Dear New Mexicans,
Thanks to all of you who voted and worked the polls for the recent election! We're sure you all know the big National news about Trump's victory, but here is a rundown of The Good, The Bad, and The Ugly of NM election results.
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The Bad: Progressive control continues for our state legislature and congressional seats
The Ugly: Hateful words posted by school and elected officials
The Good: Statewide trends, national success, and a glimmer of hope for the state legislature
THE BAD: Progressives still control our state legislature and congressional seats
We were hoping to see some change in the overall balance of power in our legislature and congressional seats this year. We hoped we would see many candidates elected who support:
the need for crime reduction in NM
parents rights to be informed about their children's transgender and abortion procedures
girls' rights to single-sex bathrooms and sports
lower gas prices
supporting small businesses
Unfortunately, we didn't see that happen overall. Our state legislature still has a majority who is likely to continue down the same destructive path we have experienced for the last few years.
Our congressional seats for the US Senate and House of Representatives were all won by Progressive candidates.
Additionally, all bonds, constitutional amendments, tax increases, and judicial retentions were passed by voters.
THE UGLY: Hateful words posted by school and elected officials
Sadly, vitriolic dialogue is already being spread by those in NM who are unhappy about the Presidential election results.
Below is an example from the Mayor Pro Tem Johana Bencomo of the City of Las Cruces, referring to Trump's administration as being related to "fascism" and "white supremacy."
Another example is the below Facebook post, which was posted by a school counselor/teacher at Saint Michael's High School (a private Catholic school) in Santa Fe. Many parents have now expressed concern for the safety of their children in this teacher's class.
THE GOOD: National success, statewide trends, and a glimmer of hope for the state legislature
President Trump's resounding win bodes well for many of the issues we have been concerned with, including:
Stopping the censorship and eroding of our civil liberties
Protecting girls' and women's rights to single-sex sports (where women are being injured and displaced by men), bathrooms and locker rooms, and jail cells (where women are being raped by biological men identifying as women).
Protecting children from being mutilated, sterilized, and harmed for life in the name of gender affirmation.
Securing the border and stopping the flood of Fentanyl which is destroying our communities with crime and drug addiction.
Addressing the overwhelming chronic health crisis that is resulting from agency-capture of our Federal food and health agencies.
We are hopeful that many of these issues will be handled on a Federal level so that we will be able to target our efforts more narrowly on NM issues.
The following comparison of voting numbers from 2020 vs 2024 shows that New Mexicans are waking up.
2020: Biden = 501,614 (54%) / Trump = 401,894 (43%), with a spread of 11% between them
2024: Kamala = 476,088 (52) / Trump = 422,184 (46%), with a spread of only 6% between them
17,354 MORE New Mexicans voted for Trump in 2024 than 2020.
County by county, 30 out of 33 counties in NM moved towards Trump in this election. There is an article about this here: https://citydesk.org/2024/analysis-30-of-33-counties-got-more-trumpy/
In our NM legislature elections, there was a net gain of 1 conservative in the House of Representatives (Rebecca Dow) and 1 conservative in the Senate (Gabriel Ramos). Although this is not enough to shift the balance of power significantly, it is a glimmer of hope that things are shifting in NM. Additionally Ant Thornton, Jay Block, and Nicole Tobiassen won their elections as state senator and Nicole Chavez won her election as state representative.
Congratulations to all of these as well as the many other pro-freedom incumbents who retained their seats, including but not limited to:
Representatives Jenifer Jones, Andrea Reeb, Rod Montoya, Stefani Lord, John Block, Luis Terrazas, Harlan Vincent
Senators Crystal Diamond Brantley, Jim Townsend, David Gallegos, and Craig Brandt
We will continue to advocate for freedom and prosperity here in New Mexico. Thanks again to all who helped make progress with this year's election!
Standing with you for change across New Mexico,
Sarah, Melanie, and Karen
New Mexico Freedoms Alliance
National Coalition for Health Integrity
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