Posted on 08/26/2008 11:05:49 AM PDT by CedarDave
New Mexico Republicans are angry that Secretary of State Mary Herrera hired U.S. Senate candidate Tom Udall's son-in-law to head the state Elections Bureau.
The new director, Jim Noel, is married to Udall's wife's daughter, Amanda Cooper. Cooper is managing the Northern New Mexico congressman's campaign against Republican U.S. Rep. Steve Pearce for the seat being vacated by retiring U.S. Sen. Pete Domenici, R-N.M.
Noel, currently executive director of the state Judicial Standards Commission, starts his new job Sept. 8.
"The hiring of Tom Udall's son-in-law as state elections director is a stunning conflict of interest," spokeswoman Shira Rawlinson said in a statement Monday. "During an election that will be extremely competitive, it is entirely inappropriate that a close family member of one of the candidates be in charge of counting the votes. Just when we thought the Secretary of State could not be any more partisan or incompetent, she proves us wrong again."
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Prior to working at the commission, Noel was an attorney with the Branch Law Firm in Albuquerque.
In 2002, his résumé shows, he served as counsel for the Albuquerque Democrat Richard Romero's campaign for Congress.
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Noel will earn $104,809 in his post. ... "Jim Noel and Kelli Fulgenzi will add additional experience to the Bureau of Elections team," Herrera said in a statement.
"With the general election approaching, their knowledge and experience will assure a smooth process and they will contribute immediately toward the integrity and goal of carrying out an efficient election in November," she said.
"With the general election approaching, their knowledge and experience will assure a smooth process and they will contribute immediately toward the integrity and goal of carrying out an efficient election in November," she said.
(Excerpt) Read more at santafenewmexican.com ...
Yeah, right. As if NM doesn't have enough problems having fair elections...
Another PING! for you.
Link to your earlier thread:
http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/f-news/2068398/posts
Nepotism, thy name is Udall.
Nepotism in politics? Gee, that’s a first.
“To the victors belong the spoils.”
That's why I've been saying all along that NM is no more a "purple" state than I am a 25-year-old body model.
"Battleground"...my achin' back!
Welcome to New Mexico.
That’s two counts for me and one no make that none for you.
These right wingers should stop their whining! I suppose that’s how the Dems will slough this off.
Meanwhile they still scream that the 2000 election was stolen because a distant cousin of GWB worked at Fox News, no matter how many independent sources say he had NO impact on election coverage or projections. If anything, all the dopes who projected FL for Gore at 7:50 pm should have been fired.
Not showing the clip as a paid ad, or not showing it as a news item, or not showing it as political commentary. Do you know which it is??
If they ban Hannity from showing it, he will have none of it!!
Whoops!! My post above was meant for this thread:
http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/news/2068387/posts?page=21#21
Apologies!
The Udalls: Arizona’s equivalent to the Kennedys, now also found in high positions of power in New Mexico, Colorado, and Oregon.
Great! NM really needs a class action attorney running the Bureau of Elections.
Wonderful.
Riddle me this:
Why is it that, (this election cycle especially), every candidate, every organization and bureaucracy involved is working hard to EXCEED every negative stereotype about them?
I’m so depressed about the WHOLE THING that I’m too tired to even be outraged anymore.
Maybe the arrogance rubbed off King Bill onto every state functionary? They think they are untouchable.
Maybe they'd better talk to Robert Vigil or Michael Montoya.
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