???? Spotlight Race: Gabe Vasquez for Congress
Climate Hawks Vote has endorsed Gabe Vasquez in New Mexico’s Second Congressional District, following our endorsement of Melanie Stansbury in the First District in 2021 (and Deb Haaland in 2018).
Click here to learn more about Gabe
Click here to visit Gabe’s website
Some New Mexico candidates are way too close to the oil and gas industry, maintaining that they can keep existing wells pumping while studying a transition to clean energy at some time in the misty distant future. Others are much more aware of the need for a transition now. We’ve tried to highlight folk like Kristina Ortiz in District 42.
Voting rules and how to vote:
You can request and absentee ballot by mail or vote early in New Mexico starting on October 11. Click here for more information on voting early or by mail. Voter registration for the general election closed on Oct. 11.
More voting rules and regulations are available from the Secretary of state’s office – remember your polling place or district may have changed this year!
LIST OF ALL RACES
Read this first. c/i/o = challenger, incumbent, or open seat. Pro-climate is defined inclusively as a candidate who supports climate action and the transition to clean energy. Pro-democracy is defined inclusively as a candidate who supports voting rights, access to voting, opposes gerrymandering, or even just has voter registration tools on their website. NFFM = did they sign the No Fossil Fuel Money pledge?
