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Ndidiamaka Ekwua Charlene Okpareke

Ndidiamaka Ekwua Charlene Okpareke

Republican · New Mexico · 2026

Running for U.S. House, NM-1, New Mexico

Top priorities

From the campaign site

  • Affordable, accessible healthcare
  • A strong economy: bring federal investment to New Mexico's businesses and workers
  • Answering to you, not Washington
Biography

Ndidiamaka Ekwua Charlene Okpareke, known as Didi Okpareke, is the Republican nominee for New Mexico's 1st Congressional District. She is a pharmacist and business owner who founded her own compounding pharmacy after training at the University of New Mexico, per her campaign site. She has nearly 20 years of experience in health care and had not previously held or run for political office, per the Albuquerque Journal.

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U.S. House, NM-1New Mexico · 2026

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