Link: Ben Ray Luján gets AFSCME nod - SantaFeNewMexican.com.
Following a three-hour-plus forum Thursday in which five of six Democrats, both Republicans and both independents running for the 3rd Congressional District seat spoke to the local chapter of the American Federation of State, County and Municipal Employees, the union endorsed Ben Ray Luján for the job.
Like all of the Democrats and the two independents who spoke, Luján — a Public Regulation Commissioner and son of House Speaker Ben Luján, D-Nambé — stressed his support of labor unions, promising to "stand up for people's right to organize." AFSCME in particular represents the lion's share of government employees in the Santa Fe area.
The race is to replace U.S. Rep. Tom Udall, D-N.M., who is running for U.S. Senate.
There was no direct interaction among candidates. Each appeared separately before the group at the AFSCME union hall on Fourth Street, making opening statements then taking questions from the audience, which consisted mainly of AFSCME members.
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