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Friday, March 31, 2006

Fun in the North

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John Gonzales and I had a great trip through the north over t he last couple of days. We made a quick stop in Pena Blanca to check out the ...
Thursday, March 30, 2006

In to the North

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I will be taking a two day swing into the Northern part of the State. I head for Santa Fe, Espanola, Taos, Mora and Las Vegas for campaigni...
Wednesday, March 29, 2006

Fiber

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The federal, state and local governments of this country need to wake up soon to our lagging broadband connectivity and equipment manufactur...
Monday, March 27, 2006

Retirement Guy

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This nice guy is Vince Jaramillo with member services of the Public Employees Retirement Association in Santa Fe. I needed to stop and see ...
Saturday, March 25, 2006

So Good!

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Meow George W. Bush and a secret service agent are taking a stroll when they come upon a little girl carrying a basket with a blanket over i...
Friday, March 24, 2006

Working

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I actually am having trouble finding time to attend to my blog this week. These are crucial days before an election. We are 74 days out an...
Wednesday, March 22, 2006

Web Site is Up! Send Money via Credit Card

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My Website for the campaign is now up and running and accepting contributions. The Website was designed by Matt MacMillan of Buzzmaker. H...
Tuesday, March 21, 2006

Fat Lady Sings

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It will be a grueling 76 days until the FAT LADY SINGS ! Now the real work begins in the Primary campaign. This is where you start courting ...
Saturday, March 18, 2006

Convention Flashback

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Deja Vu all over again. I just don't do well in machine politics. Just like 25 years ago the machine ground me up at the convention b...
Friday, March 17, 2006

Friday Evening

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The Young Democrats had a great reception on the eve of the State Democratic Convention. The room was filled to capacity with delegates who...
Wednesday, March 15, 2006

The Monolouge Many of Us Would Like to Give

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I got into this show, Boston Legal, on ABC a couple of months ago. It is a quirky and funny show about a high powered Boston Law Firm. Las...

Bitter Lakes Refuge

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Yates Petroleum has announcedplans to drill two exploratory wells inside the Bitter Lakes National Wildlife Refuge in Southern New Mexico. ...
Tuesday, March 14, 2006

Campaign Costs

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The costs of running a campaign are truly enormous these days. I remember my fi rst run for land commissioner in 1982 when I expended about...
Monday, March 13, 2006

Upcoming Convention

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The State Democratic Party Convention will convene on Saturday and the 1000 plus delegates are being pummeled by phone calls and letters fr...
Friday, March 10, 2006

Good Bye Gale

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Interior Secretary Gale Norton, bush's disastrous policy maker over everything affecting public lands, wilderness, parks and rivers, has...
Thursday, March 09, 2006

Making Time

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I am in trouble with my campaign staff this morning because I lost focus and made time for a discussion with representatives of the Kyrgyz R...
Wednesday, March 08, 2006

Ignoring the Trust

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Current Republican State Land Commissioner Pat Lyons has been bragging on his government funded website that he cut the state land office bu...
Tuesday, March 07, 2006

Domenici's Las Cruces Land Sale

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First, this link is sobering. Organ Mountains on the East Side of Las Cruces New Mexico needs to grow, and we need the cooperation of ...
Sunday, March 05, 2006

This Guy

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The Albuquerque Journal did a story Sunday on the fact that one of my opponents dropped out of the Land Commissioner race in January and end...
Saturday, March 04, 2006

Silver City to Bernalillo

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There was no tilting at windmills on this three day campaign swing. We put 700 miles on the car before it was over. After leaving Deming y...
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Jim Baca
Jim Baca has a strong record of visionary service to New Mexico. He retired as the State of New Mexico's Natural Resource Trustee 1n 2010. He has served as Mayor of the City of Albuquerque, as well as two prior terms as New Mexico’s elected State Land Commissioner. He served as the Director of the National Bureau of Land Management, Department of the Interior in the first Clinton Administration. Jim Baca also has served on the Boards of numerous non profit organizations including The Wilderness Society, the Wyss Foundation, and the Southern Utah Wilderness Alliance. Baca has run a successful public affairs consulting practice when not serving in public office. He spends his retirement playing golf, attending board meetings, and generally doing what ever he wants to do.
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