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NM
Occupation
Contractor
Filing County
Sandoval
I am a New Mexican native, and I want to use my knowledge and experience to make New Mexico the best state that it can be.
My highest priority is healthcare. New Mexico was the first state to pass Universal Childcare and college tuition in the country, and I will work to make it the first to pass Universal Healthcare. I will also fight for housing access with strict regulations on short term rentals and private equity home ownership, and to fund social housing. Finally, I will work to protect our environment and fund massive renewables projects throughout our state.
I believe the legislature should fight against every water-heavy project in the state, including datacenters, corporate farming, and fracking.
To me, environmental impact is the most important consideration, followed by societal impact.
I will fight for Universal Healthcare, and to ensure no matter who you are or where in the state you are you know you can walk in to any hospital and receive the same high level of care.
mailingstate
NM
Campaign Endorsements
Former Mayor Gregg Hull, Mayor Paul Wymer, Rio Rancho Police and Communications Association, Rio Rancho Fire - IAFF 4877, NM Animal Protection Voters, Senator Jay Block,
Occupation
Small Business Owner
Filing County
Sandoval
I have represented House District 60 for three terms and serve on the House Commerce and Economic Development Committee and the House Taxation and Revenue Committee. In that time, I have sponsored or co-sponsored nearly 30 bills that became law on jobs, health care, and public safety, and brought more than $13.8 million to 138 projects across Rio Rancho and Sandoval County. I work across the aisle to get results. I am a native New Mexican and small business owner raising my family in Rio Rancho.
On public safety, I will keep pushing for real consequences for repeat violent offenders and for funding that gives our police and fire departments the staff and equipment to keep up with growth.
On jobs and affordability, I will work to lower income taxes, fix the gross receipts tax, speed up permitting, and expand career and technical training in our high schools.
On education, I will push to get more dollars into classrooms, focus on early literacy and math, and give parents clear information about how their schools are performing. I am also drafting legislation to better protect kids online.
On growth, I will keep bringing funding home for roads, schools, and flood control, and work across the aisle to get it done.
We should treat water as long-term infrastructure. The state should help communities repair aging water systems that lose water before it reaches the tap, and I voted to set aside Water Trust Fund dollars for the small community systems that need it most. We should also expand the use of treated wastewater and brackish water for irrigation and industry so fresh groundwater is saved for drinking. Long-range planning is just as important, because growth decisions should account for how much water a community actually has. Locally, I have brought more than $1.2 million to nine SSCAFCA projects for stormwater and flood control in Rio Rancho.
Every large project should be measured by what it gives back and what it costs. First, jobs: how many, what they pay, and whether New Mexicans can be trained to fill them. Second, it should pay its own way. Large users of power and water should cover the infrastructure they require, so families and small businesses are not stuck with higher rates. Third, water: every project should show where its water will come from and how much it will use, and use recycled or brackish water wherever it can. Fourth, accountability: incentives should be tied to results, with clawbacks if a company does not create the jobs it promised. Communities also deserve transparency before a deal is signed, not after.
Rio Rancho is growing faster than its health care workforce, so the biggest need is more providers who can start seeing patients quickly. My bill requiring insurers to add newly approved dentists and hygienists to their networks on a deadline is now law, and I co-sponsored the same fix for other providers. I also co-sponsored expanding student loan repayment for health professionals who serve in underserved areas. Next, New Mexico should join more interstate licensure compacts so qualified providers can practice here without starting over. I co-sponsored this year's medical malpractice reform, and we need to go further so liability costs stop pushing doctors out of New Mexico.
