Mark Ronchetti
Mark Ronchetti is a popular[1] Albuquerque meteorologist and mostly conservative Republican currently running for United States Senate from New Mexico in the 2020 elections to succeed retiring Sen. Tom Udall.
2020 Senate bid
Two-term senator Tom Udall announced on March 25, 2020 that he would not seek re-election;[2] Ronchetti announced around a year later in early January 2020 his run for the seat.[1][3] In the Republican primary, he faced Navajo Nation member Elisa Martinez and Gavin Clarkson. Despite having been less supportive of Trump, referring to the president as the "orange one" in a critical manner,[4] he won the primary,[5] and will face establishment Democrat representative Ben Ray Luján in the general election.
It was reported in late October 2020 that Ronchetti out-raised Luján.[6]