mailingstate
NM
Occupation
Retired
Filing County
Bernalillo
I am qualified to serve because I have consistently delivered real results for District 22 while staying grounded in our communities' needs.
My work has focused on the issues that matter most to everyday New Mexicans, such as healthcare access, infrastructure, public safety, water resources, responsible growth, and investing millions directly into our communities for roads, facilities, and critical services.
One of my top priorities has been addressing New Mexico's doctor shortage. I cosponsored HB 99, a bipartisan reform to our medical malpractice system, helping make our state more competitive for physicians and improving access to care, especially in rural communities.
My top priorities are improving access to healthcare, protecting our water resources, maintaining public safety, and ensuring responsible growth in our communities.
New Mexico continues to face a serious doctor shortage, and I will keep working on solutions that attract and retain providers, especially in rural areas.
Water is also critical. I have worked with state agencies and local leaders to address PFAS contamination concerns and will continue pushing for long-term solutions that protect our drinking water.
I am also committed to investing in infrastructure, roads, emergency services, and community facilities, while ensuring development reflects the needs and values of local residents.
New Mexico must take a long-term, practical approach to water management that protects our communities and future.
We need to invest in infrastructure, repair aging systems, reduce water loss, and improve delivery. I’ve supported water system improvements in Carnuel, Tranquillo Pines, and throughout Torrance County.
We must also protect water quality. I’ve worked with state agencies and local leaders to address PFAS contamination in the East Mountains and will continue advocating for safe drinking water.
Finally, planning must be responsible. Development should reflect limited water resources, and we must support conservation, reuse, and innovation.
Large economic development projects should be evaluated based on their long-term impact on infrastructure, water availability, public safety, and the character of the surrounding community.
Projects must demonstrate that roads, water systems, and emergency services can support the added demand without burdening existing residents. Water availability must be carefully considered in an arid state like New Mexico.
Community input is essential, and economic benefits should be real and sustainable, not short-term gains that create long-term strain.
I oppose bad development and support responsible, community-first growth.
We need to continue addressing the root causes of New Mexico’s healthcare shortage by making our state a more viable place for providers to practice.
I cosponsored HB 99 to reform our medical malpractice system, an important step toward reducing barriers that have driven doctors out of the state, especially in rural areas.
We must also invest in workforce development, expand access to rural and emergency care, and support infrastructure that allows providers to serve more patients.
At the same time, we must address quality-of-life factors, reducing crime, strengthening schools, and expanding loan repayment programs to attract and retain medical professionals in New Mexico.
mailingstate
New Mexico
Occupation
Farmer
Filing County
Bernalillo
I was born and raised in this community and have a depth of perspective on the challenges we face that comes only with time . I operate a regenerative farm and a local food business, and am intimately familiar with the challenges facing agriculture, as well as barriers to economic development more generally. I co-manage the Cedar Crest Farmers Market, and sit on the Bernalillo County Planning and Zoning Commission. I have done extensive policy work at the local, state and national level, and successfully lobbied to change laws to support local agriculture, and stop unsustainable development. I have I have a bachelors degree from Middlebury College in International Studies with a focus on Political Science, and a passion for water.
Decisive action to address the water is crisis is my main priority. Solutions have to address the underlying reality that the state has allocated roughly twice the amount of private use rights to water that our communities water resources can sustain. There is no 'new' water resource that we can tap into to sustain that demand. We must balance the states water budget by balancing the demand with sustainable supply. There are no silver bullets but there are solutions: Conservation, water reuse and recycling, direct catchment, large scale investment in regenerating our soils, restoring ecological healthy to our water sheds, stopping water waste and contamination, and ensuring equitable access to clean water as a right.
We should build on the Water Planning Security Act to develop water management districts based around hydrological basins, ban inter-basin tranfers, create democratic institutions to oversee those districts, and provide them with the resources and funding to monitor and manage available local water resources to meet the needs of the local communities. We should be investing billions into repairing and replacing aging water infrastructure and transitioning municipal water systems to water recycling, providing tax incentives and grant funds to pay for rain catchment infrastructure, modifying public land grazing prescriptions support regenerative grazing practices, and working to heal our water sheds from the head waters to the rivers.
I support developing equitable regulatory frameworks to support locally owned small businesses, local circular economies, and prevent big industries from externalizing their costs onto the public. Too often 'economic development' just funnels money to corporations, or fails to consider the local context where that investment is going. All development in the state should be contingent on identifying a sustainable water resource to support that development, the impact it will have on existing residents, the availability of supporting public infrastructure or the capacity to make necessary improvement to public infrastructure to support that development. I support driving economic development through supporting local independent businesses.
We should enact modern anti-barratry laws to reduce predatory litigation and bring down malpractice insurance rates, provide supplemental funding to ensure rural health care access, especially OBGYN services for women in rural areas, legislate and enforce requirements for transparency in billing from health insurance companies, and provide the public with tools and support to advocate for their own health. Just as importantly we need to pay more attention what drives up demand for health care, and invest in increasing access to healthy, nutrient dense local food, eliminating toxins from our environment, ensuring access to healthy water, and building strong communities and a strong local economies where people can live a healthy life.
mailingstate
NM
Occupation
Retired Army Officer
Filing County
Bernalillo
I had spent over twenty-two years in the military as both an Army officer specializing in Latin America foreign relations, military intelligence, and an enlisted cavalry
scout. I’m a jack-of-all-trades that came out of New Mexico. In the military, I served in the Pentagon and embassies abroad providing indepth analysis and political-military implementation advice. I know the work that is done to make policy a reality. This has made me attunely aware of unintended side-effects of ill-planned decisions. I had attended both UNM and NMSU (studying computers and mathematics respectively) before getting a master’s degree at Vanderbilt University in Latin American
Studies.
I will restore dignified communication by prioritizing constituent service, respectful bipartisan problem-solving, and clear public outreach. I’ll hold regular town halls and office hours, require plain‑language summaries of bills, and set a code of conduct for legislative debate that emphasizes facts over personal attacks. I’ll join and promote bipartisan working groups with shared goals and reward collaboration in committee assignments and budgeting, so solving problems, not scoring points, drives our work.
I would like to see implementation of building codes that require rainwater harvesting and graywater usage to flush toilets. Toilets account for 1/3 of water use. This is a nontrival amount of fresh drinking water used to dump sewage. Additionally, New Mexico regulations should encourage the agriculture of drought-resistant crops.
When evaluating large economic development projects, require a clear economic‑impact analysis (quality jobs, wages, tax revenue) and transparent cost‑benefit and fiscal‑risk assessments with contingency plans and clawbacks; ensure community fit with local hiring, small‑business support, zoning alignment, and affordable‑housing protections; evaluate infrastructure and water usage demands; require environmental and health impact studies with mitigation and climate resilience; prioritize equity for underserved communities; and mandate open procurement, independent review, performance milestones, oversight, and strict legal/ethical compliance.
I’ll push for practical, low‑cost steps that fit District 22’s realities: prioritize and fund short stretches of the worst washout roads, widen/replace undersized culverts, pre‑monsoon ditching and gravel regrading, and fast contracts with local small contractors for emergency repairs; formalize mutual‑aid agreements with counties, equip first responders with basic off‑road gear and radios, post clear seasonal route maps/signage, pursue targeted state and federal repair grants, and report a few simple metrics (closures, average repair time) to keep officials accountable.
