ALBUQUERQUE, N.M. — New Mexico Land Commissioner Stephanie Garcia Richard will be on the November ballot as the Democratic nominee for lieutenant governor. The Democratic Party of New Mexico announced Thursday that Garcia Richard won the State Central Committee election to fill the party’s lieutenant governor candidate vacancy. “Deb and I are getting on the road immediately because we want to make up for lost time,” Stephanie Garcia Richard said. Haaland endorsed Garcia Richard last week after she held her own interview process with the lieutenant governor candidates willing to participate. Deb Haaland respondsDeb Haaland issued the following statement regarding Stephanie Garcia Richard:“Congratulations to Stephanie Garcia Richard on becoming the Democratic nominee for Lieutenant Governor.