| IMMEDIATE RELEASE October 14, 2026 Albuquerque, NM — Tonight, KOAT hosted the NM-01 Congressional debate between Republican, Didi Okpareke and her Democrat opponent, Melanie Stansbury. RPNM releases the following statement: “Didi Okpareke hit it out of the park tonight in her debate against Rep. Melanie Stansbury,” said Interim Chair Mike Nelson. “Tonight’s debate showed what we knew all along: Didi is the common-sense choice in this race, and Melanie Stansbury is part of the extreme left wing of the Democratic Party. The policies championed by Melanie Stansbury are the exact same policies crippling New Mexico and making our state more difficult to live in. The people of NM-01 would be much better served with Didi Okpareke as their voice in Washington.” ### |
