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Which telecom companies are pulling the strings in your state government? Find out which telecommunications companies are spending the most on lobbying and campaign contributions. Learn about your public utility boards, where they are located and how to file a complaint. Also, view the personal financial disclosure statements of board members and learn how much they earn.

The New Mexico Public Regulation Commission
Marian Hall
224 E. Palace Ave.
Santa Fe, NM 87501
(505) 827-6940

How to file a complaint
Phone: (505) 827-6940
Mail a written complaint to: P.O. Box 1269 ,Santa Fe, NM 87504-1269

Jurisdiction: electric, natural gas, water, transportation, telecom, pipeline, insurance and other public service companies
Funding: primarily from General Fund appropriations, with most fees collected returned to the General Fund
Commissioners: 5
  Elected by: district
  Term: 4 years
  Annual Salary: $90,000
Chairperson: Elected by commissioners
  Term: 4 years
  Annual Salary: $90,000
Commissioners

Ben Lujan (Chair)
Term: 2005-2008

Lynda M. Lovejoy
Term: 1999-2006

E. Shirley Baca
Term: 2003-2006

Jason Marks
Term: 2005-2008

David W. King
Term: 2002-2006

New Mexico Receives F for Disclosure of Utility Commissioner Outside Ties
New Mexico ranked 47th in the nation for making basic information on state legislators' income, assets and potential conflicts of interest available to the public. New Mexico received 0 out of a possible 100 points.
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New Mexico Conflict-of-Interest Provision: "No commissioner or candidate for the commission shall accept anything of value from a person or entity whose charges for services to the public are regulated by the commission." (New Mexico Constitution art. XI, § 1) "A public officer or employee shall disqualify himself from engaging in any official act directly affecting his financial interest." (New Mexico Statutes § 10-16-4(B))


Telecommunications Industry

State Campaign Donations

Telecommunications industry donations, including legislative and statewide, throughout three election cycles, 1999-2000, 2001-2002 and 2003-2004. Click on total to see how this state stacks up:
Cycle Amount
2003-2004 $67,350
2001-2002 $208,288
1999-2000 $127,212
Total $402,850

Telecommunications interests donating $10,000 or more to state races, including legislative and statewide, throughout six years, from 1999 to 2004:
Name Total
AT&T Corp. $99,000
Qwest Communications International Inc. $93,107
Comcast Corp. $45,100
MCI (formerly WorldCom Inc.) $44,698
Verizon Communications Inc. $31,940
Loral Space & Communications Ltd. $15,000
VALOR Telecommunications $12,050
National Cable and Telecom. Assn. and state orgs. $11,500
SBC Communications Inc. $11,200

Source: Institute on Money in State Politics, with analysis by Center for Public Integrity

State Lobby Spending

Totals in this state DO NOT include lobbyist salaries/compensation. Limited spending included because lobbyists report lump sum for all employers. Center researchers only captured totals for lobbyists who reported having only telecommunications-related employers. This limited the results of the research because many lobbyists have multiple employers from various industries.

State-level lobbying by telecommunications companies in 2003 and 2004. Click on the total to see how the states stack up:
Year Amount
2003 $7,239
2004 $3,584
Total $10,822

Major telecommunications interests lobbying government in this state in 2003 and 2004:
Name Total
Qwest Communications International Inc. $4,477
VALOR Telecommunications $3,777
Sprint Corp. $2,568

Source: Source: Center for Public Integrity analysis of state records