A jury convicted former Republican candidate Solomon Peña earlier this year of conspiracy, weapons and other charges in the shootings in December 2022 and January 2023 on the homes of four Democratic officials in Albuquerque,

A former Republican candidate was sentenced to 80 years behind bars for orchestrating drive-by shootings at the homes of Democratic officials following his election loss.

Solomon Peña, who lost a bid for a seat in the New Mexico Legislature in 2022, was found guilty in March of orchestrating the attacks against state Democrats.