Democratic Party of Sandoval County Newsletter
May 2024
“Real change, enduring change, happens one step at a time.”
— Ruth Bader Ginsburg
Announcements and Events
Placitas Democrats and Friends
Please join Placitas Dems & Friends Thursday, May 9, at 6pm at the Placitas Community Library, 453 Highway 165, to hear from the two candidates running in the upcoming primary for the SD9 seat that McKenna is vacating, and the current County Treasurer who faces an opponent in the general election.
Discover & meet the Natives who live in our Sandoval County.
Date: June 15, 2024
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...
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...
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...
Elections 2024
Sandoval Candidates for County and State Positions
Read about and engage with them here.
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...
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...
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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