WHEN ATTORNEY GENERAL-ELECT HECTOR BALDERAS TAKES OFFICE HE HAS THREE MAIN PRIORITIES. ONE IS TO DEVELOP A LAW ENFORCEMENT UNIT TO ASSIST OTHER AGENCIES WITH CASES AND INVESTIGATIONS. HE SAYS HE WANTS TO BETTER REFINE LAW ENFORCEMENT GOALS SO COMMUNITIES FEEL THE POSITIVE IMPACT THROUGHOUT THE STATE.
HE ALSO WANTS TO DEVELOP, WHAT HE CALLS, A PREMIER NATIONAL LAW FIRM AS WELL AS A STRONGER OVERSIGHT ROLE IN NEW MEXICO TO ENSURE GREATER GOVERNMENTAL TRANSPARENCY AND ACCOUNTABILITY. BALDERAS TAKES OVER THE A-G'S OFFICE ON JANUARY FIRST.
