Democrats Celebrate Following Tuesday’s Primary Election
From left, Dist. 43 Rep. Stephanie Garcia Richard of White Rock, Public Education Commission candidate Karyl Ann Armbruster of Los Alamos and U.S. Rep. Ben Ray Lujan celebrate at an election party hosted by the Congressman Tuesday night. Courtesy photo
U.S. Rep. Ben Ray Lujan commends Rep. Stephanie Garcia Richard at Tuesday’s event for her work in the New Mexico Legislature. Courtesy photoUdall, Heinrich Urge President to Revise Budget To Address Changes In Design And Operation At WIPP
Sen. Tom Udall
U.S. Senate News:
WASHINGTON, D.C. – U.S. Senators Tom Udall and Martin Heinrich urge President Obama to send Congress an amendment to his Fiscal Year 2015 Budget to ensure that the Waste Isolation Pilot Plant (WIPP) has the funding it needs to continue implementing the recommendations of the Department of Energy’s (DOE) Accident Investigation Boards, including required changes in design and operation.
A fire and radiation release earlier this year have left WIPP closed while the Department of Energy investigates the root cause of the accidents and develops Read More
Eight Candidates Face Off in Los Alamos County Council Race in November
Candidates and community members watch election results provided by the County Clerk’s Office Tuesday evening in Council Chambers. Photo by Carol A. Clark/ladailypost.com
Staff Report
The results of Tuesday night’s Primary Election leave a field of four Democrats facing Four Republicans in the November race for four available seats on the Los Alamos County Council.
David Izraelevitz drew the largest number of votes among the five Democrats in the race with 1,010 votes. Ed Birnbaum drew the least votes with 627, so will be dropped from the November ballot. Republican Rick Reiss Read More
Dist. 43 GOP Candidate Vincent Chiravalle Throws Support to Opponent Geoff Rodgers
Geoff RodgersTuesday’s 2014 Primary Election has come to a close and the candidates are beginning to weigh in on the results. In the Republican race for House Dist. 43, Vincent Chiravalle of Los Alamos threw his support this morning to opponent Geoff Rogers of White Rock who won with 842 votes to Chiravalle’s 747.
Vincent Chiravalle
“I wish to congratulate Geoff Rodgers. He has my support in the general election,” Chiravalle said in a statement. “I want to thank the members of my committee for all their work: Jim Hanlon, Gerard Kendall, Read More
2014 Primary Election Unofficial Results Are In!
Candidates and community members fill Council Chambers for the results of the 2014 Primary Election. Photo by Carol A. Clark/ladailypost.com
Staff Report
US. Senate Republican Candidates:
Allen Weh: 744
David Kale Clements: 501
US Senate Democratic Candidate:
Tom Udall: 1,361
US Rep. Dist. 3 Republican Candidate:
Jefferson Bryd: 1,019
US Rep. Dist. 3 Democratic Candidates:
Ben Ray Lujan: 1,237
Robert Blanch: 207
Governor Republican Candidate:
Susana Martinez: 1,206
Governor Democratic Candidates:
Howie Morales: 159
Alan Weber: 523
Lawrence Rael: 155
Gary King: 504
Linda Lopez: 92 Read More
Primary Election Results Event Underway
Los Alamos County Clerk Sharon Stover is explaining to the community members and candidates gathered in Council Chambers at the Municipal Building this evening that each of the three voter centers has messengers waiting to transport the poll results to the Clerk’s Office. Preliminary results are beginning to come in and will be published momentarily. In the meantime, click on the following links to watch live interviews with the candidates. Photo by Carol A. Clark/ladailypost.com
Video of Candidate Interviews at the Los Alamos Municipal Building Tuesday Night
N.M. State Representative Read More
Primary Election Day Scenes Across Los Alamos
Primary Election voting is underway until 7 p.m. today at the Municipal Building, 1000 Central Ave., as well as the other two voting center locations at Duane Smith Auditorium, 1300 Diamond Dr. and White Rock Fire Station #3 at 129 N.M. 4. Voter turnout has been fairly steady with a short line beginning to form at about 4:40 p.m. today in the Municipal Building lobby. Photo by Carol A. Clark/ladailypost.com
Los Alamos County Clerk Sharon Stover in Council Chambers this afternoon explains the new process being implemented this evening to allow the public to see the vote tallies scroll on the County Read More
2014 Primary Election Is Today!
POLITICAL News:
All Democrats and Republicans registered in Los Alamos County can vote until 7 p.m. today at one of three vote center locations:
- Los Alamos Municipal Building, 1000 Central Ave.;
- White Rock Fire Station #3, 129 N.M. 4; and
- Duane Smith Auditorium (moved from Golf Course), 1300 Diamond Dr.
The Los Alamos Daily Post news team will provide full coverage of the election results as they come in as well as interviews with voters, candidates and officials. Stay tuned to ladailypost.com. Read More
Updated: Q&A With Los Alamos Candidates Running in June 3 Primary Election
RICK REISSLA DAILY POST: Why are you running for this particular office?
REISS: Community service has always been important
Rep. Stephanie Garcia Richard Votes in White Rock
This morning, House Dist. 43 Rep. Stephanie Garcia Richard voted at the White Rock Fire Station in the Democratic Primary Election. Photo by Tarin Nix
Eric Vasquez and his wife House Dist. 43 Rep. Stephanie Garcia Richard voted this morning at the White Rock Fire Station in the Democratic Primary Election. Photo by Tarin Nix Read More
Heinrich Issues Statement On EPA Proposal To Reduce Carbon Dioxide Emissions
Sen. Martin Heinrich
U.S. Senate News:
WASHINGTON, D.C.– Sen. Martin Heinrich, D-N.M., a member of the Senate Committee on Energy and Natural Resources and the Senate Climate Action Task Force, released the following statement on the Environmental Protection Agency’s (EPA) new plan to limit carbon dioxide pollution across the country for existing power plants.
