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This sore loser Trump-aligned politician gets sentenced for trying to have his political rivals assassinated

Tried to cause an uproar after losing, sounds like MAGA.

We Got This Covered · Aug 14, 2025

Failed GOP candidate gets 80-year sentence for politically motivated shooting plot

Solomon Peña wanted to terrorize people with different political views, say prosecutors

The Independent UK · Aug 13, 2025

Failed MAGA candidate indicted for shooting spree targeting Democrats who refused to overturn election for him

Solomon Peña, who described himself as the ‘Maga king’, hired four men to shoot up the homes of officials after they refused to overturn his 2022 election defeat, the DOJ says

The Independent UK · Jun 1, 2023

Failed New Mexico GOP candidate Solomon Peña indicted in shootings at Dem officials' homes

A grand jury in New Mexico indicted the former state House candidate on 14 criminal charges related to shootings.

Axios · Jan 31, 2023

Commentary: Skeletons in your closet? No problem, you can be a GOP candidate

On Jan. 16, Albuquerque police arrested Solomon Peña, a failed 2022 Republican candidate for the New Mexico state Legislature, for allegedly orchestrating shootings at the homes of four Democratic elected officials.

Los Angeles Times · Jan 24, 2023

Editorial: Democracy is no longer good enough. GOP radicals press increasingly for war

It really was only a matter of time before the two rallying cries of the far right — election fraud and gun rights — came together in the most dangerous ways. The deadly Jan. 6, 2021, Capitol insurrection offered just a taste of the radicalism that the Republican mainstream has…

St. Louis Post-Dispatch · Jan 24, 2023

New Mexico candidate charged in shooting case due in court

A political newcomer who lost his bid for the New Mexico statehouse and is accused of orchestrating a series of drive-by shootings at the homes of Democratic officials is scheduled to appear in court for a detention hearing

The Independent UK · Jan 23, 2023

Rejected Republicans now seek revenge

From the Big Lie to Twitter to their families, Republicans refuse to peacefully admit that they're unpopular

Salon · Jan 20, 2023

State laws vary widely on whether felons can run for office

The case of a defeated New Mexico candidate arrested in a politically motivated shooting spree has turned a spotlight on an issue that has been evolving in the states: whether people with criminal convictions are eligible to run for public office

The Independent UK · Jan 19, 2023

New Mexico shooting case revives pretrial detention debate

A detention hearing has been scheduled for a felon and failed political candidate suspected of orchestrating a series of drive-by shootings at the homes of four elected Democrat officials in New Mexico

The Independent UK · Jan 19, 2023