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Dossier · Who's Who
Stephanie Garcia Richard
The Commissioner of Public Lands who twice denied the Green Chile pipeline's crossing of state trust land and is now the Democratic nominee for lieutenant governor.
At a glance
- Current roles
- Commissioner of Public Lands, NM State Land Office2019–present
- Democratic nominee for lieutenant governor2026-07–present[1],[2]
- Earlier role
- Member, New Mexico House of Representatives, NM State Legislature2013–2018
- Category
- Elected official
- Jurisdiction
- State of New Mexico
- Verification
- confirmed — Two independent accounts agree
- In the record
- 2 sources · 3 connections · 3 dated entries
- Record id
- PJP3
Key facts
- 2026-03-20Denied the Green Chile pipeline's crossings of state trust land on March 20, 2026.
- 2026-07-14Upheld the denial on reconsideration on July 14, 2026, finding the crossings 'not in the best interest of the trust.'
- 2026-07-30Won the Democratic State Central Committee vote, 53% to 46% over Sen. Harold Pope, to join Deb Haaland's ticket as the lieutenant-governor nominee.[1],[2]
- Term-limited at the Land Office.
- The record found no conflict of interest.
The record
Commissioner of Public Lands since 2019; ex-NM House (2013-18); Barnard/Columbia. DENIED the Green Chile pipeline's state-trust-land crossings (applicants: Energy Transfer subsidiaries) → forced the pivot to Bloom fuel cells. No COI found
Relationships · 3
In the timeline · 3
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In the Watch · 1
Sources · 2
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