
"Rep. Harry Garcia, who previously represented House District 69 before losing in the Democratic primary this spring, now says he resides in a trailer park he owns in District 6, enabling him to run for that open seat. Gov. Michelle Lujan Grisham ordered Attorney General Raúl Torrez to investigate his claims.
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Secretary of State Maggie Toulouse Oliver declined Thursday to take on the task of determining where former state Rep. Harry Garcia lives.
“Given the myriad of conflicting statements by the nominee, as well as what appears to be confusion about one’s ability to have more than one residence for purposes of election law, I am concerned that he is not eligible to hold the seat in House District 6,” Lujan Grisham wrote. “I am therefore requesting you to conduct any due diligence within your authority to determine whether former Rep. Garcia does, in fact, now ‘reside’ in House District 6.”"
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