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President Donald Trump nominated a Santa Fe attorney to be the next U.S. Attorney for New Mexico.
Trump announced Nov. 1, that John C. Anderson is his choice for the position, which has been vacant for nearly eight months.
U.S. Senators Tom Udall and Martin Heinrich, both Democrats, and U.S. Rep. Steve Pearce, a Republican, suggested Anderson and Assistant U.S. Attorney Fred Federici as candidates for the position, which has been empty since March 10 when U.S. Attorney General Jeff Sessions asked Damon Martinez and more than 40 other U.S. Attorneys to resign.
“The New Mexico delegation worked closely together to identify and recommend qualified New Mexicans for federal law...