Republican Jim Ellison launches his 2026 New Mexico governor campaign, warning electric rates could double under policies mirroring California’s approach.
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FIRSTONFOX—RepublicanJimEllisonwantstopreventNewMexicofromturningintoanotherCalifornia.
ThatisakeyreasonwhyEllison,aformercommissioneroftheNewMexicoPublicRegulationCommission,onTuesdaylaunchedacampaignforgovernorintheblue-leaningsouthwesternstateinthe2026racetosucceedterm-limitedDemocraticGov.MichelleLujanGrisham.
InastatementannouncinghiscandidacythatwassharedfirstwithFoxNewsDigital,Ellisonarguedthatpolicesunderthecurrentadministrationaresettingthestageforadramaticincreaseinelectricityrates.
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Ellison,whohasdecadesof experience inthepowerandenergysectors,warned,“Overthenexttenyears,electricrateswilldoubleortripleifourstatecontinuesdownthispathofbecominganotherCalifornia.”
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