State senator drops lawsuit against 2nd challenger

State Senator George Munoz

From The Alamogordo Daily News - By Milan Simonich -  SANTA FE -- State Sen. George Munoz today dropped a second lawsuit to disqualify a challenger from the June primary election. Munoz, D-Gallup, said he would not proceed with a case alleging that fellow Democrat Charles Rountree did not file enough valid signatures to make the ballot. Last month, Munoz withdrew a lawsuit challenging the residency of his other Democratic rival, Genevieve Jackson. Munoz, 45, had a one-word answer as to why he ended his lawsuit against Rountree. "Strategy," he said. The implication was that Rountree and Jackson could divide votes in the District 4 Senate primary election, giving the incumbent an advantage. Munoz said he would continue to call attention to Rountree's work as a licensed provider of medicinal marijuana. "We want people to know what he does for a living," Munoz said. Rountree, 53, lists himself as president, vice president and treasurer of Grassroots Rx, a state-licensed business that provides marijuana to patients with cancer and other diseases. has only one salaried employee, and that it uses its much of its resources to subsidize deliveries made to patients' doorsteps. Read more

State senator drops lawsuit against 2nd challenger