For Immediate Release                              Contact: Scott Forrester

 January 15, 2013                                       505-934-5681

 (SANTA FE) -- Democratic Party of New Mexico Chairman Javier M. Gonzales today congratulated Speaker W. Ken Martinez upon his election to the position this afternoon in Santa Fe: 

“Speaker Martinez is a leader and statesmen, who is uniquely qualified to lead the House.  His commitment to bipartisanship honors his Fathers legacy by focusing on issues important to New Mexico’s dignity of good paying jobs, affordable education, affordable health care, and accountability in government. New Mexico well served by his leadership”

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