Monty Newman (Photo by Heath Haussamen)
Gov.-elect Susana Martinez and other top elected Republican officials sent a letter today to members of their party’s state central committee urging them to make former Hobbs Mayor Monty Newman the next party chairman.
The endorsement letter is designed to leave no doubt about who will lead the Republican Party of New Mexico for the next two years. It’s also signed by Congressman-elect Steve Pearce, Albuquerque Mayor Richard Berry, Secretary of State-elect Dianna Duran, House Minority Leader Tom Taylor, and Senate Minority Leader Stuart Ingle.
“Our next chairman must organize and finance a statewide grassroots effort to counter the millions of dollars that will be spent by Barack Obama and far-left special interests in the 2012 election,” the letter states.
“With redistricting forthcoming and a presidential election around the corner, we believe Monty Newman has what it takes to be an effective servant and leader in our party. Monty shares our conservative values, he has been a successful leader in large organizations, and he is a proven fundraiser who will ensure that we have the resources to stand toe-to-toe with the Democrat Party machine in 2012,” it states.
Newman, who ran unsuccessfully for Congress in 2008, is also a past vice president of the National Association of Realtors. He’s running for Republican Party chair against Nina Martinez, who is currently the party’s first vice chair.
Newman hasn’t returned a call seeking comment.