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Failed New Mexico candidate gets 80 years in shootings at rivals' homes

Failed New Mexico candidate gets 80 years in shootings at rivals' homes
nation8/14/2025

A jury convicted former Republican candidate Solomon Peña of conspiracy, weapons and other charges in the shootings in 2022 and 2023 on the homes of four Democratic officials in Albuquerque, including the current state House speaker.

Failed New Mexico candidate gets 80 years in shootings at rivals' homes toggle caption Roberto E. Rosales/AP/The Albuquerque Journal ALBUQUERQUE, N.M. (AP) — A failed political candidate was sentenced to 80 years in federal prison Wednesday for his c... [2174 chars]