Albuquerque, NM - Earlier this week, four of the fantastic Republican candidates running this year in New Mexico were named to the Republican State Leadership Committee's "16 in '16: Races to Watch" list, more than in any other state.

The candidates highlighted as rising stars by the RSLC were Dr. Christina Hall in HD 24, Diego Espinoza in SD 9, Greg Baca in SD 29, and Rep. Nora Espinoza for Secretary of State.

"We are thrilled that the RSLC has recognized so many of our great candidates, four times more than in any other state." said Republican Party of New Mexico Chairman Debbie Maestas. "This is a testament not only to RPNM's candidate recruitment efforts, but also to the hard work that our candidates are putting into their races this year and their passion for putting New Mexico on the right track. We are extremely proud of the races Dr. Christina Hall, Diego Espinoza, Greg Baca and Nora Espinoza are running, and know voters in November will reward their positive, forward thinking messages and not the status-quo politicians they're campaigning against."