Democratic Party of Sandoval County Newsletter
April 2024
“The only limit to our realization of tomorrow will be our doubts today.”
— Franklin Delano Roosevelt
Announcements and Events
News and Interviews
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...
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...
Did You Know
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...
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...
Elections
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. ...
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...
Opinions and Editorials
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...
Featured Story
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...
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