Ethics Controversy Engulfs the Chair of New Mexico’s Epstein Commission (9/7/26)

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New Mexico state Rep. Andrea Romero, the Democratic chair of the state’s Epstein Survivors Truth Commission, is facing growing calls to step aside amid an ethics controversy involving her outside employment and the commission’s own resources. Republican lawmakers questioned whether Romero violated state law by simultaneously serving in the Legislature and holding a paid part-time position with the First Judicial District Attorney’s Office. Romero said she had relied on a 2024 attorney general’s