SANTA FE, N.M. (AP) - Republican Gov. Susana Martinez has reappointed Democrat Jamie Koch to a seat on the University of New Mexico Board of Regents.
Martinez’s office announced the appointment Friday.
She also named Marron Lee, a former federal prosecutor, to another seat on the board.
Koch’s reappointment was confirmed by the Senate during the legislative session but he ended up firing off a resignation letter to Martinez in March. He disagreed with a Senate committee’s rationale for refusing to confirm another regent because of political activity.
Martinez says she understood Koch’s frustration.
Koch tells the Albuquerque Journal (https://bit.ly/1DGlsiz ) the decision to rejoin the board didn’t come easily but the university is facing budgetary matters that must be dealt with.
Koch fills a four-year position on the board. Lee’s post is for six years.
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