Ethel Maharg protests outside the locked Roundhouse in June 2020. She and around 50 others who attended the protest wanted the State Capitol open during the special session. Now Maharg is one of five Republicans running in the gubernatorial primary. (Eddie Moore/Albuquerque Journal)
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