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FILE - Sen. Martin Heinrich, D-N.M., listens during a Senate Energy and Natural Resources Committee hearing on Capitol Hill, May 2, 2024, in Washington. (AP Photo/Mariam Zuhaib, File)

FILE - Sen. Martin Heinrich, D-N.M., listens during a Senate Energy and Natural Resources Committee hearing on Capitol Hill, May 2, 2024, in Washington. (AP Photo/Mariam Zuhaib, File)

FILE - Rep. Gabe Vasquez, D-N.M., speaks during a news conference to announce the bipartisan Southwest Caucus, June 15, 2023, on Capitol Hill in Washington. (AP Photo/Mariam Zuhaib, File)

FILE - Rep. Gabe Vasquez, D-N.M., speaks during a news conference to announce the bipartisan Southwest Caucus, June 15, 2023, on Capitol Hill in Washington. (AP Photo/Mariam Zuhaib, File)

Democratic congresswoman Teresa Leger Fernández hugs Mayor Tim Keller as she takes the stage during the Democratic Party of New Mexico Election Night Watch Party at the Isleta Casino and Resort in Albuquerque, N.M., on Tuesday, Nov. 5, 2024. (Chancey Bush/The Albuquerque Journal via AP)

Democratic congresswoman Teresa Leger Fernández hugs Mayor Tim Keller as she takes the stage during the Democratic Party of New Mexico Election Night Watch Party at the Isleta Casino and Resort in Albuquerque, N.M., on Tuesday, Nov. 5, 2024. (Chancey Bush/The Albuquerque Journal via AP)

FILE - Republican candidate for New Mexico's 2nd Congressional District Yvette Herrell speaks at a campaign event in Las Cruces, N.M., Aug. 21, 2024. (AP Photo/Andres Leighton, File)

FILE - Republican candidate for New Mexico's 2nd Congressional District Yvette Herrell speaks at a campaign event in Las Cruces, N.M., Aug. 21, 2024. (AP Photo/Andres Leighton, File)

People enter Las Cruces, N.M., City Hall to cast their ballots on Election Day, Tuesday, Nov. 5, 2024. (Eddie Moore/The Albuquerque Journal via AP)

People enter Las Cruces, N.M., City Hall to cast their ballots on Election Day, Tuesday, Nov. 5, 2024. (Eddie Moore/The Albuquerque Journal via AP)

FILE - Republican candidate for U.S. Senate Nella Domenici is seen, Feb. 6, 2024, in Santa Fe, N.M. (AP Photo/Morgan Lee, File)

FILE - Republican candidate for U.S. Senate Nella Domenici is seen, Feb. 6, 2024, in Santa Fe, N.M. (AP Photo/Morgan Lee, File)

Voters cast their ballots at the Your Vote Center in the Andalucia Shopping Center on Election Day, Tuesday, Nov. 5, 2024, in Albuquerque, N.M. (Gino Gutierrez/The Albuquerque Journal via AP)

Voters cast their ballots at the Your Vote Center in the Andalucia Shopping Center on Election Day, Tuesday, Nov. 5, 2024, in Albuquerque, N.M. (Gino Gutierrez/The Albuquerque Journal via AP)

People wait in line to vote on Election Day at the Bernalillo County Visitor Center while the sunsets in the South Valley of Albuquerque, N.M., on Tuesday, Nov. 5, 2024. (Chancey Bush/The Albuquerque Journal via AP)

People wait in line to vote on Election Day at the Bernalillo County Visitor Center while the sunsets in the South Valley of Albuquerque, N.M., on Tuesday, Nov. 5, 2024. (Chancey Bush/The Albuquerque Journal via AP)

Boisy Pinon votes on Election Day with her daughter, Emili, 9, by her side at the Bernalillo County Visitor Center in the South Valley of Albuquerque, N.M., on Tuesday, Nov. 5, 2024. (Chancey Bush/The Albuquerque Journal via AP)

Boisy Pinon votes on Election Day with her daughter, Emili, 9, by her side at the Bernalillo County Visitor Center in the South Valley of Albuquerque, N.M., on Tuesday, Nov. 5, 2024. (Chancey Bush/The Albuquerque Journal via AP)

Kassandra Varela casts her vote on Election Day while her 4-year-old son, Apollo, waits by her side at the Bernalillo County Visitor Center in Albuquerque, N.M., on Tuesday, Nov. 5, 2024. (Chancey Bush/The Albuquerque Journal via AP)

Kassandra Varela casts her vote on Election Day while her 4-year-old son, Apollo, waits by her side at the Bernalillo County Visitor Center in Albuquerque, N.M., on Tuesday, Nov. 5, 2024. (Chancey Bush/The Albuquerque Journal via AP)

U.S. Sen. Martin Heinrich delivers a victory speech to supporters Tuesday, Nov. 5, 2024, at the Isleta Casino and Resort in Albuquerque, N.M., while his wife, Julie, and sons, Micah, left, and Carter, right, look on. Heinrich defeated Republican Nella Domenici to win election to a third term in the U.S. Senate. (Chancey Bush/The Albuquerque Journal via AP)

U.S. Sen. Martin Heinrich delivers a victory speech to supporters Tuesday, Nov. 5, 2024, at the Isleta Casino and Resort in Albuquerque, N.M., while his wife, Julie, and sons, Micah, left, and Carter, right, look on. Heinrich defeated Republican Nella Domenici to win election to a third term in the U.S. Senate. (Chancey Bush/The Albuquerque Journal via AP)

Natalie Garcia, 38, wears gemstone heels while she votes on Election Day at the Clerk's Annex in northwest Albuquerque, N.M., Tuesday, Nov. 5, 2024. (Chancey Bush/The Albuquerque Journal via AP)

Natalie Garcia, 38, wears gemstone heels while she votes on Election Day at the Clerk's Annex in northwest Albuquerque, N.M., Tuesday, Nov. 5, 2024. (Chancey Bush/The Albuquerque Journal via AP)

Joey Ferno, 4, plays on the floor while his mother Whitney, top, casts her ballot at the Your Vote Center in Petroglyph Plaza on Election Day, Tuesday, Nov. 5, 2024, in Albuquerque, N.M. (Gino Gutierrez/The Albuquerque Journal via AP)

Joey Ferno, 4, plays on the floor while his mother Whitney, top, casts her ballot at the Your Vote Center in Petroglyph Plaza on Election Day, Tuesday, Nov. 5, 2024, in Albuquerque, N.M. (Gino Gutierrez/The Albuquerque Journal via AP)

Mariana Quiroz and Ethan Hernandez wait in a long line to cast their vote at Las Cruces, N.M., City Hall to cast their ballots on Election Day, Tuesday, Nov. 5, 2024. (Eddie Moore/The Albuquerque Journal via AP)

Mariana Quiroz and Ethan Hernandez wait in a long line to cast their vote at Las Cruces, N.M., City Hall to cast their ballots on Election Day, Tuesday, Nov. 5, 2024. (Eddie Moore/The Albuquerque Journal via AP)

Daniel Barth, 38, center, waits in line to cast his vote on Election Day at the Bernalillo County Visitor Center while the sunsets in the South Valley of Albuquerque, N.M., on Tuesday, Nov. 5, 2024. (Chancey Bush/The Albuquerque Journal via AP)

Daniel Barth, 38, center, waits in line to cast his vote on Election Day at the Bernalillo County Visitor Center while the sunsets in the South Valley of Albuquerque, N.M., on Tuesday, Nov. 5, 2024. (Chancey Bush/The Albuquerque Journal via AP)