Coalition in Support of Think New Mexico's PRC Reforms

The following elected officials and organizations support Think New Mexico's legislative package to reform the PRC: House Joint Resolution 11 (increasing commissioner qualifications), House Joint Resolution 16 (transferring corporate registration from the PRC to Secretary of State) and House Joint Resolution 17 (moving insurance regulation out of the PRC and reforming how Insurance Superintendents are selected):

Sponsors of the Legislation
   HJR 11
     Representative Joseph Cervantes
     House Minority Leader Tom Taylor
     Speaker Ben Lujan
     Senator Linda Lopez
     Senator Lynda Lovejoy
     Senator Bill Payne
   HJR 16
     House Minority Leader Tom Taylor
     House Majority Leader Ken Martinez
     Speaker Ben Lujan
     House Minority Whip Don Bratton
     Senator Linda Lopez
     Senator Dede Feldman
     Senator Lynda Lovejoy
     Senator Stuart Ingle
   HJR 17
     Representative Kiki Saavedra
     House Minority Leader Tom Taylor
     Speaker Ben Lujan
     Senator Linda Lopez
     Senator Tim Keller
     Senator Lynda Lovejoy
     Senator Carroll Leavell

Elected Officials
Governor Susana Martinez
Attorney General Gary King
Secretary of State Dianna Duran
PRC Chairman Pat Lyons (R)
PRC Commissioner Jason Marks (D)
PRC Commissioner Doug Howe (I)

Experts
Johnny Montoya, PRC Chief of Staff
John Franchini, Superintendent of Insurance
Don Letherer, former Superintendent of Insurance
Jack Hiatt, former PRC Chief of Staff
Orlando Romero, former PRC Chief of Staff

Business Groups
Albuquerque Hispano Chamber of Commerce
Greater Albuquerque Chamber of Commerce
New Mexico Association of Commerce and Industry (ACI)
New Mexico Utility Shareholders Alliance

Civic and Consumer Organizations
AARP of New Mexico
American Association of University Women-New Mexico Chapter (AAUW-NM)
New Mexico Industrial Energy Consumers
Young Democrats of New Mexico

Newspaper Editorial Endorsements
Albuquerque Journal (February 2, 2012)
Farmington Daily Times (January 25, 2012)
Las Cruces Sun-News (January 24, 2012)
Rio Grande Sun (January 26, 2012)
Ruidoso News (January 25, 2012)
Santa Fe New Mexican (January 22, 2012 • October 12, 2011 • October 2, 2011)
Silver City Sun-News (January 24, 2012)