Gov. Susana Martinez and her lawyers wanted to stop an ad critical of her from airing in the Albuquerque television market.
The ad features a young Hispanic woman (attorney Oriana Sandoval), who says: “Behind closed doors, Susana Martinez played along when her staff laughed and shamed Spanish-speaking families, like mine. Caught on tape, she refuses to apologize.”Better New Mexico Political Action Committee paid for the ad. The committee is supported by Pat Davis’ ProgressNow New Mexico, which has been among Martinez’s harshest critics.
Public records alerted Martinez’s camp to the ad buy. Then her lawyer, Paul M. Kienzle III, wrote to TV stations, saying the ad could be libelous.
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