The Republican attorney general candidate in New Mexico, Susan Riedel, has outraised her Democratic opponent, Hector Balderas, the campaign announced in a press release this afternoon.
Riedel reports raising more than $92,000 in the period from June 29 to September 1 and has nearly $200,000 cash on hand. While Balderas reports only raising $70,000 for the same period, he does show a sizable cash on hand advantage over Riedel with $822,000.
“New Mexicans are hungry for leadership from the Attorney General’s Office,” Riedel said in an e-mail statement. “They are looking for someone committed to putting an end to political corruption, and someone with the skills and experience necessary to reduce the incredibly high levels of violent crime in the state.”
Balderas’ campaign hasn’t release anything about his fundraising numbers today. While the candidates have largely avoided attacking one another, focusing mostly on the importance of public safety and the role of an attorney general, Riedel has criticized her opponent as a “career politician” given the 10-year period since serving as a prosecuting attorney.
If Riedel, who has the support of popular GOP Gov. Susana Martinez, wins the general election this November, she will be the first Republican elected attorney general in New Mexico since 1987.





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