State Representative Antonio Maestas has opened up about his failure to report more than $11,000 in contributions to his re-election campaign last year.
The Albuquerque Democrat says he was first notified of his failure to report about $4,000 in contributions last week by a KOB-TV reporter. After looking into it, he says he found $11,170 in unreported donations and has since updated his campaign finance reports.
The lawmaker provided bank records Wednesday to show that the unreported contributions were deposited into his campaign account last year.
Maestas in a letter to Common Cause New Mexico and the New Mexico Foundation for Open Government said the unreported contributions were a mishap on his part.
The secretary of state's office will determine if further action is needed.
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