Former City Council member Connor member runs for county clerk

Former City Council member Connor member runs for county clerk


Sun-News report
LAS CRUCES — She’s back; or at least Dolores Lucero Connor hopes she will be.

Connor, who served for eight years as a Las Cruces City Council member, has announced her intentions to run for Doña Ana County clerk.

Connor, a Republican, said it is her desire to continue to serve the community.

“I am looking forward to using my experience and work ethic to bring a new level of transparent and open processes to Doña Ana County elections,” Connor said.

Connor, 57, has been an active community leader for more than 36 years in Las Cruces. She has owned her own business and is a former banker, and has been a community volunteer and elected official.

Connor believes she has exhibited a level of professionalism and dedication that will make her a solid county clerk.

In 2007, she was awarded the Greater Las Cruces Chamber of Commerce’s “Citizen of the Year.”
Connor is a past president of the New Mexico Municipal League, a former New Mexico First board members, and served on the Spaceport America Tax District board. She is currently a board member of the Mesilla Valley Court Appointed Special Advocates (CASA).

As a member of the Las Cruces city council, she served as Mayor Pro-Tem from 2005 to 2007. She entered politics by running, and winning, a city council seat in 2003, and won re-election to a second four-year term in 2007.

Her family includes her husband, Bill Connor; step daughters Kristin Connor and Samantha Connor; and a son, Jacob Rodriguez.

The primary election is June 5. No other candidates have yet announced their intentions to run for county clerk.