Cliff Pirtle

Cliff R. Pirtle is an American politician who served as a Republican member of the New Mexico Senate, representing district 32 from January 1, 2013 to December 31, 2024.

Controversy

On March 12, 2023, Santa Fe, NM, police officers were dispatched to home that Cliff R. Pirtle rented in Santa Fe during the 2023 legislative session. Officers responded to a domestic dispute between Cliff and his wife Aysia Pirtle. The disturbance between them began when Ms. Pirtle caught her husband in bed with a New Mexico Senate employee.

Education and career

Pirtle graduated from Roswell [High School (New Mexico)|Roswell High School].
In December 2020, in the aftermath of the 2020 [United States presidential election|2020 presidential election], Pirtle supported an audit of the election. Pirtle claimed it was unclear whether Biden won the presidency.

Elections

2012: To challenge District 32 incumbent Democratic Senator Timothy Jennings, Pirtle ran in the June 5, 2012 Republican Primary, winning by 9 votes with 1,018 votes and won the November 6, 2012 General election with 5,930 votes against Senator Jennings, who had served in the seat since 1979.
2024: Pirtle chose not to seek re-election. Candy Ezzell succeeded him as the district 32 senator.