New Mexico congressman endorses Democrat as successor

SANTA FE, N.M. (AP) — Six-term U.S. Congressman and Senate candidate Ben Ray Luján is endorsing a fellow Democrat to fill his northern New Mexico House district in the November election. Luján endorsed Santa Fe-based attorney Teresa Leger Fernandez in her campaign for the 3rd Congressional District seat against Republican Alexis Johnson. In a statement Tuesday, Luján praised Leger Fernandez for her work in developing rural health centers, protecting rural irrigation sy