Attorney General of New Mexico
Samuel Kane
AttorneyR
- Race
- Attorney General of New Mexico
- Election
- 2026-11-03
- Opponent
- Raúl Torrez (D)
- Research
- Basic
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Samuel Kane is the Republican nominee for New Mexico Attorney General and a Las Cruces personal injury attorney who has run his own practice since 2004. His campaign lists limits on license-plate-reader surveillance, combating methamphetamine and fentanyl crime, opposing unchecked data-center development and investigating utility rate hikes as priorities.[1][2][3]
On the ballotAttorney General
2026-11-03
| Raúl Torrez D | incumbent |
| Samuel Kane R | challenger |
Advanced unopposed from the June 2, 2026 Republican primary.
Biography
Samuel Kane is the Republican nominee for New Mexico Attorney General and a Las Cruces personal injury attorney who has run his own practice since 2004. His campaign lists limits on license-plate-reader surveillance, combating methamphetamine and fentanyl crime, opposing unchecked data-center development and investigating utility rate hikes as priorities.[1][2][3]
Basic profile — the most important sourced facts we found.
Kane was not born in New Mexico; he moved to Las Cruces from Arizona and has lived there for more than 20 years.[1][3] After clerking for Senior U.S. District Judge Robert C. Brack, he opened his own law practice in 2004, focusing largely on personal injury cases.[3] His campaign site describes him as an attorney with decades of experience "fighting for the rights of New Mexicans."[1]
Kane advanced from the June 2, 2026 Republican primary for Attorney General with 96,092 votes as the only candidate on the ballot.[2] He describes his platform as constitutional conservative, with community safety first.[1] Kane is an avid cyclist, a pilot and a father, and his wife, Jessica, is his partner in business.[1]
In their own words
Priorities
- Protecting privacy: rein in mass surveillance tools such as Flock license-plate readers.[4]
- Addressing crime driven by methamphetamine and fentanyl, supporting and equipping officers, and funding programs for at-risk youth.[4]
- Enforcing environmental laws fairly, opposing unchecked data-center development, and investigating utility rate-hike practices.[4]
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Sources cited in this profile
- 1.Sam Kane for Attorney General · Sam Kane for NM campaign Candidate's own words
- 2.Samuel Kane · Ballotpedia · 2026-10-19 Reference
- 3.New Mexico Election 2026: New Mexico attorney general · Source NM · 2026-09-21 News report
- 4.Sam Kane for Attorney General · Sam Kane for NM campaign Candidate's own words