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FILE - In this Feb. 10, 2010 file photo, state Rep. Rick Miera, D-Albuquerque, responds to questions about a proposed Hispanic Education Act during debate on the House floor in Santa Fe, N.M. Miera, who retired in 2015, told The Associated Press on Monday, Feb 17, 2020, he is considering running for the Senate seat currently held by Sen. John Sapien, who announced his retirement. (AP Photo/Susan Montoya Bryan, File)

Ex-New Mexico majority leader eyes running for Sapien seat

By RUSSELL CONTRERAS - Associated Press

In this Jan. 21, 2020, photo, New Mexico Sen. John Sapien, D-Corrales, left, and his aide, Sisto Abeyta, right, greet visitors to the Capitol in Santa Fe, N.M., before the start of the Legislative Session. Sapien, a Democrat from a swing district, announced Sunday, Feb. 16, he would not seek re-election. (AP Photo/ Russell Contreras)

John Sapien, key Democratic New Mexico senator, won’t seek reelection

By Russell Contreras - Associated Press