Endorsements

Current and Former Elected Officials

 

• Former New Mexico Lieutenant Governor and 2010 Democratic Nominee for Governor Diane Denish
• State Senator Mary Kay Papen (Dona Ana County)
• State Senator Phil Griego (D-San Jose)
• State Senator Cynthia Nava (D-Las Cruces)
• State Senator Carlos Cisneros (Los Alamos, Rio Arriba, Santa Fe and Taos)
• State Senator David Ulibarri (Cibola, Socorro and Valencia)
• State Senator Richard Martinez (Los Alamos, Santa Fe & Rio Arriba Counties)
• State Senator Bernadette Sanchez (D-Albuquerque)
• New Mexico Rep. Jim Trujillo (Santa Fe County)
• New Mexico Rep. Antonio Lujan (Dona Ana County)
• New Mexico Rep. Joseph Cervantes (D-Las Cruces)
• New Mexico Rep. Miguel Garcia (D-Albuquerque)
• New Mexico Rep. Mary Helen Garcia (Dona Ana County)
• New Mexico Rep. Luciano "Lucky" Varela (Santa Fe)
• New Mexico Rep. Thomas Garcia (Mora, San Miguel, Colfax, Guadalupe, Taos)
• Los Lunas Mayor Robert Vialpando
• Former Socorro Mayor, Tony Jaramillo
• Taos Mayor Darren Cordova
• Springer Mayor Danny Cruz (D)
• Village of Pecos Mayor, Tony Roybal
• Santa Fe City Councilor, Rosemary Romero
• Santa Fe City Councilor Carmichael Dominguez
• Santa Fe City Councilor Ronald Trujillo
• Espanola City Councilor Dennis Tim Salazar
• Las Vegas City Councilor Diane Moore
• Socorro City Councilor Mary Ann Chavez-Lopez
• Socorro City Councilor Pete Romero
• Town of Bernalillo City Councilor Ronnie Sisneros
• Taos City Councilor Rudy Abeyta
• Taos City Councilor Michael Silva
• Bayard City Councilor Armando Arzola
• Mountainair City Councilor Frank Anaya
• Torrance County Commissioner Venessa Chavez-Gutierrez
• Socorro County Commissioner RJ Griego
• Mora County Commissioner Laudente T. Quintana
• San Miguel County Commissioner Marcellino Ortiz
• San Miguel County Commissioner Arthur Padilla
• Former Chaves County Commissioner Michael Trujillo
• Taos County Commissioner Dan Barrone
• Former Taos County Commissioner and former Mayor of Questa Charlie Gonzales
• Taos County Commissioner Larry Sanchez (D)
• Bernalillo County Commissioner Michelle Lujan Grisham (D)
• District Attorney Richard Flores (San Miguel, Mora and Guadalupe)
• District Attorney Donald Gallegos (Taos, Union, Colfax)
• Las Vegas City School Board Member Ricky Serna
• Former Truth or Consequences School Board Member Lydia Bamonte

 

Unions

 

• Las Cruces Professional Firefighter Association (Local 2362)
• Santa Fe Firefighters Association (International Association of Firefighters Local 2059)
• AFSCME Local 1380 (San Miguel, Colfax, Union and Mora counties)
• AFSCME Local 2777 (Sandoval, San Juan and McKinley counties)
• AFSCME Local 2851 (City of Las Vegas)
• AFSCME Local 2890 (Taos & Rio Arriba County)
• AFSCME Local 3199 (Eddy, Lea and Chaves counties)

 

Members of the New Mexico Land Grant Consejo

 

• Gilbert Ferran, President - Merced del Pueblo de Abiquiu
• Jesus Anzures, Trustee - Atrisco Land Grant
• Manuel Garciá y Griego, Secretary - Cañon de Carnué Land Grant
• William Hocker, Trustee - Cebolleta Land Grant
• Leonard Martinez, President - San Joaquin del Rio de Chama Land Grant
• Lawrence E. Sánchez, President - Town of Tomé Land Grant
• Rita M. Padilla Gutierrez, Secretary - Town of Tomé Land Grant
• Juan Sanchez, President - Merced del Pueblo de Chilili
• Tony Lucero, President - San Antonio de Las Huertas Land Grant
• Daniel Herrera, Trustee - La Merced del Manzano
• Anselmo "Chemo" Valerio, Secretary - Cristobal de la Serna
• Leroy Mondragon, Trustee - Cristobal de la Serna

 

Other

 

• Cuauhtémoc “Temo” Figueroa, the National Latino Vote Director for President Obama’s 2008 general election campaign, and former AFSCME Council 18 Administrator in New Mexico
• Linda Trujillo, SF Public Schools Board Member & Secretary