/tags/congressional-district-3 Congressional District 3 en-US Copyright Thu, 10 Oct 2024 04:02:37 GMT /local-news/2024-10-09/leger-fernandez-touts-climate-laws-as-challenger-clahchischilliage-supports-fossil-fuels The race for New Mexico's 3rd Congressional District is not close, but both candidates make their cases forcefully. Thu, 10 Oct 2024 04:02:37 GMT /local-news/2024-10-09/leger-fernandez-touts-climate-laws-as-challenger-clahchischilliage-supports-fossil-fuels Alice Fordham /local-news/2022-11-03/martinez-johnson-seeks-to-flip-cd3-to-republicans With Election Day next week and early voting underway, voters in Congressional District 3 will decide whether to elect incumbent Democrat Teresa Leger Fernandez, or challenger Republican Alexis Martinez Johnson.New Mexico in Focus Correspondent Gwyneth Doland with our media partner New Mexico PBS sat down with Martinez Johnson to talk about the newly redrawn district, climate change and her thoughts on abortion in the state. Thu, 03 Nov 2022 15:23:54 GMT /local-news/2022-11-03/martinez-johnson-seeks-to-flip-cd3-to-republicans Gwyneth Doland, New Mexico PBS, Jeanette DeDios /local-news/2022-11-03/leger-fernandez-highlights-her-record-in-congressional-re-election-bid Election Day is on November 8 and early voting is underway. In Congressional District 3 Republican Alexis Martinez Johnson is looking to unseat incumbent Democrat Teresa Leger Fernandez.New Mexico in Focus Correspondent Gwyneth Doland with our media partner New Mexico PBS sat down with Leger Fernandez to discuss how she helped secure funding for Hermit’s Peak fire, her thoughts on reproductive rights and how she’s campaigning in her newly redrawn district. Thu, 03 Nov 2022 14:53:30 GMT /local-news/2022-11-03/leger-fernandez-highlights-her-record-in-congressional-re-election-bid Gwyneth Doland, New Mexico PBS, Jeanette DeDios /local-news/2022-10-25/rematch-candidates-go-head-to-head-for-the-cd3-seat Early voting is underway and in Congressional District 3 there is a rematch of sorts. Incumbent Democratic Representative Teresa Leger Fernandez faces Republican challenger Alexis Martinez Johnson, an environmental engineer who ran against her for the same seat in 2020. Wed, 26 Oct 2022 00:09:13 GMT /local-news/2022-10-25/rematch-candidates-go-head-to-head-for-the-cd3-seat Jeanette DeDios, Shaun Griswold, Source NM /local-news/2020-11-04/new-mexico-elects-its-first-all-woman-of-color-delegation-to-the-u-s-house On Tuesday, Nov. 3, New Mexico made history by electing its first U.S. House delegation composed of all women of color. Yvette Herrell, Teresa Leger… Thu, 05 Nov 2020 00:52:21 GMT /local-news/2020-11-04/new-mexico-elects-its-first-all-woman-of-color-delegation-to-the-u-s-house Nash Jones /local-news/2020-10-26/voices-behind-the-vote-providing-for-families-needs-and-facing-racial-injustice-head-on As voters head to the polls, the disparate impacts of the COVID-19 pandemic are top of mind for many, as are the racial inequities baked into every aspect… Mon, 26 Oct 2020 20:21:19 GMT /local-news/2020-10-26/voices-behind-the-vote-providing-for-families-needs-and-facing-racial-injustice-head-on Hannah Colton