Albuquerque homeowner says Republican candidate doesn’t live at contested address

Republican candidate for New Mexico House of Representatives District 27 Jahnelle Garcia has repeatedly listed her address as a home on Walnut Creek Road, but she hasn't lived there for more than a year, the current homeowner told Source NM.

By: Patrick Lohmann

Outlets: Source New Mexico

Published: August 27, 2026

Words: 660

Last Updated: 1 month, 3 weeks ago

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Republican candidate for New Mexico House of Representatives District 27 Jahnelle Garcia has repeatedly listed her address as a home on Walnut Creek Road, which sits in the middle of the district in Albuquerque’s Northeast Heights. She’s listed that address in at least four campaign finance filings this year, most recently in early July.

But Daniel Olufemi, an education professor at New Mexico Highlands University’s Rio Rancho campus, told Source NM in an interview outside …

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