NM-LC: Sanchez wins New Mexico Democratic public land commissioner primary

Juan de Jesus Sanchez III has defeated two opponents in the Democratic primary to become his party’s nominee for commissioner of public lands.

As of 9:31 p.m. on Tuesday, Sanchez earned 55% of the vote. His closest competitor, state Rep. Matthew Mcqueen (D-Galisteo), received 34% of the vote and conceded the race a little after 9 p.m. The third opponent, Jonas Moya, received a little over 11% of the votes.

Sanchez, 34, who once served in the U.S. Army Corps of Engineers as a natural resources specialist and as U.S. Sen. Martin Heinrich’s political director, will face Republican Michael Perry in the general election taking place in November.

The Land Office oversees more than 9 million surface acres of land across New Mexico, tasked with holding them in trust and generating revenue to benefit public institutions, including schools.


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