BREAKING: Otero County Judge Orders Amy Smith Barela to Immediately Vacate Position as New Mexico Republican Party Chairwoman

ALAMOGORDO, N.M. — May 27, 2026 — In a major development in the ongoing internal dispute within the Republican Party of New Mexico, Otero County District Court Judge Cindy M. Mercer today granted a preliminary injunction ordering State Republican Party Chairwoman Amy Smith Barela to immediately vacate her position as chairwoman. The ruling, issued this morning in Case No. D-1215-CV-2026-00406 (Twelfth