All numbers here are either December 2009 or December 08 to December 09.
NM total wage jobs: 820,500, -25,900 jobs.
Government, statewide: Total: 203,700. +2,500. (25% of NM total wage jobs)
State + local total: 172,400. (21% of NM total wage jobs.
Government: +2,500 jobs total. Thus: private sector: -28,400 jobs. 25,900 + 2,500)
Federal*: 31,300, +400. State: 60,600, -500. Local: 111,800, +2,600.
State government jobs are not necessarily employees of state government. For example, employees of tribes and tribal enterprises such as casinos are counted in local government.
State jobs in metros:
Albuquerque +300. Santa Fe, Las Cruces, Farmington, no change.
To net the 500 job decline statewide, rural areas lost 800 state jobs.
State + local jobs, % by metro:
Las Cruces: 27%. Santa Fe: 26%. Farmington: 20%. Albuquerque: 18%.
* Federal figure does not include national laboratories, which are considered private sector, and the military.
Chairs, Selected Permanent Committees, Regular Session, 2010
All those listed here are Democrats. The choice of committee is arbitrary. The item was to spotlight the more powerful committees. There are nine Senate committees. Conservation, Indian and Cultural Affairs, and Public Affairs are omitted.
The House has 16 permanent committees. Committees not included in this analysis include Agricultural and Water Resources, and Printing and Supplies. This is not meant as a slight to Rep Lucky Varela, chair of the printing committee, though it should be noted that Varela is a very senior and powerful Democrat, chair of the Legislative Finance Committee during the 2009-10 interim. So even if the printing committee doesn’t count, Varela certainly does.
Senate
Committees Committee: Tim Jennings, Roswell
Education: Cynthia Nava, Las Cruces
Finance: John Arthur Smith, Deming
Judiciary: Cisco McSorley, Albuquerque
Public Affairs: Dede Feldman, Albuquerque
Rules: Linda Lopez, Albuquerque (South Valley)
House
Speaker of the House: Ben Lujan, Santa Fe
Appropriations and Finance: Henry “Kiki” Saavedra, Chair, Albuquerque
Danice Picraux, Vice Chair, Albuquerque
Luciano “Lucky” Varela, Deputy Chair, Santa Fe
Business and Industry: Debbie Rodella, Espanola
Consumer and Public Affairs: Gail Chasey, Albuquerque
Education: Rick Miera, Albuquerque
Rhonda King, Vice Chair, Stanley
Health and Government Affairs: Mimi Stewart, Albuquerque
Judiciary: Al Park, Albuquerque
Labor and Human Resources: Miguel Garcia, Albuquerque
Rules and Order of Business: Nick Salazar, Ohkay Owingeh
Taxation and Revenue: Ed Sandoval, Albuquerque
Jim Trujillo, Vice Chair, Santa Fe
Transportation and Public Works: Roberto “Bobby” Gonzales, Taos
