Name: Martin Heinrich Age: 52 Party: Democrat Occupation: United States Senator Relevant Experience: Albuquerque City Council, United States House of Representatives, United States Senate Personal: I live in Albuquerque with my wife and two sons. Website: MartinHeinrich.com Martin Heinrich has served as the senior senator for New Mexico since 2013. Here are his answers to
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Name: Yvette Herrell Age: 60 Party: Republican Occupation: Realtor Relevant Experience: Small business owner, former New Mexico State Rep, former United States Congresswoman Personal: Please provide a note on your personal life. I am an independent, service-minded leader who was born and raised here in New Mexico, growing up in Cloudcroft and now living in
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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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AUSTIN, Texas (KVIA) — Former Texas Governor Rick Perry will serve as volunteer senior advisor to Texas Speaker of the House Dad Phelan until the start of the 89th Texas Legislature. Phelan announced Perry’s new position on social media today. Welcome to the team, @GovernorPerry. #txlege pic.twitter.com/KLNW30nfFD— Dade Phelan (@DadePhelan) September 5, 2024 In an
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Originally Published: 04 SEP 24 18:19 ET Updated: 04 SEP 24 22:27 ET By Jamie Gangel, Rashard Rose and Piper Hudspeth Blackburn, CNN (CNN) — Republican former Rep. Liz Cheney will vote for Vice President Kamala Harris in November, she said during remarks at Duke University, according to audio obtained by CNN. The former Wyoming congresswoman
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EL PASO, Texas (KVIA) — In an ongoing effort to monitor what he calls “Election Integrity”, Texas Attorney General Ken Paxton sued the Bexar County Commissioners Court “after it voted to enact an unlawful program that would mass-mail voter registration applications to residents regardless of whether those residents have requested such an application or are
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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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Update: Just after 2 p.m. today, El Paso Congresswoman Veronica Escobar announced that she and other representatives of the Texas Democratic Delegation “will hold a virtual press call urging the Department of Justice to investigate any potential civil rights violations by TX AG Ken Paxton against Latino organizers and volunteers and take any necessary action
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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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By Jasper Scherer, The Texas Tribune Aug. 30, 2024 “State Rep. Shawn Thierry switches to GOP, says Democratic Party has “lost its way”” 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 for
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EL PASO, Texas (KVIA) — The El Paso County Election Department has removed 35,854 people from the local voter rolls in the last few years, based on issues with addresses, deaths or moving away among others required to be done by election law. Texas Governor Greg Abbott has touted the removal of more than 1.15
Continue Reading Originally Published: 27 AUG 24 15:48 ET By John Fritze, CNN (CNN) — Republican officials in 24 states asked the Supreme Court on Tuesday to halt a Biden administration effort to reduce emissions of the planet-warming gas methane, adding to a series of emergency appeals challenging environmental regulations. Led by Oklahoma, the states are asking the high court to
Continue Reading Originally Published: 27 AUG 24 17:01 ET By Michael Williams and Kevin Liptak, CNN Washington (CNN) — Vice President Kamala Harris and Minnesota Gov. Tim Walz will sit with CNN for their first joint interview on Thursday as Democrats work to broaden their base’s excitement from last week’s Democratic National Convention. The interview, conducted by CNN’s chief political correspondent
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EL PASO, TX (KVIA) — The City of El Paso is hosting a series of community meetings to inform residents about the upcoming November ballot measure concerning the future of the Multipurpose Center. The first meeting will take place this evening at 5:30 p.m. at the Marty Robbins Recreation Center. The ballot measure will ask
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Originally Published: 26 AUG 24 07:35 ET Updated: 26 AUG 24 14:35 ET By Kristen Holmes, Priscilla Alvarez, Kate Sullivan and Shania Shelton, CNN (CNN) — Former President Donald Trump appeared to undercut his campaign’s efforts to keep the same rules in place for his debate against Vice President Kamala Harris next month. Trump’s team, according
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By Andrew Kaczynski, CNN (CNN) — Former presidential candidate Robert F. Kennedy Jr., who suspended his campaign on Friday and endorsed Republican nominee Donald Trump, has a long history of criticizing the man he now supports, including calling Trump a “threat to democracy,” and, as recently as July, a “terrible president.” For years, Kennedy has repeatedly
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By Kayla Guo, The Texas Tribune Aug. 23, 2024 “LULAC condemns Paxton’s election fraud raids as “intimidation”” 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 for The Brief, The Texas Tribune’s daily
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By Alejandro Serrano, The Texas Tribune Aug. 26, 2024 “Texas Latino leaders label voter fraud investigation “nonsense,” call for federal, state reviews” 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 for The
Continue Reading By Fredreka Schouten and Tierney Sneed, CNN (CNN) — Democrats, with the backing of Kamala Harris’ presidential campaign, on Monday sued to block controversial new election rules in Georgia that they warned could lead to post-election “chaos” in the presidential battleground state in November. The lawsuit, filed in Georgia state court by the Democratic National Committee, the
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by Robert Moore, El Paso MattersAugust 20, 2024 At this time four years ago, El Paso native Olivia Troye had just left the Trump White House over frustration with the administration’s COVID-19 response and other issues. On Wednesday night, she took the stage at the Democratic National Convention to tell the nation why it’s important
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Originally Published: 21 AUG 24 14:07 ET Updated: 21 AUG 24 17:43 ET By Kristen Holmes, Aaron Pellish and Alayna Treene, CNN (CNN) — Independent presidential candidate Robert F. Kennedy Jr. is expected to suspend his campaign on Friday at an event in Arizona, two sources familiar with the plans told CNN. There are current talks
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AUSTIN, Texas (KVIA) — Texas Attorney General Ken Paxton says he is launching an investigation into “reports that organizations in Texas are illegally registering non-citizens to vote.” Paxton did not name any of the organizations under investigation. He posted about the investigation on social media today. 🚨Breaking: I am launching an investigation into reports that
Continue Reading EL PASO, Texas (KVIA) — Texas Congresswoman Veronica Escobar has been selected as one of four co-chairs for this year’s Democratic National Convention. Escobar is expected to chair the event on Thursday. Last week, Congresswoman Escobar announced she is the co-chair for the Harris-Walz campaign. She will also speak Thursday evening. The 2024 DNC is
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EL PASO, Texas (KVIA) — The City of El Paso announced the adoption of its Fiscal Year 2025 budget, along with the approval of a No-New-Revenue tax rate. Officials said the city adopted the No-New-Revenue Tax Rate of 0.761405, which represents a 5.7-cent reduction from last year’s rate. The city had previously said the rate
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