Sandoval County Redistricting 2022
Interview With Deb Dapson: Newly Elected to Rio Rancho City Council
June Anglin had the pleasure of sitting down with newly elected City Councilor Deborah Dapson to ask her about her recent elections. Yes, elections with an “s”—Deb won a runoff too. To what do you attribute your recent victories? Knocking on doors. I canvassed from...
Deb Dapson wins Rio Rancho City Council District 1 Runoff Election!
Our own very favorite Deb Dapson won the runoff election for the District 1 Rio Rancho City Council seat over Jim Owen, a former mayor of Rio Rancho by a vote total of 442 (53%) to 398 (47%). During the regular election Deb received the most votes out...
In the News: DNC Billboards in Arizona Slam Trump’s Extreme Abortion Ban
In case you missed it, in the wake of the Arizona Supreme Court decision this week upholding an archaic 160-year-old abortion ban, the DNC placed billboards across Phoenix and Tempe pointing Arizonans to the truth – Donald Trump is responsible for this extreme...
From the County Vice-Chair – May 2024 – Native American Gathering
Vice-Chair - Aleta “Tweety” Paisano-Suazo The 1st Annual Native American Gathering of Sandoval County will take place on June 15, 2024 (Saturday) at Rotary Park in the Town of Bernalillo from 11:00 am to 4:00 pm. Discover and meet other Natives who live in Sandoval...
Did You Know – May 2024
The area that forms Los Alamos County was separated from Sandoval County in 1949. Today, Sandoval County encompasses 3,714 square miles of diverse geography and has a population of approximately 156,000 people. The table below shows some of the differences...
Gov. To Call Special Session On July 18 to Focus on Public Safety
On April 17, New Mexico Gov. Michelle Lujan Grisham announced she will call state legislators into a Special Session starting July 18. The session will focus on addressing public safety proposals. The governor said she expects the session to wrap up within...
What a grassroots PAC can teach us about winning back Congress in 2024
By Bradley L'Herrou They won a key swing district in 2022. Can they do it again? New Mexico is not at the center of our political discourse in the USA, but it is home to a very interesting Congressional district. New Mexico CD2 runs from the suburbs of Albuquerque to...
Unionizing the Sandoval Regional Medical Center: More Questions Than Answers
By June Anglin, DPSC Recently, signs went up in Rio Rancho and Corrales asking Jamie Silva-Steele to care enough to bargain now for better patient care. Some of the signs have disappeared. But the issue has not. What is going on at Sandoval Regional Medical Center...
Preamble to the 2024 Democatic Party Platform
America is an idea—one that has endured and evolved through war and depression, prevailed over fascism and communism, and radiated hope to far distant corners of the earth. Americans believe that diversity is our greatest strength. That protest is among the highest...
Rio Rancho Elections Results and Runoffs – March 2024
There were 3 city council elections and 3 bond measures on the March 2024 ballot in Rio Rancho. City council election results were: District 1 *Jim Owen: 398 (43%)Thomas N. Gentry III: 125 (13%)*Deborah S. Dapson: 412 (44%) *Runoff required District 4 Raymond Anthony...