Pearce is cruising toward re-election

From NM Politics.net - by Heath Haussamen - U.S. Rep. Steve Pearce, R-N.M., appears, at least at this point, to be cruising toward re-election. Pearce currently has no challenger except a little-known candidate from Roswell, even though Washington expects serious challengers to incumbents to already be raising money. The latest potential challenger to bite the dust is Sunland Park Mayor Martin Resendiz, a Democrat who the Albuquerque Journal reported this morning admitted during a deposition to signing city contracts while he was drunk – and to not even knowing what he was signing. That’s not going to earn him any points with voters in the 2nd Congressional District. Resendiz told NMPolitics.net in early May that he would officially form an exploratory committee the following week, but said it was a formality and that his decision to run for Congress “has already been made.” Since then, we’ve heard nothing from him about running against Pearce. Read more