Rep. Heather Wilson To Seek Senate Seat Being Vacated By Domenici

ALBUQUERQUE, N.M. (AP) – Rep. Heather Wilson intends to seek the Senate seat being vacated in New Mexico by fellow Republican Pete Domenici, the Associated Press has learned.

Wilson made the decision Thursday after meeting with her family and notified her staff Friday morning. She was calling supporters around New Mexico to tell them of her decision, according to a senior adviser to Wilson who spoke on condition of anonymity so as not to pre-empt a formal announcement expected later Friday.

Wilson is the first major candidate to declare her candidacy for the seat, which Domenici has held since 1973. On Thursday, Domenici announced that he was retiring in January 2009, at the end of his sixth term.

By BARRY MASSEY Associated Press Writer

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