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Friday, August 07, 2009
Governor Twitters; Lt. Gov. Hopefuls
By Dan Boyd
Journal Staff Writer
Has Gov. Bill Richardson stopped blogging to focus more on Twitter and Facebook?
It certainly seems that way as Richardson's blog — which can be found as a link off his governor's office Web site at www.governor.state.nm.us — hasn't been updated in nearly six months.
Meanwhile, the governor has developed an active presence on the social networking sites Twitter and Facebook, touting appearances on national television programs and occasionally sharing what he's had to eat.
In his most recent tweet, posted Wednesday, Richardson said he had enjoyed a great taco burger at Sadie's, a popular restaurant in Albuquerque's North Valley.
On July 24, he tweeted he had "thoroughly enjoyed" a green chile cheeseburger from the Buckhorn Tavern in San Antonio, N.M., whose owner recently bested a New York celebrity chef in a Food Network "Throwdown with Bobby Flay."
The governor launched his Twitter site in April during a trip to Rome, where he was honored for signing a repeal of New Mexico's death penalty.
Richardson spokesman Gilbert Gallegos said staff members do the updates, not Richardson himself, though the governor sometimes has input on what's posted.
Richardson personally asked for the Facebook page, Gallegos said. Fittingly, the Facebook page was announced via Twitter on June 9.
As for the blog, which hasn't been updated since Feb. 10, Gallegos said it may be restarted but currently is not a "priority."
Hot Office: The field of Democratic candidates seeking the party's nomination for lieutenant governor continues to grow.
State lawmaker Jose Campos, who also serves as the mayor of Santa Rosa, said in a news release earlier this week that he plans to formally announce his candidacy for the office on Aug. 11.
Campos will join a field that already includes Albuquerque senators Linda Lopez and Gerald Ortiz y Pino, along with Santa Fe County Sheriff Greg Solano.
Other Democrats, including Democratic Party Chairman Brian Colón, are also considering entering the race to succeed Lt. Gov. Diane Denish, who plans to run for governor next year.
Campos said he intends to focus on job growth, renewable energy and health care during his campaign and said his experience as a small business owner and mayor gives him a more well-rounded perspective than other candidates.
He told the Journal in an e-mail he doesn't plan to run for mayor again once his current term ends in March 2010.
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