ALBUQUERQUE CITY COUNCILOR PAT DAVIS FILES TO RUN FOR THE FIRST CONGRESSIONAL SEAT TO BE VACATED BY MICHELLE LUJAN GRISHAM SO SHE CAN RUN FOR GOVERNOR OF NEW MEXICO. DAVIS FILED HIS PAPERWORK THIS WEEK AND WILL RUN FOR CONGRESS NEXT YEAR. HE’S THE FIRST CANDIDATE TO OFFICIALLY ENTER THE RACE.
BUT THE ALBUQUERQUE JOURNAL REPORTS DAVIS COULD GET A LOT OF COMPETITION FOR THE SEAT. OTHER DEMOCRATS … INCLUDING CITY COUNCILOR KEN SANCHEZ AND EVEN LIEUTENANT GOVERNOR JOHN SANCHEZ … ARE SAID TO BE INTERESTED. DAVIS IS A DEMOCRAT WHO WAS ELECTED TO THE CITY COUNCIL IN 2015.