MORE NEW MEXICO LEADERS ENDORSE HECTOR BALDERAS FOR SENATE

For Immediate Release: August 31, 2011

ALBUQUERQUE – Today, the Balderas campaign announced ten more local leaders who have thrown their support behind Hector Balderas’ candidacy for United States Senate. Those who endorsed Hector, include:

 

* New Mexico State Senator Mary Kay Papen (Dona Ana County)
* New Mexico Rep. Mary Helen Garcia (Dona Ana County)
* Village of Pecos Mayor, Tony Roybal
* Town of Bernalillo City Councilor Ronnie Sisneros
* Espanola City Councilor Dennis Tim Salazar
* Mountainair City Councilor Frank Anaya
* Torrance County Commissioner Venessa Chavez-Gutierrez
* Socorro County Commissioner RJ Griego
* Mora County Commissioner Laudente T. Quintana
* Former Socorro Mayor, Tony Jaramillo

 

New Mexico Senator Mary Kay Papen praised Hector’s message of bringing real fiscal accountability to Washington, DC. “Hector knows that fiscal responsibility is the best way to ensure that we expand economic opportunity across New Mexico. As New Mexico’s State Auditor, Hector protected taxpayers’ money by cracking down on fraud and abuse in our schools, municipalities, and agencies, including the Housing Authority. By going after waste in our schools, he helped make sure that money went back into the classroom to educate our children, where it belongs. Hector fights for this type of fiscal accountability so that we can invest in initiatives that create jobs such as education, infrastructure, and innovation.”

 

Espanola City Councilor Dennis Tim Salazar added that Hector’s record of putting party labels aside to find solutions is exactly what the United States Senate needs. “As a public servant, Hector has always remembered that he works for New Mexicans—not a political party, and not special interests. Hector is from New Mexico, has spent a career fighting for New Mexicans, and is guided by New Mexico’s values. It is exactly this type of leader that Washington, DC is in dire need of. New Mexicans will be fortunate when Hector Balderas represents them in the United States Senate.”

 

“It is an honor to receive the support of these committed leaders,” Hector said. “Every day they wake up and work to make New Mexico better. I look forward to engaging with them to implement policies that help hard working families,” Balderas concluded.

 

Today brings the total of 45 current and former elected officials across the state who have endorsed Hector Balderas for United States Senate.

 

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