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Dossier · Who's Who
Sen. Antonio 'Moe' Maestas
An Albuquerque state senator, appointed in January 2023, who is married to Vanessa Alarid, a registered lobbyist for BorderPlex Digital Assets.
At a glance
- Current role
- New Mexico State Senator (D-Albuquerque), NM State Legislature2023-01–present[1]
- Category
- Elected official
- Jurisdiction
- State of New Mexico
- Also known as
- Moe Maestas · Antonio Maestas
- Verification
- confirmed — Two independent accounts agree
- In the record
- 2 sources · 1 connections · 1 dated entries
- Record id
- PJP122
Key facts
- 2023-01Appointed to the state Senate in January 2023.[1]
- The appointment drew scrutiny in a Bernalillo County ethics board matter over Alarid's $5,000 in-kind contribution to Commissioner Charlene Pyskoty, who voted to appoint Maestas.[2]
- 2025-09-25State filings show a $10,000 contribution from BorderPlex Digital Assets to Antonio “Moe” Maestas dated September 25, 2025; the record draws no inference from its timing.
The record
An Albuquerque state senator married to Vanessa Alarid, the lobbyist whose clients include BorderPlex Digital Assets — placing a sitting legislator one household removed from the developer's lobbying operation.
Relationships · 1
In the timeline · 1
Dated entries in the record that involve this party. Appearing here is not an allegation — it means the graph draws an edge from this dossier to that event.
Claims involving them · 1
Sources · 2
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