Antonio DeVargas’s recall petition of Rio Arriba County Commissioner Alex Naranjo will be held on March 19, 1:00 pm at Santa Fe District Court instead of in Española, as originally scheduled. The Court is located at 225 Montezuma Ave. Rio Arriba County residents of District 1—and others—are urged to attend.
A new judge, Marie Ward, has been assigned to the case to determine whether DeVargas may proceed with his recall petition of Commissioner Naranjo based on the grand jury indictment of the North Central Solid Waste Authority and Naranjo’s attempt to relocate the statue of Juan de Oñate at the Rio Arriba County Complex in Española (after it was removed in 2020 from the Oñate Center in Alcalde).
In related news, DeVargas just announced his candidacy for the Rio Arriba County Commission, District 3. He’ll announce his platform soon—he’s on Facebook as Ike DeVargas—but the failure of the current commission to address the grand jury concerns regarding North Central Solid Waste Authority and the commission’s inept response to the relocation of the Juan de Oñate statue are obviously motivating factors.
Another norteño, Margaret Campos, just announced her candidacy for State Representative in District 41. Campos is a well known farmer and project manager who lives in Embudo. You can check out her announcement on her Facebook page, where she is setting up an account for donations.
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