Larry Marker

Larry Marker grew up as one of six children of a union electrician, with his mother entering paid work while he was in elementary school.¹ Now a grandfather and hunter, he says he wants young families to afford a household without both parents being required to work.¹

Born in Hobbs in 1963 and raised in Roswell, he worked on farms and at gas stations before taking a drilling rig job at 17, while still in high school.¹ After an oil industry downturn, he went into the garage door business and later worked for Overhead Door.¹ His work has also included construction, manufacturing, farming and ranching.²

Alongside his business work, Marker says he has spent years studying law and government on his own.³ He sought the Republican nomination for state Senate District 27 in 2024.¹ He won the 2026 U.S. Senate nomination through primary write in votes and appears by name on the general election ballot.⁴

His Senate platform calls for stronger border enforcement, expanded domestic energy production and closer oversight of federal recovery money.³ He says data centers should pay for their own power and water without shifting costs onto households.³ He faces Democratic Senator Ben Ray Luján, giving voters a choice about the state's Senate representation and its direction on energy and regulation.⁵