Public Regulations

Commission, District 3

Democrats Bruce Thorn, Jerome Block Jr., Joseph Maestas, Paul Campos, Arthur Rodarte, and Louis Gallegos will compete to sit on the Public Regulations Commission in the primary election. Thorn is an attorney, who has represented El Paso Electric and the New Mexico Internet Professionals Association. He earned his bachelor’s degree with honors from Wesleyan University in Connecticut, and a law degree from George Washington University in Washington, D.C. Thorn has practiced law for 32 years in New Mexico, served as assistant attorney general under Jeff Bingaman in 1980-82, and was the State’s attorney in a lawsuit seeking state rights over the Waste Isolation Pilot Project.

Jerome Block has worked at various financial institutions in Santa Fe; currently works as sales manager for Land America, which owns what formerly was Capital City Title Co. in Santa Fe plus other title companies in Taos and Española. His father worked on the PRC for six years.

Campos earned his bachelor’s degree from the University of New Mexico, and law degree from George Washington University. He has worked as an assistant district attorney in Rio Arriba County for two years, and then established his own law practice where he specializes in personal injury and workers’ compensation. Campos is completing his second term as a Santa Fe County commissioner.

Maestas earned a bachelor’s degree in civil engineering from the University of New Mexico and a master’s degree in civil engineering from Arizona State University. His professional career included 23 years with the federal government as an engineer, planner, and program manager.

Rodarte was Rio Arribe county commissioner and county manager, as well as serving as senator in 1996. Currently he is the Rio Arribe county assessor.

Gallegos served a six-year term on the Corporation Commission, and ran unsuccessfully in 2006 for the Public Regulation Commission in District 4. He worked for Mountain Bell as an outside plant person installing systems in Tucumcari, Las Cruces and in Colorado until the breakup of the Bell companies in the 1970s; then ran a Farmers Insurance agency in Las Cruces until 1980; and lastly ran a security firm called Western Elite in Albuquerque and Santa Fe.

Public Education Commission, District 1

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13th Judicial District Attorney

Democrat Lemuel Martinez is running unopposed as district attorney in District 13.