Sandoval County Redistricting 2022
Federal authorities announce plan to safeguard sacred tribal lands in New Mexico’s Sandoval County
In an effort to safeguard sacred tribal lands, federal authorities announced a plan Monday to protect more than 4,000 acres (1,619 hectares) within the Placitas area in New Mexico’s Sandoval County. The U.S. Department of the Interior and federal Bureau of Land...
ELECTION DAY – OCTOBER 3RD!
By Ward D Chair, Nandini Pillai Kuehn An important election has crept up on us - for the Middle RIo Grande Conservancy District (MRGCD) and Stephanie Russo Baca is our candidate to support. The MRGCD makes rules about and protects our key water source, the Rio...
WHO IS WHO IN SANDOVAL COUNTY Candidates
I have received several requests to post candidate website links on our web page. Unfortunately, we are not able to right now. We will not post until candidates have registered for their election. This can be a problem. We know that “Early money is like yeast -- it...
Sandoval County Competitive School Board Races
There are 3 competitive school board member races in November, 2023 in Sandoval County. They are in Rio Rancho, Cuba and Jemez Valley. Listed below are the names of the candidates for these races. If you live in any of these 3 locales, you can contact the school...
From the County Chair – September 2023
Hello, Democrats! The Keep Sandoval Blue Fundraiser was a BIG SUCCESS! We had over 110 people attend, the food was great, and we met our fundraising goal. You may have noticed that I was not at Keep Sandoval Blue. Unfortunately, I had a mild case of COVID,...
Did You Know – September 2023
There are 4 villages in Sandoval County: Corrales, Cuba, Jemez Springs and San Ysidro. Village - A village is a clustered human settlement or community, larger than a hamlet but smaller than a town, with a population ranging from a few hundred to a few thousand. 1....
Rio Rancho Library Update: Protecting Our Freedoms
Several months back, we got a warning that Mass Resistance (a designated hate group by the Southern Poverty Law Center) was going to request the Rio Rancho City Council remove books dealing with LGBTQIA+ lifestyles from the Rio Rancho Public Library. This was...
Feed Rio Rancho Kids
Feed Rio Rancho Kids Presented by the Democratic Party of Sandoval County https://vimeo.com/854701348/b396b3939e?share=copy
MAGA Malarkey: The Extremism You Missed From Republicans
MAGA Republicans found new lows with their extremism, hypocrisy, chaos, and — as President Biden would call it — malarkey. In case you missed it: Mike Pence bragged about his MAGA credentials, Vivek Ramaswamy floated a plan to let China invade Taiwan, MAGA Republicans...
NM Gas proposes storage facility
BACKGROUND AND INFORMATION In June 2023, a Liquefied Natural Gas (LNG) facility exploded in Cameron, Louisiana, leading to an evacuation of the entire town of 219 people, and rolling blackouts in the area. New Mexico Gas Company (NMGC) wants to build an LNG facility...