Big names throw cash into New Mexico gubernatorial race

Hungarian-born billionaire investor George Soros and his son were among top contributors to Democratic gubernatorial candidate Michelle Lujan Grisham, while former Secretary of Defense Donald Rumsfeld and his wife were among Republican hopeful Steve Pearce’s biggest backers.

Campaign finance reports filed Monday (Oct. 9) with the Secretary of State’s Office show both members of Congress have each taken in more than $1 million for their bids to win their party’s nomination for governor of New Mexico in the June primary elections.

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