The race to replace Heather Wilson in the United States House of Representatives is the hot topic on this week’s episode of “New Mexico In Focus,” airing Friday, May 2 at 7 p.m. and repeating on Sunday, May 4 at 6:30 a.m. on KNME-TV, Channel 5.
Co-hosted by David Alire Garcia, managing editor, New Mexico Independent, a new online news web site, affiliated with the Center for Independent Media, and Albuquerque Journal columnist Gene Grant, “New Mexico In Focus” takes a multi-layered look at social, political, economic, health, education and arts issues and explores them in-depth, with a critical eye to give them context beyond the "news of the moment."
All of New Mexico’s congressional seats are open in this November’s election. But no other race in the state will be more watched locally and nationally as the race to fill Heather Wilson’s congressional district one seat, covering the Albuquerque area. This week, the candidates for that seat, Republicans Joe Carraro and Darren White, and Democrats Michelle Lujan-Grisham, Robert Pidcock, Martin Heinrich, and Rebecca Vigil-Giron join Alire Garcia to talk about the important issues facing New Mexico and the nation.
Then, Lonnie Talbert, former chairman of the Greater Albuquerque Chamber of Commerce, will join co-host Gene Grant and regular panelists Margaret Montoya from the UNM School of Law and UNM School of Medicine, Scott Darnell, Communications Director for the Republican Party of New Mexico, and Jim Scarantino, columnist for the Weekly Alibi to offer their unique brand of insight and analysis on the candidates and the race to November.
“New Mexico In Focus” is KNME’s prime-time news magazine show covering the events, issues, and people that are shaping life in New Mexico and the Southwest. The one-hour show concentrates on bringing viewers the important topics of our time, and all the opinions and insight they are used to, in an integrated and cohesive package.
The producer of “New Mexico In Focus” is Kevin McDonald. Closed Captioning of “New Mexico In Focus” has been made possible by a gift from Mrs. Elspeth G. Bobbs.