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United States Representative District 1

This person represents New Mexico in the United States House of Representatives.The House has 435 members elected from districts based on population. New Mexico is entitled to three members. Candidates must be at least 25 years old, a United States citizen for seven years, and must be a resident of New Mexico. Representatives are elected by district for a two-year term.Cámara de Representantes de los Estados UnidosEsta persona representa a New Mexico en la Cámara de Representantes de los Estados Unidos. La Cámara tiene 435 miembros elegidos por distritos según su población. New Mexico tiene derecho a tres miembros. Los candidatos deben tener al menos 25 años, ser ciudadanos de los Estados Unidos durante siete años y ser residentes de New Mexico. Los representantes son elegidos por distrito durante un período de dos años.

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    Steve Jones
    (Rep)

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    Melanie Ann Stansbury
    (Dem)

Biographical Information

1. Why do you want to run for this seat?

2. What are the most important issues facing Congress in the next two years?

3. How would you address them?

4. What actions, if any, should Congress take regarding immigration?

5. What, if anything, would you do to improve the functioning of Congress?

Campaign Mailing Address PO Box 8262
Ruidoso, NM 88345
Campaign Email stevejonescfo@gmail.com
Campaign Phone 575-937-9158
To use my financial accounting background to prevent the bankruptcy of the US government.
Spending & debt control.

Navigating the dangerous geopolitical conflicts.
Propose legislation; Limit debt to a percentage of GDP and Participate in congressional delegations to stabilize our position
Create a document to compare and contrast our immigration policies with Mexico and insist on uniformity. Mexico is the key to meeting the desire for economic opportunity for immigrants within Mexico.
Join bipartisan efforts to reduce hyper partisanship.
Campaign Mailing Address PO Box 51493
ALBUQUERQUE, NM 87181
Campaign Email Brandon@melaniefornm.com
Twitter @@melaniefornm
Campaign Phone 575-551-1349
Campaign Website http://Melaniefornm.com
I am running to continue serving New Mexico in Congress because as a New Mexican that has spent my life working on land, water, and community issues—I am committed to serving our state and ensuring our communities’ voices are heard in Congress. Every day, we are working to tackle our biggest challenges and working to build a more equitable and sustainable future. This means building our economy and jobs and investing in roads, broadband, and water. It means investing in rural healthcare and behavioral health, education, and public safety. It means protecting our lands and waters, showing up for our communities, respecting and caring for our veterans, elders, and children, and ensuring every New Mexican can live with dignity and opportunity
In the next two years Congress must tackle the urgent issues of: (1) cost of living in housing, food, healthcare, and education, (2) protecting of our democracy and rights, and (3) tackling climate change and opportunity.

On costs—we must tackle the housing crisis, lower the costs of food and energy, and ensure everyone can access healthcare and education.

On protecting our rights—we must protect a woman’s right to choose, voting rights, and other rights impacted by the courts, address corruption in government, and restore faith in our democracy.

For our future—we must ensure historic investments we passed over the last three years continue to transform local economies and create new jobs and opportunities for our children.
Every day my office is working to achieve these goals by:

1. Building our economy—delivering millions in infrastructure, creating new jobs, and investing in our ag, science and tech, and rural economies.

2. Investing in our people—delivering millions for public safety, fire, housing and homelessness, fentanyl and addiction programs, rebuilding schools and healthcare clinics, and services for veterans.

3. Protecting our lands and waters—with legislation for tribal, acequia, land grant and public lands and investments in climate and clean energy.

4. Reforming government—with bills to reform the courts and ensure transparency.

5. Celebrating and lifting up New Mexicans—by celebrating our histories, cultures, traditions and ways of life.
We need bipartisan immigration reform. For decades Congress has failed to act, including last year when GOP leadership killed a bi-partisan immigration package that would have invested millions in manpower and technology to address border and fentanyl issues. While there was bi-partisan support for the bill, it was killed for political and not substantive reasons. With millions of lives on the line, the political games must stop.

We must pass comprehensive reform to address border security issues and to provide a clear pathway to citizenship, to protect Dreamers, reform our asylum system, and ensure our policies respect human dignity and reflect our values as a nation. As a nation, our diversity is our strength.
American democracy is built on a government by the people, for the people. This means electing leaders who are from our communities, who listen to and prioritize our needs, and who will work to find common ground in tackling our biggest challenges.

That means restoring trust in our democracy and institutions, working across the aisle through bipartisan collaboration, and ensuring our communities have a seat at the table.

The path to a Congress that works for the people, requires strong leadership, ending the influence of big money and corporate interests in politics, reforms to end corruption in government, and a commitment to bold policy ideas that serve our communities and which bend the arc of history towards justice.