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'''Mark Ronchetti''' (born October 7, 1973 (age {{age|1973|10|7}})) (pronounced "Ron-ketti") is a popular<ref name="Republican TV meteorologist joins New Mexico Senate race">[https://apnews.com/article/a320c0e2b8b7fa8e2df96fb8bffa82c5 Republican TV meteorologist joins New Mexico Senate race]</ref> [[Albuquerque]] [[meteorologist]] and mostly [[conservative]] [[Republican]] currently running for [[United States Senate]] from [[New Mexico]] in the [[2020 U.S. Senate elections|2020 elections]] to succeed retiring Sen. [[Tom Udall]].

'''Mark Ronchetti''' (born October 7, 1973 (age {{age|1973|10|7}})) (pronounced "Ron-ketti") is a popular<ref name="Republican TV meteorologist joins New Mexico Senate race">[https://apnews.com/article/a320c0e2b8b7fa8e2df96fb8bffa82c5 Republican TV meteorologist joins New Mexico Senate race]</ref> [[Albuquerque]] [[meteorologist]] and mostly [[conservative]] [[Republican]] who ran for [[United States Senate]] from [[New Mexico]] in the [[2020 U.S. Senate elections|2020 elections]] to succeed retiring Sen. [[Tom Udall]].

 

==2020 Senate bid==

==2020 Senate bid==

*[https://www.kob.com/albuquerque-news/meteorologist-mark-ronchetti-joins-senate-race-in-new-mexico/5600325/ Meteorologist Mark Ronchetti joins Senate race in New Mexico]</ref> In the [[Republican]] primary, he faced Navajo Nation member [[Elisa Martinez]] and Gavin Clarkson. Despite having been somewhat less supportive of Trump in certain regards,<ref name="Republican TV meteorologist joins New Mexico Senate race"/> saying that he "was a Republican" until "the orange one"<ref>[https://www.abqjournal.com/1448307/ronchettis-rivals-critical-of-his-2019-comments-at-unm-ex-former-meteorologists-loyalty-to-both-the-president-and-the-gop-questioned.html Ronchetti’s rivals critical of his 2019 comments at UNM]</ref> and called out by Martinez over the comment,<ref>[https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=iWVxIrYJn9I Color Me Orange]</ref> he won the primary,<ref>Two references:

*[https://www.kob.com/albuquerque-news/meteorologist-mark-ronchetti-joins-senate-race-in-new-mexico/5600325/ Meteorologist Mark Ronchetti joins Senate race in New Mexico]</ref> In the [[Republican]] primary, he faced Navajo Nation member [[Elisa Martinez]] and Gavin Clarkson. Despite having been somewhat less supportive of Trump in certain regards,<ref name="Republican TV meteorologist joins New Mexico Senate race"/> saying that he "was a Republican" until "the orange one"<ref>[https://www.abqjournal.com/1448307/ronchettis-rivals-critical-of-his-2019-comments-at-unm-ex-former-meteorologists-loyalty-to-both-the-president-and-the-gop-questioned.html Ronchetti’s rivals critical of his 2019 comments at UNM]</ref> and called out by Martinez over the comment,<ref>[https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=iWVxIrYJn9I Color Me Orange]</ref> he won the primary,<ref>Two references:

*[https://www.nytimes.com/interactive/2020/06/02/us/elections/results-new-mexico-senate-primary-election.html New Mexico U.S. Senate Primary Election Results]

*[https://www.nytimes.com/interactive/2020/06/02/us/elections/results-new-mexico-senate-primary-election.html New Mexico U.S. Senate Primary Election Results]

*[https://thehill.com/homenews/campaign/500833-republican-mark-ronchetti-wins-new-mexico-senate-primary Republican Mark Ronchetti to face Rep. Ben Ray Luján in New Mexico Senate race]</ref> and will face [[establishment]] Democrat representative [[Ben Ray Luján]] in the general election. Despite previously being criticized by Clarkson and Martinez, they pledged their support for Ronchetti after the primary to help flip [[New Mexico]] towards the [[Republicans]]' favor in the 2020 elections.<ref>[https://nmpoliticalreport.com/2020/06/02/ronchetti-wins-republican-primary-for-u-s-senate/ Ronchetti wins Republican primary for U.S. Senate]</ref>

*[https://thehill.com/homenews/campaign/500833-republican-mark-ronchetti-wins-new-mexico-senate-primary Republican Mark Ronchetti to face Rep. Ben Ray Luján in New Mexico Senate race]</ref> and faced [[establishment]] Democrat representative [[Ben Ray Luján]] in the general election. Despite previously being criticized by Clarkson and Martinez, they pledged their support for Ronchetti after the primary to help flip [[New Mexico]] towards the [[Republicans]]' favor in the 2020 elections.<ref>[https://nmpoliticalreport.com/2020/06/02/ronchetti-wins-republican-primary-for-u-s-senate/ Ronchetti wins Republican primary for U.S. Senate]</ref>

Ronchetti released his first [[TV]] ad in late August 2020.<ref>[https://www.kob.com/new-mexico-news/fact-check-mark-ronchettis-first-tv-ad/5835332/ Fact Check: Mark Ronchetti's first TV ad]</ref>

Ronchetti released his first [[TV]] ad in late August 2020.<ref>[https://www.kob.com/new-mexico-news/fact-check-mark-ronchettis-first-tv-ad/5835332/ Fact Check: Mark Ronchetti's first TV ad]</ref>