Democratic 3rd Congressional District candidates Ben R. Luján and Don Wiviott are sparring again, this time over who’s going to release information about his past to the public, and who’s going to do it first. The spat began when Wiviott sent out a news release calling on Luján to release his college transcript and diploma “to ensure he graduated from New Mexico Highlands University.” In a previous article in the Albuquerque Journal, Luján’s campaign had refused the request, calling it “irrelevant and a distraction.” “If Ben Ray Luján has nothing to hide about his college degree, then he should release his transcripts and diploma and come clean with the voters of the 3rd Congressional District,” Wiviott campaign Spokesman Webster Cash said. Luján’s campaign spokesman Mark Nicastre fired back that Luján would be happy to “send Don Wiviott an autographed photo, suitable for framing, of Commissioner Luján holding his college diploma” – but only after Wiviott released his tax returns, as the Luján campaign said he previously promised. “In the meantime, Don Wiviott or any other interested parties can contact New Mexico Highlands University, who will confirm that Commissioner Luján earned his degree,” Nicastre said. Nicastre didn’t respond when I asked whether Luján would also release his transcript. Continue Reading