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Chama Valley & Abiquiú Daily Digest Wednesday, July 15, 2026

Ty McDuffey

15 Jul 2026 — 1 min read

Ty's Take

Deb Haaland's got a lot of pull in Santa Fe these days, and her endorsement of Garcia Richard in the state house race landed in this week's Sun like a stone in still water—the kind that creates ripples all the way up the valley. For a district that's been held by the same family for generations, that's not nothing. What matters up here isn't who's making noise in Albuquerque or who's got the most TV time; it's who understands that water rights and land grants aren't just policy positions, they're the difference between a family staying or leaving. Garcia Richard knows this country. Whether that's enough when the Secretary of the Interior is putting her thumb on the scale is the question folks will be chewing on at Bode's and around the supper tables from Chama down to Abiquiú.

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Haaland Endorses Garcia Richard

Democratic gubernatorial nominee Deb Haaland has thrown her support behind Garcia Richard for lieutenant governor, just days after primary winner Maggie Toulouse Oliver withdrew from the race due to health concerns. The endorsement comes as multiple candidates vie for the vacant running mate...

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