Couy Griffin | |
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 Griffin in 2024 | |
| Member of the Otero County Board of Commissioners from the 2nd district | |
| In office 2019 – September 6, 2022 | |
| Preceded by | Susan Flores |
| Succeeded by | Stephanie DuBois |
| Personal details | |
| Born | 1973 (age 50–51) New Mexico, U.S. |
| Political party | Republican |
Couy Dale Griffin (born 1973) is an American former politician and right wing extremist, and convicted criminal who served from 2019 to 2022 as a county commissioner for District 2 of Otero County, New Mexico, which covers Tularosa, Three Rivers, La Luz, the western parts of Alamogordo, and the Mescalero Apache Reservation. In September 2022, Griffin was removed from office pursuant to the Insurrection Clause of the Fourteenth Amendment to the United States Constitution due to his actions in the January 6 United States Capitol attack.[1] He is a member of the Republican Party.
- ^ Lopez, Ashley (September 6, 2022). "A New Mexico judge cites insurrection in barring a county commissioner from office". NPR. Archived from the original on September 29, 2023. Retrieved October 9, 2023.