N.M.’S LONGEST-SERVING U.S. SENATOR DIES AT 85

Pete Domenici, New Mexico’s longest-serving U.S. senator, died Wednesday in Albuquerque. He was 85.

Domenici, a Republican from Albuquerque, served in the U.S. Senate from 1973 to 2009.

The Albuquerque Journal reported Domenici had recently undergone abdominal surgery. He suffered a setback during his recovery and had been in intensive care, the

Journal reported.