fairly represent the state.
Martinez told the Albuquerque Journal on Wednesday, Rep. Yvette Herrell, a Republican who won the GOP nomination in the 2nd Congressional District, faces questions “with reference to her ability to . represent New Mexico in a fair and reasonable way.”
She made the remarks after testifying on oil and gas leasing in a U.S. House committee in Washington, D.C.
Herrell beat former Hobbs Mayor Monty Newman in a heated GOP primary. Jay McCleskey - a longtime ally of Martinez’s - did media consulting work for Newman’s campaign. Herrell faces Democratic attorney Xochitl Torres Small in the general election.
A Herrell spokesman declined to comment.
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Information from: Albuquerque Journal, http://www.abqjournal.com
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