Supporters of the Candidate Principles for Trusted Elections

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A Program of the New Mexico Democracy Project

The below state leaders – current candidates, past political office holders, organizations, and individuals, have all signed on to the Candidate Principles for Trusted Elections in New Mexico. Please join them, and encourage your local elected officials to do the same. It only takes two minutes to sign on!

Garrey Carruthers, Former Governor of New Mexico (R)
Diane Denish, Former Lt. Governor of New Mexico (D)
Maggie Toulouse Oliver, Incumbent Candidate for NM Secretary of State (D)
Jefferson Byrd, Candidate for Commissioner of Public Lands (R)
Stephanie Garcia Richard, Incumbent Candidate for Commissioner of Public Lands (D)
Melanie Stansbury, Incumbent Candidate for U.S. House of Representatives, District 1 (D)
Joseph Maestas, Candidate for NM State Auditor, (D)
Harry Montoya, Candidate for NM State Treasurer (R)
David Lansford, Candidate for NM House of Representatives, District 64 (I)
Enrique Cardiel, Candidate for NM House of Representatives, District 19 (DTS)
Antonio Maestas, Candidate for NM House of Representatives, District 16 (D)
Athena Christodoulou, Candidate for NM House of Representatives, District 31 (D)
Greg Nibert, Incumbent Candidate for NM House of Representatives, District 59 (R)
Joanne Ferrary, Incumbent Candidate for NM House of Representatives, District 37 (D)
Jimmy Mason, Candidate for NM House of Representatives, District 66 (R)
Natalie Figueroa, Incumbent Candidate for NM House of Representatives, District 30 (D)
Paul Kinzelman,Candidate for NM House of Representatives, District 8 (D)
Reena Szczepanski, Candidate for NM House of Representatives, District 47 (D)
Dayan Hochman-Vigil, Incumbent Candidate for NM House of Representatives, District 15 (D)
Jay Groseclose, Candidate for NM House of Representatives, District 46 (R)
Elizabeth “Liz” Thomson, D, Incumbent Candidate for NM House of Representatives, District 24 (D)
Linda Gallegos, Incumbent Candidate for Sandoval County Assessor (D)
Alan Brauer, Jr., Candidate for NM Public Education Commission, District 3 (D)
Kim Stewart, Incumbent Candidate for Doña Ana County Sheriff (D)
Jim Lee, Candidate for Grant County Sheriff (I)
Darrell Elder, Candidate for Sandoval County Sheriff (R)
Christine Lowery, Incumbent Candidate for Cibola County Commissioner (D)
Melanee Hand, Incumbent Candidate for Los Alamos County Council (D)
Randall Ryti, Incumbent Candidate for Los Alamos County Council (D)
Suzie Havemann, Candidate for Los Alamos County Council (D)
James Wernicke, Candidate for Los Alamos County Council (I)
Other Key Supporters Include:
  • Katharine Clark, Santa Fe County Clerk (D)
  • Clinton Harden, former State Senator and NM Secretary of Labor (R)
  • Bob Perls, former NM State Representative (I)
  • Amelia Ellen Shippy, Former US Ambassador to Malawi
  • Danielle Gonzales, APS School Board Member, Executive Director of New Mexico First
  • Heather Balas, President, Verge Strategies, and Former President, New Mexico First
  • Kathy Elliott, Owner and President, Elliott Marketing
  • New Mexico PBS
  • New Mexico State Chamber of Commerce
  • New Mexico Local News Fund
  • New Mexico Open Elections
  • New Mexico First
  • David Kasten
  • Ann Keller
  • Charlotte Gomez
  • Corinne Silva, Farmer
  • Dain Forsythe, Educator
  • Jim Kroeger, Retired Engineer
  • Jim Upchurch, Nonprofit Conservation Organization Board Member
  • Jo Baer
  • John Conlon
  • Judith Parsons
  • Karen Bender
  • Kathleen Mongaraz
  • Mark Doppke
  • Nancy A. Murphy
  • Nell Kroeger
  • Phyllis Becerra
  • Randall Moyer
  • Renee Wood
  • Richard Hawkins, Retired Foreign Service Officer
  • Richard Kiefer-O’Donnell, Retired Professor
  • Robin Brown, Teacher
  • Siobhan Croto, Pastor
  • Walter Zeichner, Psychotherapist, Educator, Broadcast Journalist
  • Christopher Wentz, Truth Teller
  • Karen Hokom
  • Mark Holmes
  • Taylor Edmondson
  • Kathleen Goodwin
  • Becky Adams
  • Carol Flint
  • Tom Smith
  • Jeff Apodaca, Santa Fe Farms
  • Cathy Lady
  • Patsy Nelson
  • Steve Veenis
  • Nell Kroeger

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For more information about the New Mexico Democracy Project activities, please contact Sharon Berman at sharon@nmfirst.org.

The New Mexico Democracy Project is possible through the generous support of The Carter Center and Thornburg Foundation. The contents of this website are the responsibility of New Mexico First and do not necessarily reflect the views of The Carter Center or of Thornburg Foundation.