District 22

Three Republicans and one Democrat are competing for the right to be the State Representative for District 22, which includes Placitas and the part of Sandoval County east of the Sandia Mountains.

Incumbent Republican Kathy McCoy of Cedar Crest will face James Smith of Sandia Park and Daniel Salzwedel of Cedar Crest for the Republican nomination. McCoy has represented District 22 since 2004.

The winner will oppose Democrat Janice Saxton in November. Saxton of Placitas is running unopposed in the primary.

District 23

The race for District 23 is set for November. Incumbent Republican Eric Youngberg of Albuquerque faces Corrales Democrat Benjamin Rodefer.

The district includes Corrales and southeastern Rio Rancho.

Youngberg has represented District 23 since 2003.

District 41

No choices here. Incumbent Democrat Debbie Rodella of Española runs unopposed in the Democrat primary. There is no Republican candidate, so Rodella is expected to continue representing the district, which includes Cuba and northeastern Sandoval County.

Rodella has represented District 41 since 1993.

District 43

No choice here either. Incumbent Republican Jeannette Wallace of Los Alamos runs unopposed in the Republican primary. There is no Democrat candidate, so Wallace is expected to continue representing the district, which includes Jemez Springs, Pena Blanca and northern Sandoval County.

Wallace has represented District 43 since 1991

District 44

Three Democrats and a Republican are competing for the right to represent the citizens of District 44 in Santa Fe.

The district includes Corrales and eastern Rio Rancho.

For the Democrats, Rio Rancho School Board President Lisa Cour, retired Air Force Officer Gary Van Valin, of Bernalillo and Dennis Montoya are competing for the nomination.

Cour wants to provide more effective representation in the legislature for one of the fastest-growing areas in the region.

She says she will form effective partnerships to implement safe flood control systems, effective law enforcement and increased recreational opportunities.

Cour wants to devise and implement incentives for smart economic development that will create high paying jobs for workers and stem the out-of-state flow of residents.

Ensuring that schools and teachers receive proper state funding so that students receive high-quality education is a priority for Cour.

Van Valin says that he has the necessary community and business experience to represent District 44 and to be responsive to this constituency.

He has a solid educational background coupled with considerable government experience that he says will make him very effective as a state representative.

His goal is to strengthen the local and state economy, which will better enable New Mexico to deal effectively with other major issues such as education, health care, necessary infrastructure improvements within the district and quality of life.

The winner of the Democrat primary faces incumbent Republican Jane Powdrell-Culbert of Corrales in November.

Powdrell-Culbert has represented District 44 since 2003.

District 60

The race is set to replace Democrat Tom Swisstack, who is vacating the seat to concentrate on being mayor of Rio Rancho.

Democrat Sandoval County Commissioner Jack Thomas of Rio Rancho faces Republican Paula Papponi of Rio Rancho. She is the former superintendent of Jemez Valley Public schools and Carrizozo Municipal Schools.

The district includes most of Rio Rancho.

District 65

No choice here. Incumbent Democrat James Madalena of Jemez Pueblo runs unopposed in the Democrat primary. There is no Republican candidate, so Madalena is expected to continue representing the district, which includes several Indian Pueblos and Bernalillo.

Madalena has represented District 65 since 1985.