KRWG News – SANTA FE, N.M. (KRWG) Environmental groups are giving an early endorsement to Democratic Congressman Martin Heinrich in the race for New Mexico's U.S. Senate seat.
The League of Conservation Voters Action Fund and the Conservation Voters New Mexico announced their endorsement of Heinrich on Tuesday.
Since taking office in 2009, Heinrich has a 100 percent rating by the League of Conservation Voters for his pro-environmental voting record. The national group's political committees made nearly $119,000 in independent campaign expenditures in support of Heinrich's re-election last year.
Heinrich is running for the Senate seat being vacated by Democrat Jeff Bingaman. Other Democratic candidates are state Auditor Hector Balderas and Albuquerque activist Andres Valdez.
Former Congresswoman Heather Wilson is running for the Republican nomination along with Las Cruces businessmen Greg Sowards and Bill English of Alamogordo.
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