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The map for the state House, unlike the new U.S. Congressional map, garnered praise for its partisan fairness. University of New Mexico professor Gabriel Sanchez, who evaluated the redistricting process before the election, told New Mexico PBS he found no compelling evidence of partisan gerrymandering in the state maps.
The election of all 70 seats in the New Mexico House was the first go around for a new district map. While Democratic control of the House will remain the same, the redistricting process may not.
Copyright © 2021 Roswell Daily Record A local legislator has introduced a bill to change how some of the members of a board tasked with overseeing public employee pensions are selected. Under House Bill 162, introduced by state Rep. Phelps Anderson, R-Roswell, and Candy Sweetser, D-Deming, the 12-member Public Employees Retirement Association (PERA) Pension Board, made up of a combination of state officials and members elected by PERA, would have some of its board members appointed. Appointees to the board, under the proposed legislation, would also have to “reside in geographically divers...