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From the County Chair – January 2025
My Dear Democrats, We need YOU We are looking to fill Precinct Chair positions. Most are open. Precinct Chairs will meet other democrats in your precinct and help them to become familiar with DPSC. This includes our activities and volunteer opportunities. We are...
America Finally has Its Mussolini
Turns out over ½ the voters who went to the polls last month are rubes and suckers. They were conned, once again, by the biggest conman in American political history. Donald J. tRump even strikes poses like Benito Mussolini did in the 1930s. Only instead of...
Did You Know – December 2024 – Election 2024
There is almost a perfect correlation between spending $$$ in political campaigns in Sandoval County and election results. As the table below shows, in every local race but one, the candidate who raised and spent the most money won the race. Note: All $$...
From the County Chair – December 2024
My Dear Democrats, I write this, my last “From the Chair” of 2024, with profound sadness. We have lost a man who has been a shining light and inspiration to many. Senator Fred Harris left us November 23rd, 2024. He was 94 years old. He is survived by Sandoval...
MISS INFORMATION – Democrats Are Totally Unprepared for the MAGA Disinformation Machine
By Judy Gordon, DPSC Secretary Democratic losses in 2024 were fueled by a tsunami of right-wing propaganda. Disinformation on wedge issues like guns, LBTQ+ people, immigration, and abortion, along with lies about the economy and inflation, was force fed to voters like...
JOIN THE RESISTENCE
RESIST! RESIST! RESIST! RESIST! RESIST! RESIST! Feel sad when you reflect back on Nov 5th?Feel discouraged as we move toward Jan 7th, 2025?Get angry when you hear about another incompetent, shady character selected by Trump for his cabinet?Think,...
Democratic Party of NM Chair Jessica Velasquez on the Passing of Fred Harris
Albuquerque- Democratic Party of New Mexico Chair Jessica Velasquez released the following statement on the passing of Fred Harris: The Democratic Party mourns the loss of one of our greatest giants with the passing of Fred Harris as we remember the seemingly...
MISS INFORMATION – Vote These Extreme Republican Incumbents Out of Office
By Judy Gordon, DPSC Secretary Three highly-qualified Sandoval County Democrats are facing Republican incumbents who have done little to improve the lives of their constituents but much to make it harder. The Democratic candidates are: Amina...
From the County Chair – November 2024
Hello Democrats! First, and MOST IMPORTANTLY, if you have not yet voted PLEASE DO SO TODAY! Voting ends on November 5th at 7 p.m. Don’t wait until the last minute to vote. We need you to help bring our Democratic Party candidates over the line. If 2016 taught us...
Did You Know – November 2024 – Election 2024
As of October 22nd, two weeks before Election Day, early voting in New Mexico has hit 194,250 ballots cast. This figure represents about 21% of the vote total for the 2020 election. This is a rather substantial figure at this time in the election process. Dems...
A History Lesson: Presidential Voting Results 1960-2020
In the past 64 years there have been 16 presidential elections. An analysis of their results is interesting. 8 of the 16 have been won by Dems, the other 8 by Reps. There have been a number (1/2) of very close elections (4% difference), given the popular...
IN MY HUMBLE OPINION
As Chair of the Democratic Party of Sandoval County, I hear many ideas, suggestions, and criticisms, and 99% of the time, it is given kindly – as if people want to see Democrats in our county do better. Unfortunately, this was not the case this week. Many of us...
Insult to Democracy: NM GOP Picks Fake Elector AGAIN
According to a recent story in the New Mexico Political Report, Steve Pearce selected Debbie Weh-Maestas, one of the notorious fake electors who tried to give New Mexico’s five electoral votes to Donald Trump in 2020 after he lost the state by nearly 100,000 votes, to...
HOLIDAY INITIATIVES BY FEED RIO RANCHO KIDS
The start of holiday season finds Feed Rio Rancho Kids working to meet additional needs of the kids at the schools we serve. We are continuing our appeal for kids’ winter coats in all sizes (6, 8, 10, 12, 14) for both girls and boys. The TV drive for coats...
A Collection of Recent Election Related Editorials and Opinion
Der Führer Trump’s Radical Second-Term Agenda: An Imperial Presidency Wielding Executive Power In Unprecedented Ways Reflecting American Fascism Der Führer Trump’s Radical Second- Term Agenda: An Imperial Presidency Wielding Executive Power In Unprecedented...
