By Nicole Maxwell
House District 6 seat is now filled.
Gov. Michelle Lujan Grisham announced Wednesday that former Cibola county Commissioner Martha Garcia, D-Pine Hill, was chosen to represent Cibola and McKinley counties in the state House of Representatives.
“I’m proud to appoint Martha Garcia, whose proven leadership as a former Cibola County Commissioner and clear qualification as a district resident make her the right choice to serve the people of House District 6,” Lujan Grisham said in a press release Wednesday.
Garcia was appointed to former Rep. Eliseo “Lee” Alcon’s seat he vacated due to health issues prior to his death due to liver cancer on Jan. 13 at age 74.