Democratic gubernatorial candidate Gary King has returned to the airwaves with a television ad targeting Republican Gov. Susana Martinez for her veto of a minimum wage increase.
King launched the ad late last week, ending a month-long break when his campaign wasn't on the air while Republican Gov. Susana Martinez continued to target the Democrat with hard-hitting advertising.
According to the Center for Public Integrity, Martinez had spent six times more than King on TV advertising before the Democrat launched his latest ad.
Martinez rejected legislation that would have increased the state's minimum wage from $7.50 an hour to $8.50. King advocates raising the wage floor to about $10 an hour. However, King's ad doesn't mention that Martinez has said she would support moving the wage to $8 an hour.
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