From the County Chair – October 2024
From the Chair: Signs, Signs, Everywhere a sign? Well, not really. You may remember that we had two hundred Biden/Harris signs. After our convention, we moved to a green option and found some Kamala stickers to paste onto the signs we had. Now? They are ALL GONE! ...
2024 Statewide Ballot Initiatives and Sandoval County Bonds
State of New Mexico Eight statewide ballot measures have been certified for the ballot in New Mexico for elections in 2024. The New Mexico State Legislature voted to send four constitutional amendments to the ballot related to property tax exemptions for...
All Pueblo Council of Governors Endorses Harris-Walz Ticket
Native Vote 2024. During the monthly meeting, the All Pueblo Council of Governors (APCG), formally endorsed Vice President Kamala Harris for president and Minnesota Governor Tim Walz for vice president of the United States through Resolution on August 22. The...
SENATOR FRED HARRIS AND MARG ELLISTON: REFLECTIONS ON THE DEMOCRATIC NATIONAL CONVENTION AND 2024 ELECTION
Background We interviewed two distinguished Sandoval County Democrats who have made invaluable contributions to the Democratic Party over many years—former Oklahoma Senator Fred Harris, 93, and Marg Elliston, 80. Between them, they have probably run and attended more...
MISS INFORMATION – Republicans Are the Pro-Misogyny Party
By Judy Gordon, DPSC Secretary Re-printed from the Rio Rancho Observer with permission. At the presidential debate, Trump stated, “And as far as the abortion ban, no, I'm not in favor of [an] abortion ban.” This statement is deceptive. Antiabortion lawmakers and...
Trump Blames Biden And Harris For Second Assassination Attempt
This Coming From One With History Of Wishing And Promoting Violence On Others On September 15, former President Donald Trump was the target of a second attempted assassination. The incident began around 1:30 p.m. ET on the Trump International golf course where...
Albuquerque Journal Poll Reveals Voters Concerns On Major Issues
Causes Of Crime Believed To Be Drugs, Poverty And Homeless Not Broken Justice System; Crime Viewed As Big City Issue; Economy Viewed As Fair To Poor; 75% Support Age Restrictions On Purchase Of AR-15 Rifles, 52% Support Ban; Support For Border Wall Increases By Region...
Polling at the Top of the Ticket in New Mexico
Dem candidates at the top of the ticket look strong going into the Nov 2024 election. According to a major poll released in mid September, we see the following. Race for President Harris/Walz - 49%Trump/Vance - 39% This difference of 10 points is very...
Did You Know – October 2024 – Election 2024
Did You Know Things are heating up for the fall 2024 elections! Voter registration data come from New Mexico Secretary or State, Voting and Elections, 2024 Voter Registration Data Webpage. Campaign contribution numbers come from New Mexico Secretary of State,...
15 More in 2024
15 More in 2024 is a dynamic peer-to-peer turnout initiative designed to empower our volunteers to create meaningful, lasting connections with fifteen key voters. Instead of focusing on brief interactions through traditional canvassing or phone banking, this program...
Message from the First Vice-Chair
By Greg Bennett First Vice-Chair Dear Democrats! Welcome to the final ten weeks of this election cycle. My purpose here is to remind everyone about a few issues and to ask for your help. First, I want everyone to be aware of Project 2025. Most of you have heard about...
Did You Know – September 2024 – Election 2024
Things are heating up for the fall 2024 elections! With new candidates at the top of the Democratic Party ticket, there is a new energy and excitement in the party. This September’s Did You Know reports on voter registrations and candidate fund raising. Voter...
DPNM Statement on Kamala Harris Securing Democratic Nomination for President (Aug 2nd, 2024)
Today, Kamala Harris officially became the Democratic Party’s nominee for President after it was announced she had already received most of the Democratic National Convention delegates' virtual vote which started yesterday. All 45 members of the New Mexico delegation...
Trump Is A Racist Not Fit To Be President
On July 3, Republican Presidential nominee Donald Trump in a 30-minute wide-ranging Question and Answer event before the National Association of Black Journalists Annual Convention, took racial swipes at Vice President Kamala Harris by challenging her racial...
