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GOP eyes Albuquerque congressional seat held by Haaland

  SANTA FE, N.M. (AP) — A cadre of 130 New Mexico state Republican Party leaders is deciding on a nominee to run for the Albuquerque-based congressional seat held by Deb Haaland before she was confirmed as secretary of the U.S. Department of the Interior. Members of the GOP central committee who reside in the 1st Congressional District were scheduled to vote on a nominee Saturday in a videoconference meeting. At least seven candidates have sought the nomination. Prominent candidates include conservative radio talk show host Eddy Aragon and three-term state Sen. Mark Moores, a former football lineman at the University of New Mexico.