A wannabe Republican representative in New Mexico was sentenced to 80 years in prison for organizing shootings at Democrats’ homes after he was easily crushed in an election for a state House seat.

Solomon Peña, 42, originally ran for the Albuquerque-based house district in 2022, but was swiftly defeated by incumbent Democrat Miguel Garcia after securing a mere 26% of the vote. 4

Still, Peña asserted the election was “rigged.”

“I didn’t lose nada,” he posted on his X account on Jan. 2.

The sore loser quickly formed a “sophisticated scheme” targeting elected officials in the state, US District Court Judge Kea Riggs said during his sentencing.

He was arrested in January 2023 after a tense standoff with a SWAT team and accused of hiring four men to shoot at the homes of Bernalillo

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