By AMY STOREY
Los Alamos

Katharine E. Clark (D) is the only candidate in this Secretary of State primary who has sued Donald Trump over election interference.

A graduate of the University of California, Berkeley in Cognitive Neuroscience and Moral Psychology and an MBA in Strategic Management and Public Policy, Clark combines academic rigor with real-world executive experience.

As County Clerk for Santa Fe, she has modernized one of New Mexico’s most complex election jurisdictions, and earned national recognition many times for election administration, and built a reputation for transparent, competent elections. Ms. Clark has expertly handled a county with tribal voting, ranked-choice voting, and has one of the highest turnouts of large counties in New Mexico.

That is why Clark has earned support from leaders in Los Alamos County, including Representative Christine Chandler and nearly every elected official in the county.

For voters who value competence, transparency, science, evidence, and public service over politics, the contrast could not be clearer.

New Mexico deserves a Secretary of State who cannot be pressured by insiders, large donors, or political power and who understands that democracy is protected through disciplined, transparent administration.

Competence, not chaos.