SANTA FE – New Mexico is preparing to celebrate the transition to a newly elected governor with ballroom galas in the state’s capital city.
Democratic New Mexico Gov.-elect Michelle Lujan Grisham is scheduled to attend ballroom celebrations Tuesday at a luxury hotel and the Santa Fe Convention Center. She will take office on New Year’s Day at a private ceremony before attending morning Mass and a public inauguration.
Lujan Grisham defeated Republican Steve Pearce by a 14 percent margin in November as Democrats consolidated control over all statewide offices and New Mexico’s congressional delegation by flipping a Republican controlled seat in southern New Mexico.
Republican Gov. Susana Martinez is leaving office after eight years marked by frequent clashes with the Democrat-led Legislature, efforts to cut taxes and her expansion of Medicaid benefits.
