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Strong Candidates to Promote a Safe Environment

Nothing has a bigger impact on our climate, water, land and wildlife than public policy and the people who set that policy. An important part of our nonpartisan mission is to endorse candidates for elected office and work to elect those candidates. Our endorsements and volunteer power make a real difference in elections.

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Posted: April 24, 2024

Our 2024 Primary Endorsements

The following are our endorsements of legislative candidates who have opponents in the June primary, plus a few county candidates. Endorsements of candidates who are unopposed in the primary are pending and will be disclosed at a later date. Additional endorsements in county races may be added before the primary election on June 4.

Click here for details on the candidates.

 

New Mexico Senate
District 3: Sen. Shannon Pinto
District 8: Sen. Pete Campos
District 9: Cindy Nava
District 11: Sen. Linda Lopez
District 15: Heather Berghmans
District 21: Athena Christodoulou
District 26: Julie Radoslovich
District 30: Angel Charley

New Mexico House of Representatives
District 6: Rep. Eliseo Alcon
District 9: Christopher Hudson
District 12: Art de la Cruz
District 13: Re. Patricia Roybal Caballero
District 16: Rep. Yanira Gurrola
District 18: Anjali Taneja
District 27: Greg Seeley
District 35: Rep. Angelica Rubio
District 41: Rep. Susan Herrera
District 53: Jon Hill
District 69: Paulene Abeyta
District 70: Anita Gonzalez

Bernalillo County
Commission District 2: Frank Baca
Commission District 3: Adriann Barboa
County Clerk: Michelle Kavanaugh

Doña Ana County
County Clerk: Amanda López Askin

Santa Fe County
County Commission District 1: Lisa Cacari Stone
County Commission District 4: Adam Fulton Johnson
County Clerk: Katharine Clark

Taos County
Commission District 3: Darlene Vigil
Commission District 4: AnJanette Brush

Endorsement content authorized and paid for by the Rio Grande Chapter of the Sierra Club Political Action Committee.

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  3. Contact our political chair, Richard Barish at richard.barish@gmail.com

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