RIO RANCHO — Martin Arellano, a retired U.S. Army command sergeant major and retired Santa Fe County Sheriff’s deputy has announced his candidacy for Sandoval County sheriff.
Arellano, of Rio Rancho, noted in the announcement he has had two ambitions since his childhood.
“The first was to serve in the military as my father did in World War II and my oldest brother in the Vietnam War, both of whom were drafted. The second was to serve my community in a law enforcement capacity,” Arellano said. “I have achieved both, and there is no further gratification I seek personally.”…