Republican drops out of Congressional District 2 primary

By: Joshua Bowling

Outlets: Source New Mexico

Published: April 8, 2026

Words: 336

Last Updated: 5 days, 10 hours ago

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A Republican who had hoped to face off with U.S. Rep. Gabe Vasquez (D-N.M.) in November on Wednesday announced that he was dropping out of the primary election.

Jose Orozco of Albuquerque had previously qualified to vie with Republican Greg Cunningham in the primary for the Second Congressional District seat. Orozco, whose campaign materials described as a former U.S. Drug Enforcement Agency contractor, posted to social media that he was withdrawing his candidacy and endorsing …

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