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Pena’s arrest casts shadow over first day of legislative session

By Robert Nott, The Santa Fe New Mexican The shocking arrest this week of Solomon Pena, an unsuccessful Republican state House candidate accused of orchestrating drive-by shootings at politicians’ homes, clouded the first day of the legislative session Tuesday and prompted some lawmakers to question whether the violence will deter people from running for office. […]