Sheriff Darren White enters race for Congress

DARREN WHITE THIS AFTERNOON ANNOUNCED HE'S RUNNING FOR THE U.S. HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES. STUA...  More »

DARREN WHITE THIS AFTERNOON ANNOUNCED HE'S RUNNING FOR THE U.S. HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES. STUART DYSON ATTENDED WHITE'S FORMAL ANNOUNCEMENT -- HE'S IN OUR NEWSROOM NOW WITH A LOOK AT THE RACE. MUSICAL CHAIRS : WHITE IS RUNNING FOR THE REPUBLICAN NOMINATION TO TAKE HEATHER WILSON'S PLACE REPRESENTING NEW MEXICO'S FIRST DISTRICT IN CONGRESS - WHILE WILSON TRIES TO MOVE INTO PETE DOMENICI'S CHAIR IN THE SENATE - DOMENICI RETIRING BECAUSE OF SERIOUS HEALTH ISSUES. OUT Q 'DEMOCRATIC BERNALILLO COUNTY'DARREN WHITE - IN THE MIDDLE OF HIS SECOND TERM AS SHERIFF OF NEW MEXICO'S MOST POPULOUS COUNTY - WOULD LIKE TO REPRESENT THAT COUNTY AND A LITTLE MORE TERRITORY IN THE FIRST DISTRICT. DEMOCRATS OUTNUMBER REPUBLICANS IN THE FIRST - BUT REPUBLICANS HAVE ALWAYS HELD THE HOUSE SEAT - FROM MANUEL LUJAN TO STEVE SCHIFF TO WILSON. WHITE WANTS TO EXTEND THAT FORTY YEAR WINNING STREAK. ' If you elect me to Congress I'll be hanging up my gunbelt - but not my passion - my integrity - my commitment to you and your family.' ON THE DEMOCRAT SIDE CITY COUNCILOR MARTIN HEINRICH HAS BEEN RUNNING AND RAISING MONEY FOR MONTHS. LAWYER JON ADAMS - A POLITICAL NEWCOMER - JUMPED IN A COUPLE MONTHS AGO. AND FORMER STATE HEALTH SECRETARY MICHELLE LUJAN GRISHAM WILL MAKE HER FORMAL ANNOUNCEMENT TOMORROW. DARREN WHITE - A FORMER STATE PUBLIC SAFETY SECRETARY AND FORMER ALBUQUERQUE POLICE OFFICER - HAS HANDILY WON TWO SHERIFF'S ELECTIONS - NO SMALL ACCOMPLISHMENT FOR A REPUBLICAN IN DEMOCRATIC BERNALILLO COUNTY. MORE ON WHITE'S CAREER - DID YOU KNOW HE WAS A ROCK STAR? - AND WE'LL TALK WITH THE NEWEST DEMOCRAT IN THE RACE TONIGHT AT SIX - BACK TO YOU. TWO MORE  « Less