After Incorrectly Answering “No” To The Candidate Questionnaire When Asked About Having A History Of Tax Liens Despite Facing A $2,000 Tax Lien, Greg Cunningham Blamed The Answer On A Miscommunication With His Campaign Consultant

Cunningham Received A $2,000 Tax Lien In 2012, Meaning His “No” Response To The Tax Lien Question Was Not Correct

Albuquerque Journal: Cunningham Answered “No” In A Candidate Questionnaire When Asked If He Had A History Of Tax Liens, Despite Facing A $2,000 Tax Lien In 2012. “At least a handful of Democratic and Republican candidates for the Legislature didn’t disclose tax liens in response to Journal questionnaires. Liens are typically filed to secure the payment of unpaid taxes. In formal notices, the state Taxation and Revenue Department usually warns the person that their property may be taken to satisfy the debt. Each election cycle, the Journal asks candidates to disclose tax liens, bankruptcies and arrests. But at least three candidates this year failed to disclose past liens, saying they were either unaware of the lien or made a mistake. They include: […] Albuquerque Republican Gregory Cunningham, who faced a $2,000 tax lien in 2012, according to records filed with the Bernalillo County Clerk’s Office. It was released later that year. Cunningham had answered ‘no’ in the Journal questionnaire ahead of the primary election. He said this week that it was a miscommunication with a campaign consultant. He disclosed the lien in a subsequent Journal questionnaire, submitted for the general election, before the Journal asked about the 2012 lien. The lien, he said, stemmed from when he first started a business and didn’t fully understand his tax obligations. ’When I figured out what had happened,’ he said, ‘I moved to resolve it immediately and you can see that the lien was paid in full and released very shortly after it was filed.’ Cunningham is running in House District 29 against Democratic Rep. Joy Garratt.” [Albuquerque Journal via Internet Archive, archived 10/19/22]

• Albuquerque Journal Headline: “Three Legislative Candidates Did Not Disclose Tax Liens.” [Albuquerque Journal via Internet Archive, archived 10/19/22]

2022: Cunningham Blamed A Campaign Consultant For His Candidate Questionnaire Answer That He Did Not Have A History Of Tax Liens And Disclosed The Lien In A Subsequent Candidate Questionnaire

2022: Cunningham Blamed A Campaign Consultant For His Candidate Questionnaire Answer When He Said That He Did Not Have A History Of Tax Liens. “At least a handful of Democratic and Republican candidates for the Legislature didn’t disclose tax liens in response to Journal questionnaires. Liens are typically filed to secure the payment of unpaid taxes. In formal notices, the state Taxation and Revenue Department usually warns the person that their property may be taken to satisfy the debt. Each election cycle, the Journal asks candidates to disclose tax liens, bankruptcies and arrests. But at least three candidates this year failed to disclose past liens, saying they were either unaware of the lien or made a mistake. They include: […] Albuquerque Republican Gregory Cunningham, who faced a $2,000 tax lien in 2012, according to records filed with the Bernalillo County Clerk’s Office. It was released later that year. Cunningham had answered ‘no’ in the Journal questionnaire ahead of the primary election. He said this week that it was a miscommunication with a campaign consultant. He disclosed the lien in a subsequent Journal questionnaire, submitted for the general election, before the Journal asked about the 2012 lien. The lien, he said, stemmed from when he first started a business and didn’t fully understand his tax obligations. ’When I figured out what had happened,’ he said, ‘I moved to resolve it immediately and you can see that the lien was paid in full and released very shortly after it was filed.’ Cunningham is running in House District 29 against Democratic Rep. Joy Garratt.” [Albuquerque Journal via Internet Archive, archived 10/19/22]

• 2022: Cunningham Disclosed The Lien In A Subsequent Candidate Questionnaire, Submitted For The General Election, Before The Albuquerque Journal Asked About The 2012 Lien. “At least a handful of Democratic and Republican candidates for the Legislature didn’t disclose tax liens in response to Journal questionnaires. Liens are typically filed to secure the payment of unpaid taxes. In formal notices, the state Taxation and Revenue Department usually warns the person that their property may be taken to satisfy the debt. Each election cycle, the Journal asks candidates to disclose tax liens, bankruptcies and arrests. But at least three candidates this year failed to disclose past liens, saying they were either unaware of the lien or made a mistake. They include: […] Albuquerque Republican Gregory Cunningham, who faced a $2,000 tax lien in 2012, according to records filed with the Bernalillo County Clerk’s Office. It was released later that year. Cunningham had answered ‘no’ in the Journal questionnaire ahead of the primary election. He said this week that it was a miscommunication with a campaign consultant. He disclosed the lien in a subsequent Journal questionnaire, submitted for the general election, before the Journal asked about the 2012 lien. The lien, he said, stemmed from when he first started a business and didn’t fully understand his tax obligations. ’When I figured out what had happened,’ he said, ‘I moved to resolve it immediately and you can see that the lien was paid in full and released very shortly after it was filed.’ Cunningham is running in House District 29 against Democratic Rep. Joy Garratt.” [Albuquerque Journal via Internet Archive, archived 10/19/22]