Name: Gabe Vasquez Age: 40 Party: Democrat Occupation: Incumbent Congressman for NM-02 Relevant Experience: My career has been focused on giving back to my community. In 2013, I helped build one of Las Cruces’ most successful startup companies and then joined Sen. Martin Heinrich’s staff to solve problems for NM businesses, communities and families. Then,
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Name: Fernando R. Macias Age: 72 Party: Democrat Occupation: Attorney/Government Administrator Relevant Experience: Legal Experience Graduated from New Mexico State University Graduated from Georgetown University Law Center Licensed to practice law since 1979, with extensive experience in private practice Served as Prosecutor Served as District Public Defender Served as Executive Director of New Mexico Legal
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Name: Gloria Gameros Party: Democrat Occupation: Politician, licensed massage therapist Relevant Experience: I am Gloria Gameros, and I am a democrat who was a former Trustee and Mayor Pro Tem for 6 years as an elected official with the City of Anthony, NM from 2016 to 2021. During my tenure I wrote many policies, resolutions,
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Name: Minerva Torres Shelton Age: 55 Party: Republican Occupation: FBI Retired Relevant Experience: My extensive experience makes me the most qualified candidate for this office. I served as a patrol officer with the El Paso Police Department for five years, working patrol in central El Paso. I spent 21 years with the FBI, where I
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Name: Oscar Ugarte Age: 40 Party: Democrat Occupation: El Paso County Constable, Precinct 1 Relevant Experience: I am a first-generation American. I was born to Mexican parents and raised in El Paso, Texas and graduated from Ysleta High School in El Paso. While still attending High School, I joined the school’s law enforcement program, where
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Name: Santos Limon Age: 50 Party: Democrat Occupation: Husband/ Father/ Grandfather, Civil Engineer, Business Owner, Entrepreneur, Philanthropist Relevant Experience: As a Civil Engineer and a successful businessman, I began my career in transportation at Union Pacific Railroad. What started as a role in systems administration evolved into an eleven-year tenure where I played a significant
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Vice President Kamala Harris spoke publicly for the first time since President Joe Biden relinquished his reelection campaign. https://twitter.com/JoeBiden/status/1815087772216303933 Harris spoke at an event in Washington D.C. celebrating NCAA championship teams earlier today, first noting that President Biden “wanted to be here today” and is “feeling much better and recovering fast” after testing positive for
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El Paso, TX (KVIA) – From El Paso Mayor Oscar Leeser, to New Mexico Governor Michelle Lujan Grisham, to Donald Trump, a number of borderland leaders and people nationwide from all political spectrums reacted to the news of President Joe Biden announcing he will -not- seek reelection.
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Update (11:35 AM, July 22, 2024): Former Speaker of the House Nancy Pelosi is endorsing Harris. Medical issue not a factor in Biden’s decision, senior White House official says From CNN’s MJ Lee President Joe Biden’s stunning decision to drop out of the 2024 race did not have to do with any medical issues, a senior White
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By María Méndez, The Texas Tribune July 19, 2024 “Democrats need to act swiftly to nominate a new presidential candidate for the Texas ballot” was first published by The Texas Tribune, a nonprofit, nonpartisan media organization that informs Texans — and engages with them — about public policy, politics, government and statewide issues. Sign up
Continue ReadingBy MJ Lee, Jeff Zeleny, Kayla Tausche and Jamie Gangel, CNN Washington (CNN) — President Joe Biden is more isolated than he has ever been, with many senior-ranking White House and campaign officials now privately believing that he must abandon his campaign for a second term – and soon. “The next 72 hours are big,”
Continue ReadingBy Priscilla Alvarez, Donald Judd and Piper Hudspeth Blackburn, CNN (CNN) — President Joe Biden tested positive for Covid-19 on Wednesday, disrupting a key campaign event meant to shore up support with Latino voters at a critical juncture in the election. Biden, 81, was experiencing mild symptoms and has received his first dose of the
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By MJ Lee, CNN Washington (CNN) — The Democratic National Committee is moving ahead with its controversial plan to virtually nominate President Joe Biden ahead of the Democratic convention in Chicago next month – ignoring the growing calls from some of the party’s elected officials to ditch that strategy given the serious ongoing debate about whether the president should continue to seek a second
Continue ReadingBy Arit John, Jeff Zeleny and Kate Sullivan, CNN Milwaukee (CNN) — Former South Carolina Gov. Nikki Haley endorsed Donald Trump’s campaign Tuesday night in her Republican National Convention speech, her latest step toward embracing her former rival and unifying the party after their bitter presidential primary. “I’ll start by making one thing perfectly clear: Donald Trump