Michelle Sandoval – Leadership for Today for NM State House District 57
About Michelle Michelle Sandoval is a native New Mexican who was raised in Rio Rancho. She has a BS from the University of New Mexico and is currently working to complete a master’s degree. Michelle worked for Bank of the West for four years, the Sandoval County...
Luke Jungmann Will Be a Tireless Advocate for the People of NM House District 60
About Luke Luke is a New Mexico native, born and raised in Albuquerque and now residing in Rio Rancho where he lives with his wife, Dany, their cats, and their dog. Luke is young, dynamic, and politically committed. He returned to New Mexico after graduate school and...
Eight Takeaways From The Final Night Of The Democratic National Convention
We Now Have An Election Between A Black Woman And First Asian American Versus A Lying, Racist, Misogynistic, Fascist Billionaire AndConvicted Felon; The Choice Could Not Be Clearer HARRIS OFFERS A RETURN TO PRE-TRUMP NORMALCY “Harris delivered a simple message to...
MISS INFORMATION – Republicans Are Building an Election Subversion War Machine
By Judy Gordon, DPSC Secretary With Kamala Harris and Tim Walz on the ticket, Democrats are energized and hopeful. We are now engaged in the hard work of ensuring they get elected along with all other Democrats up and down the ballot. However, even if we win the...
New Mexico governor invites Texas doctors to practice in her state following restrictive abortion law
Gov. Michelle Lujan Grisham announced last Sunday an initiative to invite Texas doctors to consider relocating to her neighboring state of New Mexico, in response to Texas’s “draconian abortion ban.” The governor launched a direct appeal to Texas health care...
President of Planned Parenthood Action Fund Condemns Nella’s “Blatant Attempt to Mislead Voters”
Domenici’s Ad is Funded by Anti-Choice Politicians Who Want to Pass a National Abortion Ban After news broke that the National Republican Senatorial Committee (NRSC) is bankrolling a new ad for Nella Domenici, multimillionaire former hedge fund executive and Mitch...
Who Are the Trump Chumps?
If we drew a portrait of a typical Trump Chump, it would not be a pretty one. Instead we would see an angry, old, white, man. Based on the demographic characteristics of people who voted for Trump in 2020, we see the following: Men 53% White 58% Over Age 65 52%...
MISS INFORMATION – Who is Nella Domenici? Here Are Some Answers
By Judy Gordon, DPSC Secretary Nella Domenici is a carpetbagger. Following a 50 year absence, she swooped back into New Mexico four years ago after being recruited by MAGA Republicans to run against Democratic Sen. Martin Heinrich. Before returning to New Mexico for...
Project 2025 Is Conservative Blue Print For A Second Trump Administration
What Project 2025 Represents And What’s At Stake If Trump Wins A Second Term On July 9, 2024, the CBS national news agency published on line the following report written by its staff reporters Melissa Quinn and Jacob Rosen entitled “What Is Project 2025; What To...
A Tale of Two Candidates: Domenici vs. Heinrich
Profiles of Nella Domenici and Martin Heinrich Highlight Stark Contrasts Ahead of Senate Election In dueling profiles of Nella Domenici and Senator Martin Heinrich, published on subsequent Sundays in the Albuquerque Journal, a clear picture of the choice facing voters...
Amina Everett Will Bring Democratic Values to NM Senate District 40
Amina Everett is the oldest of four children. She grew up in St. Louis, Missouri, where she and her younger brother shared the challenge of being the first students of color to integrate an all-white elementary school. Having been name-called as a child, the cloud of...
From the County Chair – August 2024
OMG! How about Kamala Harris! I don’t have to tell about the fervor around our presidential candidate because I’m sure you’ve seen it by now, but WOW! President Biden has been working hard for the American people and will continue to move our country forward until...
NEW SCHOOL & NEW PROGRAM FOR FEED RIO RANCHO KIDS
School starts for elementary students in Rio Rancho on August 6. Feed Rio Rancho Kids (FRRK) will be active again this year as we add a fourth school and a new program. The Democratic Party of Sandoval County is one of our two partners in this endeavor and we want...
