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State District Judge Monica Zamora scooped up 63 percent of the delegate vote for a Court of Appeals seat at the Democratic pre-primary convention over the weekend.
She’ll be on the June 5 primary ballot along with fellow Democrat Victor Lopez, who got 37 percent of the vote.
They’re running for the nomination to challenge Court of Appeals Judge J. Miles Hanisee, who was appointed to a vacancy on the appellate court by Republican Gov. Susana Martinez last July.
Zamora is presiding judge in the Children’s Court Division of the 2nd Judicial District in Albuquerque. She was appointed to the bench in 2005.
Lopez has been a judge with the Workers’ Compensation Administration since 2007.
Other election-related news:
♦ Stephen Easley will run in the Democratic primary for the House District 50 seat being vacated by Rep. Rhonda King. Easley is from Eldorado, southeast of Santa Fe, which is newly in the district. He owns an information technology services company and served in IT capacities in former Gov. Bill Richardson’s administration.
♦ Johnny Luevano is seeking the Republican nomination in House District 16 on Albuquerque’s West Side. He retired from a 20-year career in the Marine Corps and works for the University of New Mexico Medical Group on a project to cut waste, improve the quality of patient care and lower costs.
♦ Cathey Alberson is a candidate for the Republican nomination in Senate District 37, where incumbent Sen. Steve Fischmann, D-Mesilla Park, is leaving. Alberson is a small-business owner and has been active with the GOP in Doña Ana County.
♦ R. Morgan Braden is running as a Republican in Senate District 40, the newly created district in Rio Rancho. He owns a hot-air balloon ride company, works as an emergency medical technician for Albuquerque Ambulance, and previously worked for the Bernalillo County Fire Department.
♦ Kelly Fajardo is a candidate for the Republican nomination for House District 7, currently held by Rep. David Chavez, R-Los Lunas, who is leaving. She is the owner of a social media and Web services consulting company and previously was director of information systems for a business records storage firm.
— This article appeared on page C1 of the Albuquerque Journal
