AFT News:
ALBUQUERQUE — American Federation of Teachers New Mexico President Stephanie Ly and AFT NM Committee on Political Education Vice President Sara Attleson released the following statements:
“AFT NM’s Committee on Political Education held a series of interviews and asked candidates to complete questionnaires detailing their positions on public education and labor issues in New Mexico. Throughout the endorsement process, these candidates had the opportunity to indicate their support for our union’s values and detail how they would work to ensure the continued progress of our State and its system of public education and respect for labor rights,” Attleson said.
“We believe AFT NM’s endorsed candidates represent strong voices who share our goals and believe New Mexico’s public schools and institutions can excel and believe strong unions are a benefit to all working New Mexicans. We will work to elect each of these endorsed candidates, and look forward to partnering with them in Santa Fe,” Ly said.
American Federation of Teachers New Mexico endorsed the following candidates on April 21, 2020 through a vote of its Executive Council, representing statewide leadership of the educational union:
NM House of Representatives:
HD 4: Anthony Allison
HD 6: Eliseo “Lee” Alcon
HD 7: Santos Griego
HD 9: Patricia Lundstrom
HD 10: G. Andres Romero^
HD 13: Patricia Roybal Caballero
HD 14: Miguel Garcia^
HD 15: Day Hochman-Vigil
HD 17: Deborah Armstrong
HD 18: Gail Chasey
HD 19: Sheryl Williams Stapleton^
HD 20: Meredith Dixon
HD 21: Deborah Sariñana^
HD 22: Jessica Velasquez
HD 23: Daymon Ely
HD 24: Elizabeth Thomson^
HD 25: Christine Trujillo^
HD 26: Georgene Louis
HD 27: Marianne Matthews
HD 28: Melanie Stansbury
HD 29: Joy Garratt^
HD 30: Natalie Figueroa^
HD 31: Julie Ford Brenning
HD 34: Raymundo Lara
HD 35: Angelica Rubio
HD 36: Nathan Small^
HD 37: Joanne Ferrary
HD 38: Karen Whitlock
HD 39: Rudy Martinez
HD 40: Roger Montoya
HD 42: Kristina Ortez
HD 43: Christine Chandler
HD 44: Gary Tripp
HD 45: Linda Serrato
HD 46: Andrea Romero
HD 47: Brian Egolf
HD 48: Linda Trujillo
HD 50: Matthew McQueen
HD 51: Jeff Swanson
HD 52: Doreen Gallegos
HD 53: Willie Madrid^
HD 56: Laura Childress
HD 57: Billie Helean^
HD 59: Kimble Kearns
HD 68: Karen Bash
HD 69: Harry Garcia
HD 70: Anita Gonzales^
NM State Senate:
SD 3: Shannon Pinto
SD 4: George Muñoz
SD 5: Richard Martinez
SD 8: Pete Campos
SD 9: Benjamin Rodefer
SD 10: Katy Duhigg
SD 14: Michael Padilla
SD 15: Daniel Ivey-Soto^
SD 16: Antionette Sedillo Lopez
SD 17: Mimi Stewart^
SD 18: Bill Tallman
SD 19: Claudia Risner
SD 20: Martin Hickey and Rebecca Stair (dual endorsement)
SD 23: Harold Pope Jr.
SD 24: Nancy Rodriguez
SD 25: Peter Wirth
SD 28: Gabriel Ramos
SD 29: Paul Baca
SD 30: Clemente Sanchez
SD 31: Joseph Cervantes
SD 33: Denise Lang-Browne
SD 36: Jeff Steinborn
SD 38: Mary Kay Papen
SD 39: Elizabeth “Liz” Stefanics
^Denotes candidate is a current member, retired/former member, or family member of an AFT New Mexico educator.