Trump and Violence
Trump Assassination Attempt Makes Him The Victim Of Violence He Has Wished Upon Others; Trump’s Extensive History Of Inciting Violence On July 13, former President Donald Trump became the target of an assassination attempt at a Pennsylvania rally. The video images...
Fact Sheet – Democrats vs Trump – The Economy
Economists and Financial Analysts Warn: Republicans will cripple the US economy–But Democrats will strengthen it According to leading economists, the Republican economic plan would spike inflation and plunge us into a recession. Even policy directors at a conservative...
US Supreme Court Rules Trump Has Broad Immunity From Criminal Prosecution
Key Take Aways; Supreme Court Creates “A King Above The Law”; Commentary And Analysis “[On July 1] The Supreme Court handed down a landmark decision granting Donald Trump partial immunity from special counsel Jack Smith’s election subversion case, handing the former...
Did You Know – August 2024 – NM Kids
New Mexico kids are still faring poorly across 4 measures of Well-Being according to the latest Annie E. Casey Foundation 2024 Kids Count Data Book released in June 2024. Read the complete article here.....
Democratic Party of New Mexico Reacts to Primary Election
DPNM Looks Ahead to the 2024 Statewide Campaign The Democratic Party of New Mexico released the following statement on New Mexico’s primary election: “Once again, Democrats are fielding a strong slate of candidates in the general election with strong records of...
The Death of Hypocrisy
Hypocrisy: The practice of claiming to have moral standards or beliefs to which one's own behavior does not conform; pretense. Oxford English Dictionary Hypocrite: A person who acts in contradiction to his or her stated beliefs or feelings. Merriam-Webster...
Did You Know – July 2024 – Primary Election
Turnout in the June 4th primary election in NM and Sandoval County was, as usual, very low. In fact, it was slightly lower than normal. In the county, it was just below the statewide average. Low Turnout Statewide 23%, 231,000 out of over 1 million registered...
New Mexico Primary Results
The June 4 New Mexico Primary has come and gone. The unofficial statewide voter turnout was just under 23%, or a fifth of registered voters. A little more than 1 in 5 eligible voters turned in Bernalillo County, a tally slightly lower than the 2022 primary contest. ...
From the County Chair – July 2024
From the Chair: We have begun the official start of the General Election Campaign Season! Many people have asked me how they can get involved to help elect democrats. While the methods for reaching voters have changed, the strategies of reaching them have not. We...
GOVERNOR ANNOUNCES FIVE PUBLIC SAFETY MEASURES FOR JULY 18 SPECIAL SESSION
Governor Michelle Lujan Grisham will ask lawmakers to pass 5 public-safety measures during the July 18 special session of the New Mexico legislature. The governor’s spokeswoman released a “discussion draft” of 4 of the 5 bills and said the governor would “welcome...
How to Help Re-elect Joe Biden and Support New Mexico Democrats
Information You Can Use to Win in November! Part One of a Four-Part Series You may know (but we'll bet your friends and neighbors don't) how successful President Joe Biden and our Democratic legislators have been. Successful, despite endless obstruction from the...
Frank Smith – Democratic Candidate for House District 23
Frank Smith is running for the NM House District 23 in eastern Sandoval County. “Running for office is just another something new,” the Albuquerque native said. In a recent interview Frank, who is a 10-year veteran of the US Marine Corps (USMC) said, “I’ve always...
Madigan Ray is running for Sandoval County Commission District 4
She is a member of the DPNM Veterans and Military Families Caucus and precinct chair for the Democratic Party of Sandoval County. Here is more about Madigan: 1. Background InformationName: Madigan RayTown in which you reside: Rio RanchoAge: 38Ethnicity:...
BODILY AUTONOMY IS ALSO A MEN’S ISSUE
When we talk about our US Constitution’s Bill of Rights, nothing is more personal to each of us than our own right to control over our own bodies. When legislation is passed that limits any persons’ rights over their own body, those same laws can be turned around and...
Der Führer Trump’s Radical Second-Term Agenda; Promises To Wield Executive Power In Unprecedented Ways; An Imperial Presidency Reflecting American Fascism
On April 30, Time Magazine published an exhaustive and very alarming report where former President Donald Trump outlined his second term agenda should he win. What emerges from review of Trump’s second term agenda is an imperial presidency, some would say an American...
