{"id":44055,"date":"2021-10-27T19:00:00","date_gmt":"2021-10-28T01:00:00","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/dh.durangoherald.com\/tj\/ronchetti-enters-republican-race-for-governor-of-new-mexico\/"},"modified":"2021-10-28T01:00:00","modified_gmt":"2021-10-28T01:00:00","slug":"ronchetti-enters-republican-race-for-governor-of-new-mexico","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/dh.durangoherald.com\/tj\/ronchetti-enters-republican-race-for-governor-of-new-mexico\/","title":{"rendered":"Ronchetti enters Republican race for governor of New Mexico"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><figure class=\"wp-block-image naviga-inline-image\"><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/imengine.public.prod.dur.navigacloud.com\/?uuid=36fe98cd-8813-4fec-bf7c-9a0573fb6c6e&#038;function=cover&#038;type=preview&#038;source=false&#038;width=2000\" width=\"2000\" height=\"1631\" alt=\"KRQE-TV Chief Meteorologist Mark Ronchetti prepares the weathercast at the KRQE studios in Albuquerque. Ronchetti on Wednesday announced his candidacy for the Republican nomination for governor of New Mexico. (Associated Press file)\" class=\"naviga-image\" loading=\"lazy\" \/><figcaption><span class=\"caption\">KRQE-TV Chief Meteorologist Mark Ronchetti prepares the weathercast at the KRQE studios in Albuquerque. Ronchetti on Wednesday announced his candidacy for the Republican nomination for governor of New Mexico. (Associated Press file)<\/span><span class=\"credit\">du1-i-syn<\/span><\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<p>ALBUQUERQUE \u2013 Former Albuquerque television meteorologist Mark Ronchetti on Wednesday announced his candidacy for the Republican nomination for governor of New Mexico.<\/p>\n<p>Ronchetti said in a statement posted on a <a href=\"https:\/\/markronchetti.com\/\" id=\"link-1\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">campaign website <\/a> that as governor he would focus on small businesses, education, crime and the border.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cMost importantly, I\u2019ll be a governor that does more than talk. I\u2019ll listen and find solutions that actually work,\u201d Ronchetti said.<\/p>\n<p>In joining a crowded Republican primary field targeting Democratic Gov. Michelle Lujan Grisham, Ronchetti is making his second run for statewide office.<\/p>\n<p>Ronchetti was defeated in New Mexico\u2019s 2020 race for an open U.S. Senate seat by the Democratic nominee, then-Rep. Ben Ray Luj\u00e1n.<\/p>\n<p>Ronchetti stepped down from his KRQE-TV job last week. He also stepped away from the station to run in 2020.<\/p>\n<p>The seven other announced candidates for the GOP nomination for governor include state Rep. Rebecca Dow of Truth or Consequences, Sandoval County Commissioner Jay Block and Greg Zanetti, a retired U.S. Army National Guard brigadier general from Albuquerque.<\/p>\n<p>L:ujan Grisham is seeking a second four-year term.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>KRQE-TV Chief Meteorologist Mark Ronchetti prepares the weathercast at the KRQE studios in Albuquerque. Ronchetti on Wednesday announced his candidacy for the Republican nomination for governor of New Mexico. (Associated Press file)du1-i-syn ALBUQUERQUE \u2013 Former Albuquerque television meteorologist Mark Ronchetti on Wednesday announced his candidacy for the Republican nomination for governor of New Mexico. 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