NM Senate Republicans elect Baca to top leadership post

Sen. Gregory Baca, R-Belen, right, speaks on the Senate floor during a June special session. Baca is now the top-ranking Republican in the chamber, after being elected this week as Senate GOP floor leader. Sen. Craig Brandt, R-Rio Rancho, shown at left, was elected as Senate Republican whip. (Eddie Moore/Journal)
SANTA FE — Longtime New Mexico Senate GOP floor leader Stuart Ingle has been ousted from his leadership position in the latest shakeup for a chamber that will have new faces in se