New Mexico lawmaker resigns from job with DA, accuses AG of ‘attempt to disrupt’ Epstein commission

By: Joshua Bowling

Outlets: Source New Mexico

Published: September 1, 2026

Words: 845

Last Updated: 3 hours, 50 minutes ago

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The New Mexico state representative who leads the House’s investigation into the late sex offender Jeffrey Epstein on Tuesday announced she had resigned from her job with a local district attorney amid mounting criticism.

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State Rep. Andrea Romero (D-Santa Fe) on Tuesday also said Attorney General Raúl Torrez’s recent advice that district attorneys across the state should not hire sitting state lawmakers was an “attempt …

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