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Gregg Hull touted his record of bringing new industries into his community in hopes of earning the Republican nomination for governor.

He was elected to his third term as mayor of Rio Rancho in 2022 and is one of two frontrunners in this year’s GOP Primary Election on June 2, hoping to take on the Democratic nominee in the November General Election.

The winner will replace Democratic Gov. Michelle Lujan Grisham, who was term limited and will leave office at the end of 2026.

At a Tuesday, April 14 morning gathering at coffee shop Kith and Kin in Artesia of about 10 residents and government leaders, Hull, 59, pointed to increases in Rio Rancho’s local industries such as aerospace and manufacturing, which he said he supported as mayor. 

“The business climate in Rio Rancho was just horrible,” Hull said of the city before he was elected. “When I started complaining about it, people started saying I should do something about. I realized it’s just like running a small business.”