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New Mexico: If AG Declines, Legislator Will Consider House Bid

As it looks more and more unlikely that state Attorney General Patricia Madrid or Secretary of State Rebecca Vigil-Giron will run for the Democratic nomination in the 1st district, someone who was once considered a long shot for the seat is now more likely to run.

Freshman state Sen. Jerry Ortiz y Pino (D) told Roll Call that he would consider challenging Rep. Heather Wilson (R) if Madrid took her name out of contention.

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Rep. Michele Bachmann, who recently suspended her campaign for the presidency, speaks at the 2012 Conservative Political Action Conference in Washington, D.C., on Feb. 9.
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