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New Mexico State Representative Faces Sentencing For Drunken Driving

 

ALBUQUERQUE, N.M. (AP) — A state lawmaker convicted of drunken driving is set to face sentencing before a New Mexico judge Wednesday as she seeks re-election in November.

A judge last week found Rep. Monica Youngblood guilty of aggravated drunken driving after a short bench trial.

The three-term Albuquerque Republican was arrested in May on suspicion of aggravated DWI during a checkpoint stop where she told an officer she was a state lawmaker who advocated for police.

State Attorney General Hector Balderas' office has sent a letter to Youngblood, telling her she violated state law by attempting to use her status to influence police and seek special treatment. Her attorney rejects the accusation.

Balderas' office says it's seeking an ethics committee review of Youngblood's conduct.