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July 22, 2011
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February 1, 2012
Today, the American Federation of Government Employees (AFGE), Local 1032 and five New Mexico leaders announced their support for Hector Balderas' candidacy for United States Senate.
January 17, 2012
New Mexico State Auditor Hector Balderas released the following statement after hearing House Speaker Ben Luján's announcement that he has cancer.
December 1, 2011
Continuing to build his grassroots momentum, Hector Balderas launched an updated website and online headquarters today that includes enhanced tools for engaging and organizing supporters.
November 16, 2011
Today, Hector Balderas released the following statement calling on Congress to implement safeguards that ensure lawmakers and Washington insiders are not profiting from proprietary information.
November 14, 2011
Adding to his grassroots campaign's growing momentum, U.S. Senate candidate Hector Balderas has notched his 1,000th Twitter follower and 6,050th fan on Facebook.
November 4, 2011
Today, Hector Balderas called on Washington to stop its partisan bickering and instead start focusing on protecting our veterans from predators on Wall Street.
November 3, 2011
Today, Hector Balderas came out in support of a resolution, introduced in Congress by Rep. Tammy Baldwin (D-WI), to hold banks accountable for their role in the current mortgage crisis.
October 26, 2011
Today, Hector Balderas wrote an op-ed for Huffington Post Latino Voices about how Herman Cain’s offensive and unbecoming call for an electrified border fence is not shocking, considering the rest of the Republican agenda.
October 21, 2011
Citing his commitment to protecting the people of New Mexico, the Santa Fe Police Officers Association today endorsed Hector Balderas for United States Senate.
October 20, 2011
More local leaders are committing their support to Hector Balderas' US Senate campaign, as New Mexico State Senator and community leader Howie Morales announced his endorsement from Grant County today.
September 21, 2011
Momentum continued to build for Hector Balderas' US Senate campaign today, as he picked up the first-ever endorsement by CHILE-PAC, a coalition of Hispanic organizations from across New Mexico.
September 19, 2011
The Northern Navajo Agency Council today announced its endorsement of Hector Balderas for the United States Senate.
September 10, 2011
New Mexico State Auditor and United States Senate candidate Hector Balderas released the following statement on the 10th anniversary of 9/11.
September 8, 2011
United States Senate candidate and New Mexico state Auditor Hector Balderas released the following statement on President Obama’s speech tonight to a joint session of Congress.
September 8, 2011
Citing his commitment to helping New Mexico's working families, the Las Cruces Professional Fire Fighters Association (Local 2362) today announced that it is endorsing Hector Balderas for the United States Senate.
September 5, 2011
Today is a day to celebrate the many contributions of New Mexico's working families and the labor movement that has helped so many of them work their way into the middle class.
August 31, 2011
Today, the Balderas campaign announced ten more local leaders who have thrown their support behind Hector Balderas’ candidacy for United States Senate.
August 16, 2011
New Mexico State Auditor Hector Balderas continued to pick up grassroots momentum today as five separate locals of the American Federation of State, County and Municipal Employees (AFSCME) today enthusiastically threw their full support behind his campaign for the United States Senate.
This plan is not a compromise. It's extortion by those in the Tea Party that would hold our economy hostage and force America to default on its obligations.
July 29, 2011
Saying that inaction in Washington will have a devastating impact on New Mexico families, US Senate candidate and NM State Auditor today said that if Washington fails to reach a compromise by Tuesday's deadline, Members of Congress should be denied pay until a deal is reached.
July 29, 2011
We now have less than four days until the United States faces an economic crisis that will be entirely created by Washington. "It's time for House Republicans to understand that and act with the urgency this situation needs.
July 25, 2011
US Senate candidate and NM State Auditor Hector Balderas released the following statement on the status of debt ceiling negotiations.
July 22, 2011
US Senate candidate and NM State Auditor Hector Balderas released the following statement about today's vote in the United States Senate rejecting the Republican "cut, cap and balance" legislation.
July 19, 2011
State Auditor and US Senate candidate Hector Balderas today released the following statement in response to the passage of the "Cut, Cap and Balance" plan by the US House of Representatives.
July 8, 2011
In an interview with POLITICO, Heather Wilson today continued to deflect questions about whether she would vote for Rep. Paul Ryan's plan to end Medicare as we know it, telling a reporter, "I'm not in the House of Representatives. This is not something that I have to vote on.
July 8, 2011
State Auditor and US Senate Candidate Hector Balderas today released the following statement about this morning's news that the economy generated only 18,000 new jobs in June.
July 6, 2011
Citing his record of bringing accountability to government in order to invest in education and economic opportunity, former New Mexico Lt. Governor and 2010 Democratic nominee for Governor Diane Denish today endorsed Hector Balderas for United States Senate.
June 28, 2011
My thoughts and prayers go out to the residents of Los Alamos County who are impacted by the devastating fire. Our brave first-responders are working diligently to fight it and New Mexico is grateful for their courage in face of such difficult circumstances.
June 27, 2011
More New Mexico leaders are continuing to line up to support Hector Balderas' candidacy for United State Senate.
June 23, 2011
Recognizing Hector Balderas' unyielding support for policies that promote and protect land grants/mercedes all across New Mexico, 19 land grants/mercedes communities, part of the New Mexico Land Grant Consejo, endorsed Balderas' candidacy for United States Senate.
June 22, 2011
I commend our Commander in Chief for his order to withdraw 10,000 U.S. troops this year and another 23,000 by the end of September 2012 from Afghanistan. I'm confident that President Obama and General Petraeus, along with the rest of the national security team, have determined that a reduction in American troops benefits the United States, Afghanistan and the entire region.
Citing his commitment to New Mexico's emergency service members, the Santa Fe Firefighters Association, International Association of Firefighters Local 2059 today endorsed Hector Balderas for United States Senate.
May 25, 2011
As the U.S. Senate votes today on the Ryan budget plan that would end Medicare, State Auditor and Senate candidate Hector Balderas today issued the following statement.
May 5, 2011
New Mexico’s local officials are continuing to pledge their support for Hector Balderas’ campaign for the United States Senate. Just over one week into his candidacy, Balderas continues to build his grassroots campaign as leaders across the state are pronouncing him as a leader capable of bringing people together by putting politics aside and finding commonsense solutions for the working people of New Mexico.
May 1, 2011
Almost a decade ago on September 11th our country sustained the worst attack since Pearl Harbor. It was an assault on our way of life, carried out and planned by the worldwide terrorist organization Al Qaeda. Osama Bin Laden, the head of Al Qaeda and mastermind behind the 9/11 attack and many others in the United States and around the world, has been on the run since that day. President Obama’s statement that an American operation carried out the killing of Bin Laden marks this momentous development in our country’s fight with terrorism.
April 28, 2011
Just days after announcing his candidacy for the United States Senate, State Auditor Hector Balderas’ message of bringing New Mexico values to Washington, DC is resonating with New Mexicans as he lines up support from local leaders across the state.
April 26, 2011
Pledging to focus on fiscal responsibility, bringing people together, and creating opportunities for all New Mexicans, state Auditor Hector Balderas today announced his candidacy for the United States Senate. In a video message to supporters filmed in his hometown of Wagon Mound, Balderas talked about the values he learned growing up the small 310-person Northern New Mexico village.
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"In this campaign, I won't have the most connections in Washington. I won't be the candidate of the lobbyists or the insiders. But I'm not running to be their Senator. I'm running to be yours."
-- Hector Balderas
