The Roll Call story talks about Madrid’s ties with state Insurance Commissioner Serna, who currently is on paid leave while being investigated for his dealings with Century Bank, which received a state contract after contributions to Con Alma — a health-care nonprofit that Serna and Madrid co-founded . Serna stepped down as president of Con Alma after the story about Century Bank broke.

The story quotes “one plugged-in Democratic lobbyist in Santa Fe” saying that Serna and Madrid are “two peas in a pod … They created Con Alma together.”

It’s clear, Kurtz writes, “that the political implications for Madrid’s high-stakes battle with Wilson — a perennial target in an Albuquerque-based district that leans modestly Democratic — are staggering.” ~The New Mexican

The Serna and Vigil trials were our big political scandal news from last year, and I had originally thought that Madrid would not be affected by either case. Obviously, that was premature. Any whiff of corruption on Madrid’s part in the current climate will go a long way toward shoring up Wilson’s flank come November. Wilson will need every break she can get, as her advantage in money is disappearing fast.