The role of a member of the New Mexico House of Representatives is to "represent" the interests of the citizens within that district. That does NOT mean that they are to put the interests of lobbyists and special interest groups above the interests of the people. It does NOT mean that they are to put their own personal ideologies above the views of the people. The incumbent in House District 22 does a great job of representing the NRA and other pro-gun groups. She does a great job of representing her friends in a particular motorcycle "club". But she does a pathetic job of representing the people of HD22. Her "town hall meetings" are nearly always unpublicized except via emails and social media posts to her small group of hard-core supporters. She doesn't respond to requests for information. She doesn't assist constituents in getting through the complexities of state government to help with their problems. In short, she doesn't represent her district, rather representing her own views and those of special interest groups.
In her requests for appropriation from the 2024 Capital Outlay, Fred's opponent's requests for anything within HD22 amounted to less than 5% of her total requests. To be fair, most of the things that she requested money for were good things, like money for schools, improvements to community centers and youth athletic fields and other worthy projects. The problem is that over 95% of those Capital Outlay requests were for projects outside of House District 22, with many on Albuquerque's Westside and even some as far away as Gallup, while the needs of House District 22 were largely ignored.
Instead of helping other politically aligned legislators "bring home the pork", Fred will focus on the needs of his constituents in HD22. For votes on important legislation, Fred will listen to the voices of the voters in HD22, instead of taking marching orders from special interest groups. When Fred hosts a town hall, it will be widely publicized so that he can get feedback from every corner of the district. And Fred will NEVER waste time and taxpayer money by putting forward a long laundry list of bills that will die in committee because no other legislators will support them, like the incumbent has done in her quest for press coverage. Fred will work with legislators from BOTH sides of the aisle to further the interests of the voters of HD22 and the citizens of New Mexico.
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