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'''Mark Ronchetti''' 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]].
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|birth_date=October 7, 1973
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|party=[[Republican]]
|spouse=Krysty Ronchetti
|children=Two
|alma_mater=[[Washington State University]]
|occupation=[[Meteorologist]]
|religion=[[Roman Catholic]]
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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]] who ran for [[United States Senate]] from [[New Mexico]] in the [[2020 U.S. Senate elections|2020 elections]] to succeed retiring Sen. [[Tom Udall]].
Ronchetti currently run for New Mexico gubernatorial election against [[Michelle Lujan Grisham]].
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==2020 Senate bid==
==2020 Senate bid==
:''See: [[2020 United States Senate election in New Mexico]]
Two-term senator [[Tom Udall]] announced on March 25, 2020 that he would not seek re-election;<ref>Multiple references:
Two-term senator [[Tom Udall]] announced on March 25, 2020 that he would not seek re-election;<ref>Multiple references:
*[https://www.politico.com/story/2019/03/25/sen-tom-udall-wont-seek-reelection-in-2020-1235127 Sen. Tom Udall won't seek reelection in 2020]
*[https://www.politico.com/story/2019/03/25/sen-tom-udall-wont-seek-reelection-in-2020-1235127 Sen. Tom Udall won't seek reelection in 2020]
*[https://www.rollcall.com/2019/03/25/udall-is-retiring-but-he-will-leave-behind-a-weighty-environmental-legacy/ Udall is retiring, but he will leave behind a weighty environmental legacy]</ref> Ronchetti announced around a year later in early January 2020 his run for the seat.<ref name="Republican TV meteorologist joins New Mexico Senate race"/><ref>Two references:
*[https://www.rollcall.com/2019/03/25/udall-is-retiring-but-he-will-leave-behind-a-weighty-environmental-legacy/ Udall is retiring, but he will leave behind a weighty environmental legacy]</ref> Ronchetti announced around a year later in early January 2020 his run for the seat.<ref name="Republican TV meteorologist joins New Mexico Senate race"/><ref>Two references:
*[https://www.krqe.com/news/politics-government/meteorologist-mark-ronchetti-enters-race-for-u-s-senate/ Meteorologist Mark Ronchetti enters race for U.S. Senate]
*[https://www.krqe.com/news/politics-government/meteorologist-mark-ronchetti-enters-race-for-u-s-senate/ Meteorologist Mark Ronchetti enters race for U.S. Senate]
*[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"/> referring to the president as the "orange one" in a critical manner,<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> he won the primary,<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 will face [[establishment]] Democrat representative [[Ben Ray Luján]] in the general election.
*[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://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>
At a debate for the general election,<ref>[https://www.c-span.org/video/?476508-1/mexico-us-senate-debate New Mexico U.S. Senate Debate]</ref> Ronchetti strongly called out Luján, the House Assistant Speaker, for being complicit in [[Nancy Pelosi]]'s obstructions amidst the [[CCP pandemic]].<ref>[https://www.breitbart.com/politics/2020/10/05/ronchetti-ben-ray-lujan-abetting-pelosi-in-stalling-coronavirus-aid/ GOP’s Mark Ronchetti in New Mexico Senate Debate: Democrat Ben Ray Lujan Abetting Nancy Pelosi in Stalling Coronavirus Aid]</ref> The [[left-wing]] representative tended to respond to questions over the [[COVID-19]] outbreak by casting blaming on Trump and Sen. [[Mitch McConnell]].
It was reported in late October 2020 that Ronchetti out-raised Luján.<ref>[https://www.abqjournal.com/1509675/ronchetti-tops-lujaacuten-in-fundraising-last-quarter.html Ronchetti topped Luján in fundraising last quarter]</ref>
It was reported in late October 2020 that Ronchetti out-raised Luján.<ref>[https://www.abqjournal.com/1509675/ronchetti-tops-lujaacuten-in-fundraising-last-quarter.html Ronchetti topped Luján in fundraising last quarter]</ref>
Despite strong efforts, Ronchetti lost the general election to Luján by just under six percentage points,<ref>[https://www.businessinsider.com/new-mexico-us-senate-election-preview-ben-ray-lujn-vs-mark-ronchetti-2020-9 Ben Ray Luján is the projected winner over Mark Ronchetti in the US Senate race in New Mexico]</ref> though managed out-perform [[Donald Trump]] in the state.<ref>https://electionresults.sos.state.nm.us/resultsSW.aspx?type=FED&map=CTY</ref>
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