AN ALBUQUERQUE LAWMAKER WHO MISSED THE ENTIRE 2014 LEGISLATIVE SESSION DUE TO ILLNESS SAYS HE WON'T RUN FOR ANOTHER TERM THIS YEAR. 77 YEAR OLD DEMOCRAT ERNEST CHAVEZ WAS ELECTED TO THE HOUSE IN 2004.
CHAVEZ SAYS HIS AGE AND MEDICAL CONDITION WERE FACTORS IN HIS DECISION NOT TO RUN AGAIN.