In addition to the national committeeman contest, New Mexico Republicans also decided at Saturday’s quadrennial convention whom to send as national delegates to the national convention in Cleveland in July. However, Yates downplayed talk of GOP discord after his victory over Rogers, who had held the Republican National Committeeman post since 2008. The Democratic Party of New Mexico, which will hold its state convention next month, released a statement Saturday criticizing the state Republican Party for backing Trump. The state’s 24 delegates include three automatic slots – state party Chairwoman Debbie Maestas and both a national committeeman and national committeewoman. He also said Trump’s campaign had prompted a surge of interest among New Mexico Republicans seeking to be elected as delegates to the national GOP convention.

Source: National Post May 21, 2016 14:45 UTC