The Republican Party of New Mexico is the affiliate of the United States Republican Party

Republican Party (United States)

The Republican Party is one of the two major contemporary political parties in the United States, along with the Democratic Party. Founded by anti-slavery expansion activists in 1854, it is often called the GOP . The party's platform generally reflects American conservatism in the U.S...

 in New Mexico

New Mexico

New Mexico is a state located in the southwest and western regions of the United States. New Mexico is also usually considered one of the Mountain States. With a population density of 16 per square mile, New Mexico is the sixth-most sparsely inhabited U.S...

, headquartered in Albuquerque

Albuquerque, New Mexico

Albuquerque is the largest city in the state of New Mexico, United States. It is the county seat of Bernalillo County and is situated in the central part of the state, straddling the Rio Grande. The city population was 545,852 as of the 2010 Census and ranks as the 32nd-largest city in the U.S. As...

. The party is led by Chairman Monty Newman.

The party has provided twelve of the thirty-one Governors of New Mexico, including only three (Susana Martinez

Susana Martinez

Susana Martinez is the 31st and current governor of New Mexico.A Republican, Martinez is the first female governor of New Mexico, as well as the first female Hispanic governor in the United States. She was formerly the district attorney for the 3rd Judicial District of the U.S. state of New Mexico...

, Gary Johnson

Gary Johnson

Gary Johnson may refer to:*Gary Johnson , former Governor of New Mexico and candidate for President in 2012*Gary Johnson , American politician, Wisconsin State Assembly...

, and Garrey Carruthers

Garrey Carruthers

Garrey Edward Carruthers currently serves as Dean of the College of Business at New Mexico State University. Previously Carruthers served as Special Assistant to the U.S...

) in the past forty years. As of 12 October 2010, 32% of New Mexican voters are registered Republicans, compared to 49% registered Democrats.

Current elected officials

The New Mexico Republican Party controls three of the state's seven statewide offices and holds a minority in both the New Mexico Senate and New Mexico House of Representatives. Republicans also hold one of the state's three U.S. House seats.

U.S. House of Representatives

• Steve Pearce
  Steve Pearce
  Stevan Edward "Steve" Pearce is the U.S. Representative for . He is a member of the Republican Party. He previously held the seat from 2003 to 2009 and was an Assistant Minority Whip.-Early life, education and career:...
  
  , 2nd District
  New Mexico's 2nd congressional district
  New Mexico's second congressional district to the United States House of Representatives serves the southern half of New Mexico, including Las Cruces and Roswell. Geographically, it is the sixth largest district in the nation, and the 2nd-largest not to comprise an entire state...
  
  

Statewide offices

• Governor: Susana Martinez
  Susana Martinez
  Susana Martinez is the 31st and current governor of New Mexico.A Republican, Martinez is the first female governor of New Mexico, as well as the first female Hispanic governor in the United States. She was formerly the district attorney for the 3rd Judicial District of the U.S. state of New Mexico...
  
  
• Lieutenant Governor
  Lieutenant Governor of New Mexico
  Lieutenant Governor of New Mexico is an official in the state of New Mexico that ranks just below the Governor of New Mexico. The current lieutenant governor is John Sanchez.- Partial list of Lieutenant Governors of New Mexico :...
  
  : John Sanchez
  John Sanchez
  John A. Sanchez is an American politician and, as of January 1, 2011, the 31st Lieutenant Governor of New Mexico by winning the primary election on June 1, 2010, and the general election on November 2, 2010.-Biography:...
  
  
• Secretary of State
  Secretary of State of New Mexico
  The Secretary of State of New Mexico is one of the elected constitutional officers of the U.S. state of New Mexico.The current Secretary of State is Dianna Duran.-Organization:The Secretary of State's Office is composed of four divisions:...
  
  : Dianna Duran

Chairmen

• John Dendahl
  John Dendahl
  John Dendahl is a retired business executive. After retirement from business, he became a Republican politician in New Mexico and, later, a syndicated columnist. He and his wife Jackie now live near Denver, Colorado. While attending the University of Colorado, he led two NCAA champion skiing...
  
   (1994 – 2003)
• Ramsey Gorham (2003 – 2004)
• Allen Weh
  Allen Weh
  Allen Edward Weh was a Republican candidate for Governor of New Mexico in the 2010 election. He is the president and CEO of CSI Aviation Services, Inc., an international air charter and leasing services company he founded in 1979...
  
   (2004 – 2009)
• Harvey Yates (2009 – 2010)
• Monty Newman (2010 – present day )

External links

• Republican Party of New Mexico