NEW MEXICO DEMOCRATS ARE SOUNDING OFF ON GOVERNOR MARTINEZ’S 911 CALL NEARLY TWO WEEKS AGO WHEN A DISTURBANCE CALL WAS MADE TO SANTA FE POLICE ABOUT HER PARTY FOR STAFFERS AT THE ELDORADO HOTEL. THE ALBUQUERQUE JOURNAL REPORTS A POLICE SERGEANT SAYS THE GOVERNOR WAS INEBRIATED AT THE TIME.
DEMOCRATIC SENATOR MICHAEL PADILLA SAYS IT’S NO BIG DEAL IF THE GOVERNOR CHOOSES TO HAVE A PARTY WITH HER STAFF. BUT HE SAYS SHE ABUSED HER POWER BY BADGERING THE HOTEL CLERK, THE 911 DISPATCHER, AND THE OFFICERS SENT TO THE HOTEL IN SANTA FE. HE SAYS THEY WERE ALL JUST DOING THEIR JOBS.
PADILLA SAYS DEMOCRATIC LAWMAKERS HAVE MULTIPLE PROPOSALS ON THE TABLE FOR THE UPCOMING LEGISLATIVE SESSION AND NEED HER LEADERSHIP TO NAVIGATE THEM THROUGH THE LEGISLATURE. THAT INCLUDES A CONSTITUTIONAL AMENDMENT TO FULLY FUND EARLY EDUCATION.
