CNJ staff Dennis Roch, R-Texico, has announced he is running for re-election in District 67 of the state House of Representatives. The district includes all or parts of Curry, Roosevelt, Quay, Harding Union, San Miguel and Colfax counties. Roch, 38, is the only candidate who has announced candidacy for the position. He is assistant superintendent […]
Security officer withdraws from mayor’s race
January 16, 2012
CNJ staff The upcoming Clovis mayoral election is down to two candidates. City Clerk LeighAnn Melancon said Clovis security officer Rick Tenorio filed paperwork on Friday, formally withdrawing his name from the March 6 election. “He just said it’s not the right timing. That’s all he told me,” Melancon said. Attempts to reach Tenorio for […]
Sandra Taylor-Sawyer announces candidacy
January 7, 2012
Sandra Taylor-Sawyer of Clovis has announced she intends to run for the open District 2 seat on the Clovis City Commission. Taylor-Sawyer, 50, is the director of the Small Business Development Center at Clovis Community College and is an independent associate for Legal Shield. “I have really been blessed by the community; there are a […]
Lansford announces candidacy for mayor
December 29, 2011
Freedom New Mexico David Lansford, Clovis’ first elected mayor, is seeking his fourth term for the job after a four-year hiatus. Lansford, 52, a pharmacist, announced Thursday in a Clovis News Journal advertisement that he has a desire to serve the public and be a good steward of the city’s obligations and resources. He is […]
Chandler announces candidacy for state attorney general
February 3, 2010
CNJ staff Eastern New Mexico prosecutor Matt Chandler on Wednesday officially announced his candidacy for New Mexico attorney general. Chandler, a Republican in his second term as 9th Judicial District attorney, said in a telephone interview he wants to bring more accountability to the AG’s office. Specifically, he criticized former AG Patricia Madrid and current […]
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December 19, 2007
D.L. Lancaster, Thomas Brown, T.L. Wilson and I.C. Johnson announced their candidacy for city commissioners. … The Woman’s Benefit Association donated a “merry whirl” to the city park. … The Clovis News reported that public interest was growing in a bond election to build a city hall at East Fourth Street that would house the […]
Two announce candidacy for mayor
December 6, 2007
By Tonya Fennell and Gabriel Monte: CNJ staff writers Two more Clovis residents have indicated they will run for the mayor’s seat up for election in March. Former City Commissioner Gloria Wicker and Curry County Republican Party Chairman Rube Render announced their candidacies for mayor on Thursday. Clovis residents urged her to seek the position, […]
School board hopefuls file for candidacy
December 19, 2006
By Marlena Hartz: CNJ staff writer Three acting Clovis Schools Board of Education members are running unopposed for re-election. Lora Harlan in District 3, Mark Lansford in District 4 and Terry Martin in District 5 filed for candidacy unopposed Tuesday. Seventeen other candidates for Curry County school board positions filed Tuesday at the Curry County […]
County school board slots open
December 20, 2004
CNJ staff Today is the only day for New Mexico residents to declare candidacy for school board elections. Residents residing in Curry County must declare candidacy from 9 a.m. to 5 p.m. at the Curry County Courthouse on Main Street in Clovis. The election will take place Feb. 1. The following positions are up for […]
Texico teacher announces candidacy for education commission
December 29, 2003
CNJ STAFF A high school teacher from Texico, Dennis J. Roch, has announced his candidacy for the District 9 seat on the Public Education Commission. The new board replaces what was previously known as the State Board of Education. The Public Education Commission was formed in September after voters approved Constitutional Amendment 1 in a […]
