Kevin McCarthy, the Republican House Speaker, attended a rally in the swing state of New Mexico for Rep. Yvette Herrell. The GOP wants to flip a congressional seat in the state in 2023.
Republican House Speaker Kevin McCarthy attended a rally in southernon Monday for former U.S. Rep. Yvette Herrell as the GOP tries to flip a congressional swing seat back to GOP control in 2024.
Herrell lost her 2022 reelection bid to Democratic Congressman Gabe Vasquez in the majority-Hispanic district along the U.S. border with Mexico. The state’s Farm and Ranch Heritage Museum in Las Cruces was the backdrop for Herrell's announcement that she will seek the Republican nomination again, amid supportive appearances by state legislators.Republicans have nominated Herrell on three previous occasions to seek the 2nd District seat. She lost an open race in 2016 and returned in 2018 to unseat former Congresswoman Xochitl Torres Small.
Rep. Yvette Herrell speaks during a political forum hosted by the All Pueblo Council of Governors on Oct. 14, 2022, in Albuquerque, New Mexico. GOP House Speaker Kevin McCarthy attended a rally on April 10, 2023, for former Rep. Herrell. Republicans are separately challenging the new outline of the 2nd District in proceedings before the New Mexico Supreme Court. Political boundaries were changed under a redistricting plan from
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