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Sen. Joseph Cervantes

New Mexico State Senator (D-Las Cruces), NM State Legislature · Chair, Senate Judiciary Committee
verification: confirmed

A Las Cruces state senator and chair of Senate Judiciary, one of four Doña Ana state-senate committee chairs who took up Project Jupiter at the state level.

At a glance

Current roles
Category
Elected official
Jurisdiction
State of New Mexico
Verification
confirmed — Two independent accounts agree
In the record
1 sources · 0 connections · 1 dated entries
Record id
PJP119

Key facts

  • 2026-07-03Attended the July 3, 2026 Las Cruces community meeting on Project Jupiter held by state senators.
  • 2026-08-11Convened a formal Senate listening session on Project Jupiter on August 11, 2026, at NMSU's Corbett Center Ballroom.[1]
  • One of four Doña Ana state-senate committee chairs pressing for transparency on the deal.

The record

New Mexico State Senator for Las Cruces and chair of Senate Judiciary. One of four Doña Ana state-senate committee chairs who took up Project Jupiter at the state level — attending the July 3, 2026 Las Cruces community meeting and convening a formal August 11, 2026 listening session at NMSU's Corbett Center Ballroom, demanding transparency on the deal.

In the timeline · 1

Aug 11, 2026The listening session — 400 seats and standing room

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In the Watch · 1

eventState senators' Las Cruces community meeting on Project Jupiter (Jul 3, 2026)

Sources · 1

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