Daniel Ivey-Soto Hired as State Elections Director

NM Secretary of State Mary Herrera announced Friday that she's hired Albuquerque attorney Daniel Ivey-Soto as the new State Elections Director. Ivey-Soto is also the Second Vice Chair of the Democratic Party of Bernalillo County. He replaces Ernie Marquez. According to an Albuquerque Journal report:

Ivey-Soto, 40, earned a law degree and master's of business administration from the University of New Mexico. Ivey-Soto, who once served as general counsel for the state Democratic Party, unsuccessfully sought the Democratic nomination for state auditor last year when the party's state central committee filled a vacancy on the ballot. As director of the elections bureau, Ivey-Soto will be responsible for running the state's election operations and administering election laws.