Candidates & officials · Democrat · New MexicoChecked against New Mexico’s own records, Oct. 23, 2026
Sam Obenshain
Sam Obenshain: Public Education Commissioner, District 1.
Offices held and sought
- Public Education Commissioner, District 1. Source
Sources: Public Education Department, PEC Districts and Charter Schools: commissioners by district (raw/ped-pec-districts-directory-2026-10-23.html); Public Education Department, Public Education Commission (ten elected commissioners, four-year staggered terms) (raw/ped-pec-home-2026-10-23.html); Secretary of State, Official Results, 2024 General Election (Nov. 5, 2024), Public Education Commission (raw/sos-results-2024-general-pec-2026-10-23.html). State campaign accounts: New Mexico campaign money. More about New Mexico: New Mexico.