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Lincoln County’s Rex Wilson named to fill vacant Senate seat

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January 15, 2026

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Staff report Former Lincoln County Commissioner Rex Wilson was appointed Wednesday, Jan. 7, to fill the District 33 state Senate seat vacated by the resignation of Nicholas Paul. Gov. Michelle Lujan Grisham appointed Wilson, an Ancho Republican, to replace Alamogordo…

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