The proposal aims to reduce carbon emissions nationwide by an average of 30 percent over 2005 levels by 2030, with different specific targets for each state.
The rule would require New Mexico to reduce its carbon emissions Read More
Gubernatorial Candidate Alan Webber Meets With Los Alamos Business and Community Leaders
From left, CEO Tom Bowles of New Mexico Computing Applications Center, Gubernatorial candidate Alan Webber and County Council candidate Ed Birnbaum at a recent meeting at the Manhattan Project Restaurant. Photo by Carol A. Clark/ladailypost.com
Gubernatorial candidate Alan Webber addresses a May 14 gathering of business and community leaders. Photo by Carol A. Clark/ladailypost.com
CEO Tom Bowles of New Mexico Computing Applications Center held a lunch meeting May 14 for Los Alamos business and community leaders to introduce gubernatorial Read More
For New Mexico’s Attorney General and His Wife – It Really Was Chemistry
New Mexico Attorney General Gary King and his wife Yolanda Jones at his office in Sante Fe. Photo by Salvador Zapien/ladailypost.com
New Mexico Attorney General Gary King and his wife Yolanda Jones during an interview with the Los Alamos Daily Post at his office in Santa Fe. Photo by Salvador Zapien/ladailypost.comSANTA FE—A mutual interest in chemistry sparked a marriage that has spanned more than three decades. Gary King and Yolanda Jones met, became best friends, fell in love, married and together have traveled the globe.
Their story
Letter to the Editor: Malicious PAC Ads
By VINCENT CHIRAVALLEI have received numerous phone calls from angry supporters alerting me to the fact that the New Mexico Future PAC has circulated some postcards attacking me, although disappointing it is not surprising.
Unfortunately the world of politics has become infested with PAC teams who do the dirty work by creating exaggerations, distortions and untruths to influence you, the voter, and this is seen by some as a way to win.
Those of you who know me know what I am about and what I stand for. I have been upfront on the issues and what I believe in from the beginning, Read More
Letter to the Editor: Why Alan Weber Should Be Nominee
Seeking the Democrat’s Gubernatorial Nominee
Alan Webber is the candidate in the five-way gubernatorial race who ought to be the leading choice to represent the Democrats in November for two essential reasons. Alan has not only the platform and the leadership abilities for leading from the Governor’s Office the next eight years, but is the only candidate who can prove the prognosticators that declare the Democrats can’t win that office in November are wrong.
I have been following this race closely for several months, and have had personal interactions Read More
Dist. 43 Rep. Stephanie Garcia Richard Joins American Legion Post 90 Riders at Angle Fire Event
The American Legion Post 90 Riders Chapter 19 of Los Alamos participated in Memorial Day Ceremonies that included ‘Respectful Retirement of used American Flags’ and a Flag raising ceremony last weekend at the Viet Nam Memorial in Angle Fire. House Dist. 43 Rep. Stephanie Garcia Richard of White Rock is a member of the American Legion Post 90 Axillary participated in the events. Photo by Randi Moore
Photo by Randi Moore
Photo by Randi Moore
Photo by Randi Moore
Photo by Randi Moore
Photo by Randi Moore
House Dist. 43 Rep. Stephanie Garcia RichardColumn: PAC Attack Ads Help No One
By ROBERT GIBSON, ChairIn these final days of the primary election campaign, Republican households have received mailed flyers attacking one of the GOP candidates for state representative in our district.
These mailings originated from a political action committee (PAC) outside Los Alamos with no connection to the opposing candidate and obviously no appreciation for our tradition of civil and respectful political discourse.
The same sort of PAC advertising on both sides marred the general election campaign for the same office two years ago.
Professional Read More
Minority Whip Rep. Nate Gentry Travels to Los Alamos to Support Geoff Rodgers for House Dist. 43
House Minority Whip Nate Gentry, R-Bernalillo, traveled to town Friday to emphasize his support of House Dist. 43 candidate Geoff Rodgers, fourth from left, to a gathering of voters at the Manhattan Project Restaurant. “Geoff is the type of individual with that unique ability to work across party lines,” Gentry said. “There are many important issues facing our state and both Sen. Pete Domenici and I publicly support Geoff because we recognize the urgent need in the Legislature for lawmakers like Geoff who will help build consensus to get these issues resolved.” Read More
Today Marks Last Chance to Vote Early
Election Clerks Bette Bedell, left, and Jess Cullinan at the Municipal Building polling place Friday where more than 600 people have voted in the last four weeks of early voting. Today marks the final day to vote early 10 a.m. to 6 p.m. inside the Municipal Building and the White Rock Fire State on N.M. 4. The polls will open 7 a.m. to 7 p.m. on Election Day, Tuesday June 3, in Council Chambers inside the Municipal Building, at the White Rock Fire State on N.M. 4 and at Duane Smith Auditorium. The Los Alamos Daily Post will provide up to the minute results Tuesday of all the races at ladailypost.com. Photo Read More
Heinrich Statement on VA Secretary’s Resignation
Sen. Martin Heinrich
U.S. SENATE News:
WASHINGTON, D.C – Sen. Martin Heinrich, D-N.M. released the following statement after the resignation of U.S. Department of Veterans Affairs (VA) Secretary Eric Shinseki:
“With more than 38 years of military service, two purple hearts, and an unwavering commitment to our veterans, General Shinseki has served our nation with honor and courage. But now is the time for new leadership at the VA that will make immediate reforms to aggressively tackle the mismanagement and systemic problems at its medical facilities nationwide. Read More
