Antoinette Sedillo Lopez
BernCo Commission chooses Sedillo Lopez for vacant state Senate seat
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Bernalillo County commissioners unanimously voted to appoint Antoinette Sedillo Lopez Monday morning to fill the vacancy left by former state Senator Cisco McSorley. A long-time professor at the University of New Mexico Law School, Sedillo Lopez ended a year-long campaign for Congress last summer. She was up against a long list of opponents in the 2018 Democratic primary election, but ultimately lost to U.S. Rep. Deb Haaland. Sedillo Lopez will have about 24 hours to prepare for the legislative session, which
starts at noon on Tuesday. She said she is ready to serve and will drive to Santa Fe early Wednesday morning.