Vermont Senator Bernie Sanders made an unusual endorsement in the Doña Ana County commissioners' election. Will it help? This story takes a look at two candidates' endorsements and a large gap in fundraising weeks before the primary.
https://www.abqjournal.com/news/bernie-sanders-weighs-in-on-southern-nm-contest/3046957
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Cafecito
Grandma's Coffee Garden, Saturday, May 23 at 09:00 AM MDT
Marianna Anaya on Instagram: "Join us for another cafesito this month! We’re so excited to support another small biz in HD18, @grandmascoffeegarden which happens to be one of my favorite coffee places and queer spaces in town! 🌈✨ Come for the policy convo, or really, just come to meet the real star of the show, my pup Shadow! 🐾"
Sen. Ben Ray Luján heard from producers and ag economists about the rising costs of fertilizer and fuel stemming from the war in Iran.
Yet current events only exacerbate long-term conditions particular to New Mexico and the American West, they emphasized, such as long-running droughts, labor shortages, price inflation trending upward since 2000 and, above all, water scarcity.
https://www.abqjournal.com/news/lujan-holds-roundtable-on-fertilizer-fuel-costs/3039739
Just a reminder: A two-party legislature with one party holding a majority and the other a minority is but, by definition, “single party rule.”
Being in the minority sucks in some ways. (It also presents opportunities.) But elected power in a two-party system is shared power.
Early voting report for Otero county, New Mexico.
Yesterday was the first day of early voting for the 2026 primary. See first graphic. 134 ballots were cast.
We need some historical context. See the second graphic...early voting two years ago in the 2024 primary race...which was a presidential-year election cycle. 89 ballots were cast.
50% greater turnout on day one...and 2026 is a mid-term year?!
This is a significant indicator of a more active, engaged electorate!
#NewMexico #Elections #Voting #Motivation #Politics #USpol #NMpol #CommunityBuilding #Community #Activism
Candidate petition signature drive to put Grace Nagamine, independent, on the November ballot in Otero county, New Mexico for state representative district 51. (District 51 is essentially Alamogordo.)
Take the survey on issues and expectations:
https://survey.graceforhd51.org/
Volunteer:
https://docs.google.com/forms/d/e/1FAIpQLSdHuL7F-y0gERTEllT5TmSLRVI3SD0SyK-zHnjxJ1HcUAvFVQ/viewform
Donate:
https://www.zeffy.com/en-US/donation-form/donate-to-grace-for-neighbors
Facebook:
https://www.facebook.com/GraceForHD51
Grace for Neighbors!
#NewMexico #NMpol #Politics #USpolitics #USpol #Independent #Vote #Elections #Legislature #Alamogordo #OteroCounty
From Dan Boyd: Reb Dow of TorC is back on the ballot.
The former Las Cruces mayor is running for governor as an independent. He sat for a 90-minute Q&A at the Albuquerque Journal Monday.
Former Las Cruces mayor Ken Miyagishima details his independent campaign for New Mexico governor at an Albuquerque Journal town hall, emphasizing bipartisan deal-making, economic development, public safety and affordable housing across the state.
Algernon D'Ammassa
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