NEW MEXICO HAS ITS FIRST OFFICIAL CANDIDATE FOR GOVERNOR IN 2018…DEMOCRATIC CONGRESSWOMAN MICHELLE LUJAN GRISHAM. THE 57 YEAR OLD MADE THE ANNOUNCEMENT A WEEK AFTER ANOTHER HIGH PROFILE DEMOCRAT…SENATOR TOM UDALL…SAID HE HAD DECIDED NOT TO RUN FOR GOVERNOR.
LUJAN GRISHAM WAS RE-ELECTED TO A THIRD TERM IN CONGRESS IN NOVEMBER.