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Governance and Leadership in New Mexico


December 11, 2020 – Gene Grant and The Line opinion panelists debate the roller coaster ride over appointments in President-elect Joe Biden’s cabinet and how Gov. Michelle Lujan Grisham lost out on a Health and Human Services position. They speculate on who Biden will choose to head the Dept. of the Interior, still up for grabs at the time this segment was recorded. The Line also looks at whether New Mexico Republicans’ reelection of Steve Pearce as party chair may mean another run for public office in his future.  

Host: Gene Grant 

The Line Opinion Panel:     
Dan Foley, former state representative  
Eric Griego, former state senator   
H. Diane Snyder, former state senator  

For More Information: 
Governor Looking Ahead After Cabinet Drama – Albuquerque Journal 
Lujan Grisham Not Leaving NM for Cabinet Post – Albuquerque Journal 
Lujan Grisham to Stay in New Mexico – Santa Fe New Mexican 
New Mexico Official Rebukes Biden Team’s Treatment of Michelle Lujan Grisham – The New York Times 
Cabinet Shuffle Still Has New Mexicans in the Mix – Santa Fe New Mexican 
Two From New Mexico in Running to Become First Native American U.S. Cabinet SecretarySanta Fe New Mexican 
Pearce Wins Second Term as GOP ChairmanAlbuquerque Journal