Cliff Pirtle Explained

Cliff Pirtle
State Senate:	New Mexico
District:	32nd^[1]
Term Start:	January 15, 2013
Predecessor:	Timothy Jennings
Successor:	Incumbent
Birth Date:	^[2]
Nationality:	American
Party:	Republican
Residence:	Roswell, New Mexico

Cliff R. Pirtle^[3] is an American lawmaker and a Republican member of the New Mexico Senate representing District 32 since January 15, 2013.

Controversy

On March 12, 2023, Santa Fe, NM, police officers were dispatched to home that Cliff R. Pirtle rented in Santa Fe during the 2023 legislative session. Officers responded to a domestic dispute between Cliff and his wife Aysia Pirtle. The disturbance between them began when Ms. Pirtle caught her husband in bed with a New Mexico Senate employee.^[4]

Education and career

Pirtle graduated from Roswell High School.

In December 2020, in the aftermath of the 2020 presidential election, Pirtle supported an audit of the election. Pirtle claimed it was unclear whether Biden won the presidency.^[5]

Elections

• 2012 To challenge District 32 incumbent Democratic Senator Timothy Jennings, Pirtle ran in the June 5, 2012 Republican Primary, winning by 9 votes with 1,018 votes (50.2%)^[6] and won the November 6, 2012 General election with 5,930 votes (52.3%) against Senator Jennings,^[7] who had served in the seat since 1979.

External links

• Official page at the New Mexico Legislature
• Campaign site
  • Cliff R. Pirtle at Ballotpedia
• Cliff R. Pirtle at OpenSecrets

Notes and References

1. Web site: Senator Cliff R. Pirtle (R) . . . February 20, 2014.
2. Web site: Senate District 32 (R) - Cliff Pirtle. 8 May 2012.
3. Web site: Cliff Pirtle's Biography . . February 20, 2014.
4. Web site: Mexican . Santa Fe New . 2023-03-14 . Deputies respond to domestic dispute involving state Republican senator . 2023-07-26 . NM Political Report . en-US.
5. Web site: Chacón. Daniel J.. 13 December 2020. Did Biden win? Some New Mexico Republicans express doubts. live. 2021-06-03. Santa Fe New Mexican. en. https://web.archive.org/web/20201214050347/https://www.santafenewmexican.com/news/local_news/did-biden-win-some-new-mexico-republicans-express-doubts/article_d48448de-3bca-11eb-80a3-e3117f85d5cf.html . 2020-12-14 .
6. Web site: Canvass of Returns of Primary Election Held on June 5, 2012 – State of New Mexico . . Santa Fe, New Mexico . 6 . February 20, 2014 . https://web.archive.org/web/20181115165738/http://www.sos.state.nm.us/uploads/files/StatewidePrimary12(1).pdf . November 15, 2018 . dead .
7. Web site: Canvass of Returns of General Election Held on November 6, 2012 – State of New Mexico . Secretary of State of New Mexico . Santa Fe, New Mexico . 3 . February 20, 2014 . https://web.archive.org/web/20131104072541/http://www.sos.state.nm.us/uploads/files/Pages%20from%20ALLNMG12%20CAN%20STATEWIDE.pdf . November 4, 2013 . dead .