Theresa
Becenti-Aguilar, a member of the Navajo Nation, has been elected vice chair of the New Mexico Public Regulation
Commission.
Becenti-Aguilar replaces Jerome Block Jr., who is under investigation in the state. He hasn't shown up for meetings of the commission so the members ousted him and voted in Becenti-Aguilar yesterday.
Becenti-Aguilar was initially appointed to the commission by then-governor Bill
Richardson (D). She eventually won election to represent District 4.
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