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New Mexico
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Juan De Jesus Sanchez, III

D · New Mexico · 2026

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Commissioner Of Public LandsNew Mexico · 2026
Top priorities
  • Protect New Mexico's public lands
  • Strengthen rural economies
  • Ensure land and water resources are stewarded responsibly

Per the campaign site.

Biography

Juan De Jesus Sanchez, III is the Democratic nominee for New Mexico commissioner of public lands, a farmer and conservation advocate whose family's ranch near Belen has relied on a State Trust Land grazing lease, per his campaign site. He previously worked as a natural resources specialist for the U.S. Army Corps of Engineers and as political director for U.S. Senator Martin Heinrich, per Source New Mexico.

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