Today, Planned Parenthood Votes New Mexico (PPVNM) announced early endorsements for the 2020 election. The individuals endorsed have consistently fought to keep abortion care between a patient and their health care provider, without meaningless political interference.
“We’re thrilled to support this incredible list of champions. These individuals have proven to be true defenders of reproductive rights time and again, and we look forward to working with them to protect and expand access to reproductive health care for all New Mexicans and for our neighbors who look to us as a safe haven for care,” said Sarah Taylor-Nanista, executive director of Planned Parenthood of the Rocky Mountains Action Fund.
Below are the early endorsements released in early March. All of these individuals voted to remove an outdated, cruel abortion ban, and which ultimately failed to pass in the Senate and which PPVNM will be seeking once again to remove in 2021:
Jerry Ortiz y Pino, Senate District 12
Bill O’Neill, Senate District 13
Daniel A. Ivey-Soto, Senate District 15
Mimi Stewart, Senate District 17
Bill Tallman, Senate District 18
Jacob Candelaria, Senate District 26
Jeff Steinborn, Senate District 36
Bill Soules, Senate District 37
Elizabeth "Liz" Stefanics, Senate District 39
Eliseo Lee Alcon, House District 6
Javier Martínez, House District 11
Patricia Roybal Caballero, House District 13
Dayan Hochman-Vigil, House District 15
Antonio “Moe” Maestas, House District 16
Debbie Armstrong, House District 17
Gail Chasey, House District 18
Debra M. Sariñana, House District 21
Daymon Ely, House District 23
Elizabeth “Liz” Thomson, House District 24
Christine Trujillo, House District 25
Georgene Louis, House District 26
Melanie Stansbury, House District 28
Joy Garratt, House District 29
Natalie Figueroa, House District 30
Micaela Lara Cadena, House District 33
Angelica Rubio, House District 35
Nathan Small, House District 36
Joanne J. Ferrary, House District 37
Christine Chandler, House District 43
Andrea Romero, House District 46
Brian Egolf, House District 47
Linda Trujillo, House District 48
Matthew McQueen, House District 50
Doreen Gallegos, House District 52
Karen Bash, House District 68
And below are the additional endorsements we are pleased to release this April:
G Andres Romero, House District 10
Miguel P Garcia, House District 14
Meredith Dixon, House District 20
Jessica Velasquez, House District 22
Marian Matthews, House District 27
Julie Ford Brenning, House District 31
Raymundo Lara, House District 34
Karen Whitlock, House District 38
Roger Montoya, House District 40
Susan Herrera, House District 41
Kristina Ortez, House District 42
Linda Serrato, House District 45
Jeff Swanson, House District 51
Billie Helean, House District 57
Anita Gonzales, House District 70
Leo Jaramillo, Senate District 5
Roberto "Bobby" Gonzales, Senate District 6
Noreen Kelly, Senate District 4
Connie Trujillo, Senate District 8
Brenda McKenna, Senate District 9
Katy Duhigg, Senate District 10
Linda Lopez, Senate District 11
Antoinette Sedillo Lopez, Senate District 16
Rebecca Puck Stair, Senate District 20
Harold Pope Jr., Senate District 23
Nancy Rodriguez, Senate District 24
Peter Wirth, Senate District 25
Siah Correa Hemphill, Senate District 28
Pamela Cordova, Senate District 30
Joseph Cervantes, Senate District 31
Denise A. Lang-Browne, Senate District 33
Neomi Martinez-Parra, Senate District 35
Carrie Hamblen, Senate District 38
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