NM Republican party says chair doesn’t need to step down, citing commissioned report

NM Republican party says chair doesn’t need to step down, citing commissioned report

New Mexico Republican Party Chair Amy Barela greets candidates and delegates attending the pre-primary convention debate on March 7, 2026, in Ruidoso. (Danielle Prokop/Source NM)The Republican Party of New Mexico on Friday announced it had commissioned a third-party review of the state party’s rules and said it cleared Chair Amy Barela of any obligation to step down, despite party infighting that culminated with county Republican officials calli…