New Mexico Election 2026: Commissioner of public lands

By: Patrick Lohmann

Outlets: Source New Mexico

Published: September 24, 2026

Words: 2,834

Last Updated: 2 weeks, 3 days ago

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This November, New Mexicans will elect a new leader to the office that manages millions of acres of state lands at a time of record-high oil and gas prices, increased corporate interest in data centers and uranium extraction, and ongoing environmental threats posed by wildfire and drought.

Republican Michael Perry, a longtime official in the state Department of Wildlife and New Mexico State Land Office, is running against Democrat Juan de Jesus …

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