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  Candidate [Eli Chavez] Plans to Oust [NM] Governor
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Last EditedDFWDem  Jul 09, 2005 09:55am
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News DateSaturday, July 9, 2005 03:00:00 PM UTC0:0
DescriptionBy John M. Foster
SUN News Editor

The next state election is 16 months away, but one man is already planning his campaign to stop the re-election of Gov. Bill Richardson.

Eli Chavez last ran as a Democrat in the 2004 primary for one of New Mexico's seats in the U.S. House of Representatives. But the Albuquerque resident was not allowed on the ballot in that race because he did not get enough votes at the state party convention, and because some signatures on later ballot petitions were thrown out by a judge.

The experience moved Chavez to plan a departure from the Democratic Party, and begin organizing a grass-roots effort to run as an independent in 2006 against Richardson.

"I call him 'Governor Greed,'" Chavez said. "He is a greedy bloodsucker. He's chewed up New Mexicans and spit them out and doesn't look back."

"Look at that airplane. All I can see is it flying to Iowa and New Hampshire," Chavez said, tying together the state's planned purchase of a new jet with Richardson's rumored presidential ambitions. Richardson spokesman Billy Sparks did not immediately return two calls requesting the governor's comments.
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