FORMER NEW MEXICO CONGRESSWOMAN HEATHER WILSON IS ONE STEP CLOSER TO BECOMING SECRETARY OF THE AIR FORCE. THE ALBUQUERQUE JOURNAL REPORTS THE SENATE ARMED SERVICES COMMITTEE HAS ADVANCED WILSON’S NOMINATION TO THE FULL SENATE ON A VOTE OF 22-5.
SENATOR MARTIN HEINRICH, WHO DEFEATED WILSON IN THE 2012 RACE FOR NEW MEXICO’S U-S SENATE SEAT, VOTED IN FAVOR OF THE NOMINATION.