Message from the Vice-Chair
By Greg Bennett Vice-Chair Democrats of Sandoval County, I hope the first five months of this year have treated you well, but we have a lot of work to do. We need every Democrat to become engaged in the upcoming election cycle, so over the next six months we will be...
ICYMI: NM GOP Chooses Fake Elector as an Elector Yet Again at Party Convention
DPNM calls on Steve Pearce’s New Mexico GOP to denounce election denial ahead of the 2024 election Last Saturday, April 27th, the Republican Party of New Mexico held their Quadrennial Convention in Albuquerque to select their delegates to the Republican National...
Tax Season 2025: Trump and MAGA Republicans Want To Make it Easier for the Ultra-Rich To Cheat on Their Taxes
As the Republican Study Committee pushes a blueprint that would help the ultra-rich cheat their way out of paying their fair share in taxes, DNC spokesperson Aida Ross released the following statement: “Donald Trump’s MAGA minions in Congress would rather put...
Deb Dapson wins Rio Rancho City Council District 1 Runoff Election!
Our own very favorite Deb Dapson won the runoff election for the District 1 Rio Rancho City Council seat over Jim Owen, a former mayor of Rio Rancho by a vote total of 442 (53%) to 398 (47%). During the regular election Deb received the most votes out...
Interview With Deb Dapson: Newly Elected to Rio Rancho City Council
June Anglin had the pleasure of sitting down with newly elected City Councilor Deborah Dapson to ask her about her recent elections. Yes, elections with an “s”—Deb won a runoff too. To what do you attribute your recent victories? Knocking on doors. I canvassed from...
Did You Know – May 2024
The area that forms Los Alamos County was separated from Sandoval County in 1949. Today, Sandoval County encompasses 3,714 square miles of diverse geography and has a population of approximately 156,000 people. The table below shows some of the differences...
Gov. To Call Special Session On July 18 to Focus on Public Safety
On April 17, New Mexico Gov. Michelle Lujan Grisham announced she will call state legislators into a Special Session starting July 18. The session will focus on addressing public safety proposals. The governor said she expects the session to wrap up within...
In the News: DNC Billboards in Arizona Slam Trump’s Extreme Abortion Ban
In case you missed it, in the wake of the Arizona Supreme Court decision this week upholding an archaic 160-year-old abortion ban, the DNC placed billboards across Phoenix and Tempe pointing Arizonans to the truth – Donald Trump is responsible for this extreme...
From the County Vice-Chair – May 2024 – Native American Gathering
Vice-Chair - Aleta “Tweety” Paisano-Suazo The 1st Annual Native American Gathering of Sandoval County will take place on June 15, 2024 (Saturday) at Rotary Park in the Town of Bernalillo from 11:00 am to 4:00 pm. Discover and meet other Natives who live in Sandoval...
What a grassroots PAC can teach us about winning back Congress in 2024
By Bradley L'Herrou They won a key swing district in 2022. Can they do it again? New Mexico is not at the center of our political discourse in the USA, but it is home to a very interesting Congressional district. New Mexico CD2 runs from the suburbs of Albuquerque to...
Unionizing the Sandoval Regional Medical Center: More Questions Than Answers
By June Anglin, DPSC Recently, signs went up in Rio Rancho and Corrales asking Jamie Silva-Steele to care enough to bargain now for better patient care. Some of the signs have disappeared. But the issue has not. What is going on at Sandoval Regional Medical Center...
From the County Chair – April 2024 – Let’s Talk About the Elephant in our County
Sandoval County District Four Commissioner David Heil and Rio Rancho Mayor Greg Hull think that “We have a good thing going.” They believe that the citizens of Rio Rancho should ignore the poor roads, the unplanned growth, overuse of water, and raping of the...
Did You Know – April 2024 – Election Turnout
It’s awfully hard to unset incumbents in local elections, especially when very few people turn out to vote! In last month’s city council elections in Rio Ranch, 3 incumbents were up for reelection. One race (District 4) had 3 candidates and the incumbent won...
Donald J. Trump: Symptom of an American Disease
Many of us know Donald Trump to be a conman, grifter, and a habitual liar. Sadly, he is much more than that. He typifies the racism, misogyny, xenophobia, homophobic and religious bigotry that permeates many sectors of our country. He is the spokesman for the base...
