Question: What party nominated, for President of the United States, the man who appointed Gay Kernan to the New Mexico Senate in 2002?
Sentence (from "Gay Kernan"): Gay G. Kernan (born in 1947 in Oklahoma City, Oklahoma) is an American politician and a Republican member of the New Mexico Senate representing District 42 since her 2002 appointment by Governor of New Mexico Gary Johnson to fill the vacancy caused by the resignation of Senator Shirley Bailey.
Relevant evidence: Yes