Steve McCutcheon II was appointed to the New Mexico Senate in #SD42, to finish the unexpired term of Hobbs Republican Gay Kernan who stepped down from the Legislature in August. My expanded story.
https://www.rdrnews.com/news/local/governor-appoints-mccutcheon-to-new-mexico-senate/article_208f8ab6-5664-11ee-927e-7b39389869a2.html
Governor appoints McCutcheon to New Mexico Senate

A former Eddy County Commissioner has been appointed to fill a vacancy in the New Mexico Senate.

Roswell Daily Record
Gov. Michelle Lujan Grisham taps former Eddy county commisioner to fill a vacant New Mexico Senate seat in #SD42. https://www.rdrnews.com/news/local/mccutcheon-tapped-to-fill-open-new-mexico-senate-seat/article_9bf34aea-5582-11ee-946b-afb68b3f1809.html
McCutcheon tapped to fill open New Mexico Senate seat

Gov. Michelle Lujan Grisham has named a former Eddy County commissioner to an open state Senate seat.

Roswell Daily Record
For some background, my piece from July on Kernan's decision to resign from the #SD42 seat she held since 2002.
https://www.rdrnews.com/news/local/kernan-to-resign-from-nm-senate/article_734ac57e-1602-11ee-8477-bb7b15bb2c2d.html
Kernan to resign from NM Senate

Following more than two decades of representing parts of Chaves, Lea and Eddy counties, Sen. Gay Kernan (R-Hobbs) announced her intention to resign from the New Mexico Legislature.

Roswell Daily Record

Gov. Michelle Lujan Grisham has appointed Steve McCutcheon II to fill the #SD42 seat vacated by former Senator Gay Kernan in August.

The appointment was announced via press release by Lujan Grisham's office Saturday.

A rancher and Republican from Carlsbad, McCutheon was on the Eddy County Board of Commissioners from 2019 to 2023.

He was chosen over state Rep. Larry Scott, R-Hobbs, who also applied to finish out Kernan's term in #SD42, which includes Lea and parts of Eddy and Chaves counties.

New Mexico Sen. Gay Kernan, R-Hobbs, who has represented #SD42, announced she will resign from her seat effective Aug. 1. Her seat represents portions of Chaves, Eddy and Lea counties.
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B.C. school district investigating data breach affecting up to 19,000 people

The district said it is investigating how files containing first names, last names, schools/departments, district email addresses and student grades were released.

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