Interview Judy Deutsch – Advocate for Justice
Many Sandoval County Democrats know Corrales resident Judy Deutsch from DPSC events and candidate fundraisers. Some of us were privileged to hear her compelling testimony at the county commission and library board meetings where book banning requests were on the...
Lost Dogs, Rural Progressives, and Political Alliances
Two runaway hunting dogs led to meeting a neighbor--you never know who you're going to meet out in the sticks. JESS PIPER - MAR 13, 2024 I live just outside of a tiny town in NW Missouri. I had to make a trip to another town to do some shopping last Saturday...
National Polling – 2024 Presidential Election
It’s A Close, Competitive Election - Yes, the NYT released a poll today that has Trump ahead. Some initial thoughts: Lots of other polls show the race even, competitive - Three national polls released this week (below) have the race even. 538’s Congressional Generic...
President Biden Announces Historic Investments in Clean Water for New Mexico
After Trump’s Infrastructure Failures, President Biden is Rebuilding President Biden and Vice President Harris announced $5.8 billion from the Bipartisan Infrastructure Law to expand access to clean drinking water, replace lead pipes, improve wastewater...
Rio Rancho Elections Results and Runoffs – March 2024
There were 3 city council elections and 3 bond measures on the March 2024 ballot in Rio Rancho. City council election results were: District 1 *Jim Owen: 398 (43%)Thomas N. Gentry III: 125 (13%)*Deborah S. Dapson: 412 (44%) *Runoff required District 4 Raymond Anthony...
Preamble to the 2024 Democatic Party Platform
America is an idea—one that has endured and evolved through war and depression, prevailed over fascism and communism, and radiated hope to far distant corners of the earth. Americans believe that diversity is our greatest strength. That protest is among the highest...
Democratic Values Make Historic Leaps Forward in Legislative Session
Gun Safety, Housing, Environmental Protections, & More-Democrats Make Historic Progress Across the Board In the 2024 30-day Legislative Session, Democrats made huge leaps forward for the well-being of our communities and environment that advance our core party...
President Biden’s Achievements! – There’s a lot to talk about
Taken FromBernadette's Bulletin 2024 #3NM Democratic Party SCC Member Strongest years of job growth in history! Inflation plummets to new lows. More than 40 million borrowers stand to benefit from student debt relief Nearly 11 million jobs created since 2021...
2024 Legislative Session
You Win SomeYou Lose SomeAnd Some Get Rained Out The 2024 legislative session was a 30-day short session where much of the legislation was to be dedicated to financial matters and approving the state’s annual budget. There were 780 bills introduced in the session but...
A Clear and Present Danger—We Can’t Afford!
Taken FromBernadette's Bullentin 2024 #3NM Democratic Party SCC Member Who is barred from operating a Charitable Foundation because he stole from it and paid a $2 million dollar fine? Who bragged about grabbing women by their private parts? Who was convicted of...
NEW VOICES – Annabella Beck
Background Information Name: Annabella BeckTown in which you reside: CorralesAge: 17Ethnicity: Mostly Italian and German. Also Polish and French. Occupation: Student. Also Cooking, Hosting & Dishwashing at Village Pizza. Passions: Volunteering including with...
From the County Chair – March 2024 – In Like a Lion and Out Like a Donkey!
Hello Democrats! As you all know, the Rio Rancho Municipal elections are underway, and the last day to vote is March 5th. The Rio Rancho Municipal Candidates are Deb Dapson in District 1, Aleta “Tweety” Suazo in District 4, and yours truly, Alexandria Piland in...
FEED RIO RANCHO KIDS (FRRK) PROGRAM
The Democratic Party of Sandoval County (DPSC) in cooperation with the Unitarian Universalist Westside Congregation (UUWC) in Rio Rancho provides 200 weekend snack packets each month to children in four Rio Rancho Public Schools who live with food scarcity. Kids in...
Did You Know – March 2024
Sandoval County Children Demographics According to the 2023 New Mexico Kids Count Data Book, Sandoval County had over 41,000 kids under the age of 18 residing in the county, about 20% of who are under the age of 4. Only Bernalillo and Dona Ana Counties had more kids...
