GRANT COUNTY – Experienced attorney Norman Wheeler today filed to run for District Attorney of the Sixth Judicial District serving Grant, Luna and Hidalgo Counties. He will face Michael Renteria in the general election.

While crime has soared and the lives of residents become more and more at risk, Renteria has passed on case after case, refusing to prosecute or bring the perpetrator to justice.

"There is no excuse for Renteria's laziness when it comes to cracking down on crime," said Wheeler. "Personal safety for you and your family is not something to be bargained away or taken lightly. I am appalled at the way the District Attorney's Office is being run, and I will use my experience prosecuting violent crime, as well as my relationship with law enforcement, to bring law and order back to New Mexico."

Before prosecuting felony-level cases in judicial districts across the state, Wheeler focused on family law and juvenile court matters. In addition to his legal work, he sat on the Adult Drug Court panel in the sixth and eighth judicial districts. In 2018 Wheeler was named "Southwest New Mexico Prosecutor of the Year" by the New Mexico State Bar Association.