Continue ReadingBy John Miller and Sabrina Shulman, CNN (CNN) — The shooter who attempted to assassinate former President Donald Trump on Saturday normally would have been at work that day, but he told his boss he needed that the day off because he had “something to do,” according to multiple law enforcement officials. Thomas Matthew Crooks
Continue ReadingCNN By Betsy Klein, Michael Williams and Kristen Holmes, CNN Washington (CNN) — President Joe Biden and former President Donald Trump have both accepted an invitation from CNN to debate on June 27, a historically early showdown that will set the tone for the final months of the 2024 campaign. “I’ve received and accepted an
Continue ReadingCNN By Edward-Isaac Dovere and Veronica Stracqualursi, CNN Washington (CNN) — Former Maryland Gov. Larry Hogan announced Friday that he is running for US Senate this year, providing Republicans with a strong candidate in their bid to flip a seat in a deep-blue state. “I am running for the United States Senate – not to
Continue ReadingCNN By Eric Bradner, CNN (CNN) — Donald Trump won Nevada’s Republican presidential caucuses Thursday, a victory that was effectively guaranteed when his lone remaining well-known rival, former South Carolina Gov. Nikki Haley, chose not to compete for the state’s delegates. The former president has now won all three Republican contests so far — adding
Continue ReadingCNN By Jeff Zeleny, Kaitlan Collins and Daniel Strauss, CNN (CNN) — Republican National Committee chairwoman Ronna McDaniel has offered to leave her position following the South Carolina primary later this month to allow former President Donald Trump to install his own party chair, two party advisers told CNN. She has also discussed those plans with Trump, according
Continue Reading CNN By John King, CNN Pawleys Island, South Carolina (CNN) — Joy Rendulic was hesitant when her husband first suggested a move to South Carolina. Then she visited a small ice cream shop for sale near the spectacular coast of this barrier island town. Rendulic cashed in her 401(k) to buy it, and left Erie,
Continue ReadingCNN By Ebony Davis, CNN (CNN) — Republican presidential candidate Nikki Haley on Sunday walked back her previous comment that Texas could secede from the US if it decided to do so. “No. According to the Constitution, they can’t,” Haley told CNN’s Dana Bash on “State of the Union” when asked whether she thought the Lone
Continue Reading CNN By Curt Devine, Donie O’Sullivan and Sean Lyngaas, CNN (CNN) — Days before a pivotal election in Slovakia to determine who would lead the country, a damning audio recording spread online in which one of the top candidates seemingly boasted about how he’d rigged the election. And if that wasn’t bad enough, his voice
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EL PASO, Texas (KVIA) — El Paso City Councilwoman Cassandra Hernandez started the paperwork to join the race to become the city’s next mayor. Hernandez and her campaign treasurer filed paperwork this week for the mayoral race. Hernandez has served District 3 for two terms. Her current term is up in December 2024. Hernandez serves
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EL PASO, Texas (KVIA) — The race for El Paso’s next mayor is heating up. With current Mayor Oscar Leeser at his term limit, candidates are starting to throw their hats in the ring. Businessman Renard Johnson formally announced his candidacy in November’s election Tuesday evening. “I am running for Mayor because I believe El
Continue ReadingOriginally Published: 28 JAN 24 13:31 ET Updated: 28 JAN 24 13:32 ET By Marshall Cohen, CNN (CNN) — Former President Donald Trump engaged in the January 6, 2021, insurrection at the US Capitol but should stay on the ballot in Illinois, a retired judge told the state election board, which is set to vote Tuesday on his recommendation.
Continue ReadingCNN By Edward-Isaac Dovere, CNN (CNN) — Sen. Joe Manchin says he “absolutely” can see himself as president. Privately, the West Virginia Democrat has told people that a Joe Biden health scare or a Donald Trump conviction could give him an opening to run as an independent this year. In public, during stops in states such as New Hampshire,
Continue ReadingCNN, POOL, NIKKI HALEY FOR PRESIDENT, GETTY IMAGES By Kevin Liptak, CNN Washington (CNN) — President Joe Biden officially turned the page Wednesday to the general election, looking ahead to a race against former President Donald Trump that will test his ability to reenergize key corners of his winning coalition in a race his team
Continue ReadingCNN By Eric Bradner, CNN (CNN) — Former President Donald Trump took a huge step toward winning a third consecutive Republican presidential nomination Tuesday, winning the New Hampshire primary in a one-on-one matchup with his last challenger standing, former South Carolina Gov. Nikki Haley. Haley vowed to remain in the Republican race, saying she’ll now
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By Alexandra Hutzler January 23, 2024, 6:11 PM New Hampshire is home to the first-in-the-nation presidential primary, which took place on Tuesday. ABC News projects that Trump will win the Republican race over rival Nikki Haley, based on an analysis of the vote, while President Joe Biden will win the Democratic race, based on an exit
Continue ReadingOriginally Published: 22 JAN 24 12:13 ET Updated: 22 JAN 24 17:44 ET By Em Steck and Andrew Kaczynski, CNN (CNN) — A robocall that appears to be an AI voice resembling President Joe Biden is reaching out to New Hampshire residents, advising them against voting in Tuesday’s presidential primary and saving their vote for the November general election. Audio
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