Martin Chavez

Martin Chavez was a Democratic candidate in the 2008 congressional elections for the Senate in New Mexico. He was seeking the Democratic nomination to fill the seat of Sen. Pete Domenici (R-N.M.), who is not seeking reelection. The primary will take place in June, 2008.

Chavez is a superdelegate in the 2008 Democratic presidential nomination.

2008 elections
Chavez was seeking the Democratic nomination to fill the seat of retiring Sen. Pete Domenici (R-N.M.) in the 2008 congressional elections. Chavez withdrew from the race.

Committees
Chavez will be assigned committees if and when he is elected to Congress.

Related SourceWatch articles

 * 2008 U.S. congressional elections
 * 2008 U.S. congressional election dates
 * Portal:New Mexico and the U.S. Congress
 * Portal:Superdelegate Transparency Project
 * Superdelegates in the 2008 presidential primaries
 * U.S. presidential election, 2008
 * U.S. presidential election, 2008/Congressional endorsements

External resources

 * 2008 Race Tracker page on New Mexico’s Senate Race
 * "Mayor Marty Sets Time & Place For Senate Bid; Big Bill Says Go Ahead; We Peel the Onion, Plus: Readers Blog The Historic Political Week That Was ," New Mexico Politics with Joe Monahan, October 8, 2008.