STATE SENATOR MICHAEL PADILLA WON’T BE RUNNING FOR LIEUTENANT GOVERNOR ANYMORE. HE’S PULLED OUT OF THE RACE AFTER WOMEN CLAIMED PADILLA HARRASSED THEM IN 2007 WHEN HE WORKED AT ALBUQUERQUE’S 911 COMMUNICATIONS CENTER. ACCORDING TO THE ASSOCIATED PRESS, THE ACCUSATIONS SAID PADILLA ASKED WOMEN ON DATES AND MADE INAPPROPRIATE COMMENTS TO THEM.
PADILLA SAID IN A STATEMENT THAT HE HAD MADE TOO MANY CHANGES TOO FAST AT THE 911 CENTER IN 2006, SO THE WORK ENVIRONMENT WAS STRESSFUL.
ANOTHER GUBERNATORIAL CANDIDATE, MICHELLE LUJAN GRISHAM, ALSO CALLED FOR PADILLA TO END HIS CAMPAIGN FOR LIEUTENANT GOVERNOR. NEW MEXICO’S REPUBLICAN PARTY IS CALLING ON PADILLA TO ALSO RESIGN AS STATE SENATOR.
