Media coverage of NM political races in The Santa Fe New Mexican


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Budget & Economy     Heather Wilson: Strongly in favor of a balanced-budget amendment.     Jeff Apodaca: Use state reserves to boost economy.

Civil Rights     William Redmond: Neutral on requiring companies to hire more minorities.     William Redmond: Opposes "Sexual orientation protected by civil rights laws".

Crime     Mark Ronchetti: Welcomes federal intervention against violent crime.

Education     Maggie Toulouse Oliver: Focus on best education within our public school system.

Energy & Oil     Jeff Apodaca: Fracking ok for now; move away from oil & gas over time.     Maggie Toulouse Oliver: Unabashed support of the Green New Deal.     Martin Heinrich: Supports cap-and-trade; it causes no big energy costs.

Free Trade     Jeff Apodaca: Supports possibility of trade with southern neighbor.     Joe Cervantes: The border with Mexico is one of our state's greatest assets.

Government Reform     Ben Ray Lujan: No campaign money from NRA, nor other company lobbyists.     Joe Cervantes: Don't consolidate state & local elections on same day.     Maggie Toulouse Oliver: No campaign money from company lobbying groups.     Rebecca Dow: Don't consolidate state & local elections on same day.     Susana Martinez: Consolidate state & local elections on single day.     Yvette Herrell: Don't consolidate state & local elections on same day.     Nella Domenici: Important to enact laws that only eligible citizens vote.

Gun Control     Maggie Toulouse Oliver: Refused to certify proposed petition on new gun control law.

Health Care     Maggie Toulouse Oliver: Supports national health insurance plan and Medicare-for-All.

Immigration     Jeff Apodaca: We're not deporting DACA kids or any other kids.     Maggie Toulouse Oliver: Border policy should treat people like humans.     Michelle Lujan-Grisham: Fight funding the border wall; advocate for DREAMers.     William Redmond: Opposes "Immigration helps our economy".

Jobs     Heather Wilson: Sequestration would cut 20,000 jobs at N.M. national labs.     Tom Udall: AdWatch: Protect jobs at military bases & national labs.

Principles & Values     Ben Ray Lujan: Assistant Speaker of US House; son of speaker of NM House.

Tax Reform     Gary King: AdWatch: Attacked for voting for 1987 tax hike.

Technology     Tom Udall: FactCheck: Los Alamos budget stable but Recession cost jobs.

Click for quotations from other sources by: Ben Ray Lujan Democratic Jr Senator New Mexico Gary King New Mexico Democratic Challenger Heather Wilson Republican Challenger New Mexico Jeff Apodaca New Mexico Democratic candidate for New Mexico Governor Joe Cervantes New Mexico Democratic candidate for New Mexico Governor Maggie Toulouse Oliver Democratic 2020 Senate Challenger (withdrew) New Mexico Mark Ronchetti New Mexico Republican Challenger Martin Heinrich Democratic Sr Senator New Mexico Michelle Lujan-Grisham New Mexico Democrat Nella Domenici Republican Challenger New Mexico Rebecca Dow New Mexico Republican challenger for Governor Susana Martinez New Mexico Republican Governor Tom Udall Democratic Sr Senator (Retiring 2020) New Mexico William Redmond Republican Challenger (Former) Yvette Herrell Republican U.S. Rep New Mexico-2