Camp meeting revived at Ute Lake

Courtesy photo More than 100 people gathered at Ute Lake this summer for the Ute Lake Camp Meeting. Organizers say they are excited to see the Mesa Redondo Cowboy Camp reborn at the lake and are already planning next year’s camp meeting. Sharna Johnson Organizers of the Ute Lake Camp Meeting are excited to see […]

Pearce, Mullins win GOP congressional primaries

By Tim Korte: The Associated Press ALBUQUERQUE — Steve Pearce will get a chance to win back his old job as a U.S. representative, defeating a little-known Republican primary challenger in the 2nd Congressional District race. Pearce, a three-term former congressman, defeated Roswell-area farmer Cliff Pirtle in Tuesday’s GOP primary. Pearce said campaigning across the […]

Nov. 23, 2008 Engagements

Schurman Lloyd and Kay Schurman of Farmington announce the engagement and approaching marriage of their daughter, Kimberly Schurman of Wichita, Kan., to Joshua Pearce, of Wichita. He is the son of Roddy and Ann Pearce of Clovis. The couple will exchange vows Jan. 2, 2009 at Emmanuel Baptist Church in Farmington. The reception will be […]

Udall, Pearce vote against bailout

Staff and Wire reports SANTA FE — New Mexico Reps. Tom Udall and Steve Pearce, locked in a race to succeed retiring U.S. Sen. Pete Domenici, voted Monday against the bailout of the nation’s financial system. Each cited insufficient protection for taxpayers in the $700 billion package. The third member of the state’s congressional delegation, […]

Udall talks energy in Portales

Freedom New Mexico Photo: Karl Terry U.S. Rep. Tom Udall, D-N.M., addresses a town hall audience at Eastern New Mexico University. By Karl Terry: Freedom New Mexico U.S. Rep. Tom Udall, D-N.M., made a stop on the Eastern New Mexico University campus in Portales Wednesday as a part of his campaign for the U.S. Senate. […]

Candidates participate in league forum

By Gabriel Monte: CNJ Staff Writer U.S. Reps. Steve Pearce, R-N.M. and Tom Udall, D-N.M., offered different takes on how the federal government could help municipalities with issues such as water and infrastructure during a forum Friday at the Clovis Civic Center. Pearce said competition for federal resources is too stiff for communities to depend […]

Pearce Opposes Ruling to Lock Up Grazing Lands

CONTACT: BRIAN PHILLIPS 202.225.4759, brian.phillips@mail.house.gov Washington DC – Hundreds of New Mexico farmers may be out thousands of dollars each after a federal judge ruled that they would not be allowed to let cattle graze on their own land.

Pearce wins GOP Senate slot

By Heather Clark ALBUQUERQUE — Rep. Steve Pearce has won the Republican Party’s nomination in a tight primary race for the U.S. Senate over rival Heather Wilson. The southern New Mexico represenatative won the primary race early Wednesday with roughly 51 percent of the vote, compared to Wilson’s 49 percent with 99 percent of precincts […]

May 16, 2008 Letters to the Editor

Pearce best choice for U.S. Senate

May 16 Letters to the Editor

Pearce best choice for U.S. Senate

Pearce visits Clovis, addresses key issues

Courtesty photo U.S. Rep. Steve Pearce, R-N.M., is running for the U.S. Senate seat left vacant by the upcoming retirement of Pete Domenici. U.S. Rep. Steve Pearce, R-N.M., is in his third term representing New Mexico’s 2nd District in the House of Representatives. It is also his final term, as he is running for the […]

Wilson, Pearce spar over Cannon AFB vote

CNJ file photo An MC-130H Combat Talon II sits at Cannon Air Force Base in 2006. The gunship is one of the planes stationed at Cannon Air Force Base for Air Force Special Operations Command. By Heather Clark: The Associated Press ALBUQUERQUE — Rep. Heather Wilson is accusing her opponent in the Republican primary for […]

Trio files for Domenici’s seat

The Associated Press SANTA FE — Republican Reps. Steve Pearce and Heather Wilson were among the first to file for U.S. Senate on Tuesday, the official filing day for candidates for Congress. Pearce, who currently represents New Mexico’s 2nd Congressional District, and Wilson, who represents the 1st District, announced last year that they would run […]

Pearce touts potential of state

By Sarah Meyer: CNJ staff writer Editor’s note: Rep. Steve Pearce, R-N.M., stopped in Clovis on Tuesday on his campaign trail through eastern New Mexico. In his sixth year as a representative, Pearce is running for the Senate seat held by Pete Domenici, R-N.M. Domenici will retire at the end of his term this year. […]

Local Roundup: MDA seeks male camp volunteers

CNJ staff The Muscular Dystrophy Association needs summer camp volunteer counselors to assist young people with neuromuscular diseases, according to a news release. Volunteer applicants must be male, at least 16 years old and able to lift and care for a young person between ages 6 and 21. Volunteers will help campers with daily activities […]

Q&A: Pearce: Ute water priority

By Gabriel Monte: CNJ staff writer Name: Steve Pearce Candidate for: U.S. Senate Education: New Mexico State University with a BA degree in economics, earned an MBA at Eastern New Mexico University. Experience: U.S. Congress, five years, New Mexico House of Representatives four years, owned an oilfield services firm, served as a pilot in Vietnam. […]

Rep. Pearce against hasty troop withdrawal

Freedom New Mexico: Karl Terry U.S. Rep. Steve Pearce, R-N.M., made a campaign stop Tuesday in Portales. Pearce is seeking the U.S. Senate seat being vacated by Pete Domenici. By Karl Terry: Freedom New Mexico Republican U.S. Senate candidate Steve Pearce said as a veteran he understands the challenges the country faces from terrorists and […]

Campos to enter House race

CNJ staff State Democratic Rep. Joe Campos of Santa Rosa said Tuesday he will run for Congress from New Mexico’s 2nd Congressional District. Campos, who represents Curry, Roosevelt and De Baca counties, hopes to fill the seat being vacated by Steve Pearce, who is running for the U.S. Senate. He plans a formal announcement of […]

Pearce takes flight

CNJ staff photo: Liliana Castillo U.S. Rep. Steve Pearce, R-N.M., announced his plans to run for Pete Domenici’s Senate seat Saturday at the Clovis Municipal Airport. “Friends,” he said, “Democrats are not the enemy but neither are Republicans the enemy.” By Gabriel Monte: CNJ staff writer U.S. Rep. Steve Pearce, R.N.M. said Saturday during a […]

Rep. Pearce: Research lab move could be costly

The Associated Press WHITE SANDS MISSILE RANGE — The Pentagon’s recommendation to move the Army Research Laboratory from White Sands Missile Range to Maryland could prove costly, Rep. Steve Pearce said. “I think it’s going to create a higher operating expense rather than a neutral one,” Pearce, R-N.M., said. The laboratory was on the Pentagon’s […]