Rep. Irvin Harrison, D-Gallup, submitted his resignation to the secretary of state’s office today.
Harrison’s resignation will be effective upon the end of the session Saturday at noon.
He’s resigning to move to Santa Fe and take a job as a staff assistant to Public Regulation Commissioner Carol K. Sloan.
“I want to thank the residents of Gallup, McKinley County and San Juan County for their confidence in me over the past few years,” Harrison said in a news release. “It has been an honor to be their representative.”
It will be up to the governor to appoint a replacement based on recommendations from the San Juan and McKinley county commissions.
Rep. Irvin Harrison, D-Gallup, submitted his resignation to the secretary of state’s office today.