New Mexico House candidate threatens legal action
Lost in the bitterness of the House District 46 Democratic primary race and the sniping between the party’s gubernatorial candidates is a contentious battle for Northern New Mexico’s House District 41.
The fight for the District 41 nomination heated up over the weekend, with political newcomer Susan Herrera threatening legal action action against her opponent, longtime state Rep. Debbie Rodella, D-Española.
Herrera said she’s considering sending a cease-and-desist letter to demand that her opponent stop sending campaign mailers that Herrera described as “slanderous” and “full of lies.”
The mailers — and subsequent radio ads hawking the same message — accuse Herrera, the former CEO of the Los Alamos National Laboratory Foundation, of mismanaging the foundation’s money at the expense of educational programs.
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