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The presentation included two judges who helped score entries; Gonzales said scores ranged from 9.5 down through single-digit scores and described the competition as “very competitive.” Gonzales said the winner would receive a bolo tie from his personal collection.

Senator Munoz, accepting the award, described bolo ties as Native American artwork with cultural ties to Gallup and New Mexico. Munoz said the sartorial items are “artwork from native Americans that were born and raised here and and wore their first ties,” and noted the squash blossom as a traditional necklace.

After the award announcement, Munoz and other senators proposed using the winning bolo tie as a fundraising item. Munoz suggested auctioning the tie for a charity of Senator Gonzales’s choice and set a suggested minimum bid of $5,000. A later exchange on the floor raised the question of whether soliciting lobbyists for donations could violate the state’s governmental conduct rules.

The judges asked winners and participating senators to gather for a photograph at the front of the chamber after the presentation.

No formal motion or vote accompanied the presentation or the fundraising suggestion; the auction proposal was offered verbally on the floor and remained a proposal rather than a formal, board-directed fundraising action.

The awards and discussion occurred as part of the Senate’s miscellaneous announcements rather than as a formal item on the legislative calendar.","mediaType","Video","parentTitle","Senate Chamber Mar 15, 2025","oneSentenceSummary","Senator Michael Gonzales presented the winners of “Bobby’s Bolo Battle” during the New Mexico Senate’s announcements; Senator Munoz won and proposed auctioning the winning bolo tie for charity with a suggested $5,000 minimum bid.","taxTitle","Senate, Committees, Legislative, New Mexico","taxId",29062,"location","New Mexico","headline","","shortSummary",{"_33":77,"_35":36,"_37":38,"_39":78,"_41":79,"_43":80,"_45":80,"_47":81,"_49":82,"_51":83,"_53":84,"_55":56,"_57":58,"_59":85,"_61":62,"_63":64,"_65":86,"_67":68,"_69":70,"_71":72,"_73":74,"_75":74},6276605,"Senate to recess until 1 p.m. tomorrow; four House bills rolled over, multiple committee meetings scheduled",0,628535,"/Search/View?dp=1&key=2659124-c2b2a1c8c2f862f7e728ba0d6c206a26&start=628&end=628","https://assets.pipeline.soar.com/2659124-c2b2a1c8c2f862f7e728ba0d6c206a26/thumbnail_628535.jpg","/articles/6276605/New-Mexico/Senate-to-recess-until-1-pm-tomorrow-four-House-bills-rolled-over-multiple-committee-meetings-scheduled","https://secure.pipeline.soar.com/6276605-c0633ec71b668704bfd9049a74cac0b4/orig.mp4?Expires=1776045143&Signature=n1FJ1~VbaXr2jr3XbLV~3ZSD5yRoMqP9UwEi1PWdQO-VrloIW7x4cV19400iaIP7cuiHzAX7sqwjYajnZq9ke~L0tgDDnL-l7Clxpx49CyGvdk9TctoCO6jh-uUtytZSCR~ENv4jETcGUmNhwqEmUBv5k-kx9tDbyJXWVAroVDs7Yc-0VpLGV2as104xHeC4q8dgGC-meFJXCLU2uWeDVE0nDbnaQEuWo47X3x8GqnmzqZCtyDoXg30NULRyv~9qkSmfqXOak3WKDfryd5P-1Gq3Cv8KMGPkJvGgND5jftfVzA2GkKAj0wlKBvXDf-FQXdd13ytqZdCnBTfuDcsTEQ__&Key-Pair-Id=KUT5TJCACFTXG","The New Mexico Senate, during its announcements and miscellaneous business period, unanimously consented to stand in recess until 1 p.m. tomorrow.

Senator Wirth said the Senate will “roll over those 4 House bills” and take them up tomorrow. He told committee chairs to make any needed announcements and said the chamber will reconvene at 1 p.m.

Senator Munoz told senators that the Senate Finance Committee would meet roughly five minutes after the floor session to hear several bills. Senator Cervantes announced the Senate Judiciary Committee will begin promptly at 5:30 p.m.

Senator Maestas offered a brief sports update noting the Sandia Matadors won the girls 5A state basketball championship over Hobbs, 47-30, and provided an in-progress halftime score for another game.

Later on the floor, Senator Stomantis asked whether the earlier, informal suggestion that lobbyists bid on a bolo tie could constitute an impermissible solicitation under the state’s governmental conduct rules, saying, “was that a solicitation of lobbyists? Do we violate the government contact act in doing that?” (quote as spoken). No formal ruling or vote on that question was recorded.

The Senate recessed by unanimous consent; no roll-call votes were recorded for the recess motion.","The New Mexico Senate unanimously consented to recess until 1 p.m. tomorrow, and several senators announced committee schedules including a finance meeting in minutes and a judiciary meeting at 5:30 p.m. Senator Wirth said four House bills will be rolled over to the next floor day.","actionData","errors"]

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Sen. Gonzales presents Bobby’s Bolo Battle; Sen. Munoz wins and suggests auction with $5,000 minimum

Senate to recess until 1 p.m. tomorrow; four House bills rolled over, multiple committee meetings scheduled