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Daisy Maldonado

Former executive director of the Empowerment Congress of Doña Ana County (departed November 2025); Democratic nominee for Doña Ana County Commission District 1 (won June 2026 primary) and individual plaintiff in Project Jupiter litigation
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Former Empowerment Congress director, NMELC plaintiff, and community-radio host who launched her District 1 Commission campaign over the IRB vote and won the June 2026 Democratic primary. Her November opponent is water-rights attorney Samantha Barncastle Salopek.

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Jun 2, 2026Primary day: the capture is on the ballot, and the November matchup is setNov 3, 2026The general election

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The decision was due July 21. Instead: a public hearing — first set for October, then moved up to September 14 at the applicant’s request — and a ruling due by November 23. A $165B question for one desert county, on a schedule that keeps moving. The clock above always shows the next date that matters. Until the ruling, and after, this is the public watch on how it’s being made.