Democratic Party of Sandoval County Newsletter
May 2024
“Real change, enduring change, happens one step at a time.”
— Ruth Bader Ginsburg
Announcements and Events
Placitas Democrats and Friends
Please join Placitas Dems & Friends Thursday, May 9, at 6pm at the Placitas Community Library, 453 Highway 165, to hear from the two candidates running in the upcoming primary for the SD9 seat that McKenna is vacating, and the current County Treasurer who faces an opponent in the general election.
Discover & meet the Natives who live in our Sandoval County.
Date: June 15, 2024
News and Interviews
Democratic Party of NM Chair Jessica Velasquez on the Passing of Fred Harris
Albuquerque- Democratic Party of New Mexico Chair Jessica Velasquez released the following statement on the passing of Fred Harris: The Democratic Party mourns the loss of one of our greatest giants with the passing of Fred Harris as we remember the seemingly...
HOLIDAY INITIATIVES BY FEED RIO RANCHO KIDS
The start of holiday season finds Feed Rio Rancho Kids working to meet additional needs of the kids at the schools we serve. We are continuing our appeal for kids’ winter coats in all sizes (6, 8, 10, 12, 14) for both girls and boys. The TV drive for coats...
SENATOR FRED HARRIS AND MARG ELLISTON: REFLECTIONS ON THE DEMOCRATIC NATIONAL CONVENTION AND 2024 ELECTION
Background We interviewed two distinguished Sandoval County Democrats who have made invaluable contributions to the Democratic Party over many years—former Oklahoma Senator Fred Harris, 93, and Marg Elliston, 80. Between them, they have probably run and attended more...
New Mexico governor invites Texas doctors to practice in her state following restrictive abortion law
Gov. Michelle Lujan Grisham announced last Sunday an initiative to invite Texas doctors to consider relocating to her neighboring state of New Mexico, in response to Texas’s “draconian abortion ban.” The governor launched a direct appeal to Texas health care...
Elections 2024
Sandoval Candidates for County and State Positions
Read about and engage with them here.
Opinions and Editorials
Democrats Must Fight for Working People, Not the Elite
By Beau Sandoval, former Democratic candidate, Sandoval County Commission District 2 Four months after the election, the Democratic Party must confront difficult truths about its relationship with the working class. Once the clear-cut champions of everyday Americans,...
JOIN THE RESISTENCE
RESIST! RESIST! RESIST! RESIST! RESIST! RESIST! Feel sad when you reflect back on Nov 5th?Feel discouraged as we move toward Jan 7th, 2025?Get angry when you hear about another incompetent, shady character selected by Trump for his cabinet?Think,...
Did You Know
WHAT TO DO AT AN ICE CHECKPOINT
WHAT TO DO AT AN ICE CHECKPOINT, ESPECIALLY IF YOU ARE WHITE and/or FEEL THE NEED TO JAM UP THE WORKS. With the announcement that the Pentagon is sending another 3,000 soldiers to the southwest, I thought it might be a great time to share this. (edited) Here's the...
Featured Story
America Finally has Its Mussolini
Turns out over ½ the voters who went to the polls last month are rubes and suckers. They were conned, once again, by the biggest conman in American political history. Donald J. tRump even...
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