LET’S FACE IT
Taken FromBernadette's Bullentin 2024 #3NM Democratic Party SCC Member When the Trumpster spews crazy, outrageous, conspiracies, lies and dangerous verbal vomit, it gets picked up immediately and is echoed countless times by lots of different outlets. Then a diversity...
Rio Rancho City Council Elections 2024
(Update: If you have not yet voted, please do. Rio Rancho polling places listed below) Deb Dapson, Candidate for District 1 Deborah “Deb” Dapson, is a small business owner, has lived and worked in Rio Rancho District 1 since 2009. She has been in many leadership...
March Elections in Sandoval County
March Elections in Sandoval County(Update: If you have not yet voted, please do so Polling places for Rio Rancho listed below) There are numerous municipal elections in Sandoval County in March 2024. Election day is Tuesday, March 5th. Besides the City Council...
Did You Know – February 2024
Sandoval County has always been rich in culture and business enterprise. It was a thriving area for centuries well before Don Francisco de Coronado explored and camped near present-day Bernalillo in 1540. Prehistoric artifacts in many areas of the County date back...
Did You Know – Quick History of the Modern Democratic Party
For more than 200 years, our party has led the fight for civil rights, health care, Social Security, workers’ rights, and women’s rights. We are the party of Barack Obama, John F. Kennedy, FDR, and the countless everyday Americans who work each day to build a more...
Gun and Public Safety in New Mexico
On January 16, in her State of the State address, Governor Lujan Grisham covered a broad range of topics, including affordable housing construction, education and clean energy. But the governor, who last year instituted a public health order restricting where people...
Dueling Budget Proposals
Presently, New Mexico appears to be one of those rare states that is flush with cash. Revenue from gas, oil and other sources makes for a healthy state financial situation for the 2024-25 budget year. The fiscal year begins July 1, 2024 and ends on June 31, 2025. ...
Miss Information – BIDEN VS. TRUMP: WHAT WILL A SECOND TERM LOOK LIKE?
By Judy Gordon, DPSC Secretary and June Anglin, Chair, Precinct 146 Last November and December, Miss Information provided comparisons of where Biden and Trump stand on the issues and how their values compare. This month we bring you a look at what the two candidates’...
Did You Know – January 2024
*In 2022, there were 11, 376 veterans living in Sandoval County. That is about 8% of the county population. (The state population of vets is also about 8%). The county ranks 14th in percentage of vets in its population. About 10% of the businesses in the county are...
New Mexico Supreme Court Affirms Democratic Congressional Redistricting; US Supreme Court Appeal Likely Futile Effort By GOP
On Monday, November 26, the New Mexico Supreme Court affirmed a State District Court’s ruling that the congressional voting district maps drawn by the 2021 NM Legislature do not rise to the level of “egregious” gerrymandering. The New Mexico Supreme Court ruled...
DPSC New Headquarters
DPSC New Headquarters3949 Corrales Rd. Suite 110Corrales, NM 87048 The new headquarters is in a 2-story office building right on the west side of Corrales Rd. It is next to the Corrales Growers Market space, just to the south. Plenty of parking all around the...
DPNM’s Delegate Selection Plan Approved by DNC
The Democratic Party of New Mexico announced today that the Democratic National Committee (DNC) approved their 2024 Delegate Selection Plan for the DNC National Convention in Chicago next year. Delegates are elected at a series of county, congressional district, and...
Legitimate Recall Petition or Harassment?
A petition for the recall of Sandoval County Commissioner Katherine A. Bruch was filed by John Veltri, the leader of the New Mexico Election Transparency Network, asking the courts to rule that the recall action be permitted to proceed. The acts that were cited were...
MISS INFORMATION – OUR VALUES AND THEIRS
By Judy Gordon, DPSC Secretary and June Anglin, Chair, Precinct 146 Last month Miss Information provided a bullet point comparison of where Biden and Trump stand on the issues. This month we bring you a comparison of Democratic and Republican values as demonstrated by...
DPNM Celebrates One of the President’s Key Accomplishments
November 15th, marked the two-year anniversary of President Biden signing the Bipartisan Infrastructure Law, and the Democratic Party of New Mexico is celebrating one of the President’s most historic accomplishments and the jobs and infrastructure improvements it has...