ALBUQUERQUE, N.M. (AP) - The Latest on the New Mexico governor race (all times local):
4:40 p.m.
Congresswoman and gubernatorial candidate Michelle Lujan Grisham is making public her state and federal tax returns dating back to 2013.
The returns were posted online Thursday and date back to Lujan Grisham’s first year in Congress. They include income from a business that administers a health insurance program under a state contract.
Deputy campaign manager Victor Reyes says Lujan Grisham has gone farther than two other Democratic candidates by making her returns directly available to the public.
She called the sole Republican candidate for governor, Congressman Steve Pearce, to release tax returns for the last five years.
Pearce told a radio show host Wednesday that he would release his tax returns if Lujan Grisham does.
New Mexico’s primary elections conclude on Tuesday.
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3:10 p.m.
New Mexico gubernatorial candidate Jeff Apodaca says a rival candidate for the Democratic nomination should release her personal and business-related tax returns or get out of the race.
At a news conference Thursday, Apodaca urged Congresswoman Michelle Lujan Grisham to release income tax returns and business records.
He renewed criticism of Lujan Grisham for profiting from state contracts through a business partnership with a state lawmaker.
Lujan Grisham was a partner until last year in Delta Consulting. The business operates New Mexico’s specialty insurance program for about 2,700 chronically ill patients and illegal immigrants.
Lujan Grisham has defended her involvement in the private venture and reported past income from Delta on congressional campaign disclosure forms.
Apodaca and a third Democratic candidate, state Sen. Joseph Cervantes, have released personal tax documents.
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