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By Rob Nikolewski | Capitol Report New Mexico
SANTA FE — Longtime state Rep. Sheryl Williams Stapleton, D-Albuquerque, is facing two opponents who could split the vote in her favor in November: Republican Erica Landry and independent — former Republican — Hess Yntema.
“It’s a very unlikely road to be elected as an independent,” said Yntema, a former Albuquerque city councilor, in a phone interview with Capitol Report New Mexico, “but I want to do it … the parties are largely corrupt.”
Landry says her campaign is focusing on reducing unemployment and crime as well as reforming education.
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