Currently, Arizona provides for public funding of campaigns, whereas for most offices, New Mexico does not.

In the New Mexico legislature, Senator Eric Griego has introduced SB 105, to establish public funding for all partisan state offices. The bill does not discriminate for or against any candidate on the basis of party affiliation or lack of party affiliation.

In Arizona, SCR 1021 and SB 1138 would end public funding of campaigns. Supporters of Arizona’s public funding recently succeeded in persuading the Senate Judiciary Committee to postpone a hearing on SCR 1021. It had been on the committee agenda for January 30, but it has been taken off the agenda and will probably be brought up at hearing next month.