Domenici Institute

The Domenici Institute is a public policy institute at New Mexico State University named after retired Sen. Pete Domenici, New Mexico’s longest-serving senator. Each year, the institute holds its Domenici Public Policy Conference, which brings together some of the best minds in the country to focus on significant national issues. The institute also holds a series of forums throughout the year focusing on public policy issues.

The 2010 Domenici Public Policy Conference, held Sept. 1-2, 2010, focused on financial reform, national security and analysis of the 2010 election.

Lt. Gov. Diane Denish and 3rd Judicial District Attorney Susana Martinez, both candidates for New Mexico governor, separately presented the major policy initiatives they would advance in office during the second morning of the conference. Following their presentations, Denish and Martinez took questions from university student panelists.

As part of the conference, ABC News contributor Sam Donaldson moderated a discussion between Fox News contributor Karl Rove and political analyst Joe Lockhart, taking an in-depth look at the 2010 midterm election. Donaldson is a longtime newsman who began working for ABC News in the 1960s and later went on to host a number of news programs for the network. Rove served as deputy chief of staff and senior adviser to former President George W. Bush. He is also a columnist for the Wall Street Journal and Newsweek. Lockhart served as press secretary for former President Bill Clinton from 1998-2000. He is now a political analyst and commentator.

Kay Bailey Hutchison addressed border security issues. She is the first – and, to date, the only – woman elected to represent Texas in the U.S. Senate. She is the senior Republican on the Senate Committee on Commerce, Science and Transportation. Additionally, she serves on the Appropriations Committee, the Committee on Banking, Housing and Urban Affairs and the Committee on Rules and Administration.

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