Candidate for New Mexico State Senate - District 21 in 2024 New Mexico General Election.
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Get StartedThough much of the policy that has created the border crisis is decided in Washington, D.C., we can de-incentivize cartel activity in our state by simply enforcing our laws. Currently, New Mexico has the most human trafficking, drug trafficking, and cartel activity of any of the border states precisely because we have the most lax law enforcement and criminal justice system. Judicial reform is an absolutely necessary first step towards restoring the rule of law in New Mexico. Learn more
We must start to create a business-friendly environment by reducing the Gross Receipts Tax, creating tax incentives for entrepreneurs, rolling back regulations that crush small businesses, as well as reforming our education system and reducing crime. Learn more
As your state senator, I will fight to restore and protect your fundamental right to make decisions for your family, starting with fighting for your right to know about the changes being made to your children’s lives and bodies. Learn more
To begin with, the behemoth bureaucracy that is Albuquerque Public Schools needs to be broken up and reformed, with revenue distributed equally. We have much to learn from states that have moved up through the national rankings because of reforms that allow for educational competition. We need to figure out where all this money is going, since it isn’t making it into the classrooms. Not all of this can be addressed at the legislative level, which is why it is vital that we create the conditions for the reforms to be undertaken by the schools themselves. The only way to do that is through the competition created by genuine school choice. Learn more
We have a crisis of criminals, not a crisis of legal gun owners. When the police are 10 minutes away (or, as is too often the case with the ABQ Police Department, hours away), a firearm is the only defense you have against an intruder or assailant. I will never allow this fundamental right to keep and bear arms to be taken away from you. Learn more
It will take a decade of hard work and innovative solutions to fix this problem, but it can be fixed. It starts with serious tort reform, in addition to revising our medical malpractice insurance laws. I will be an advocate on this issue because my eyes were opened to the seriousness of it in my own life. I can only imagine how many people this impacts negatively in New Mexico every year, indeed, every day that they need good healthcare and can’t get it because of the shortage of doctors. Learn more
The crisis at our border is at its worst level in decades not only because we have utterly abdicated even the pretense of enforcing our immigration laws. It’s also because we have created magnets for illegal immigrants, particularly in blue states like New Mexico. They can access our welfare programs, free college, get jobs, and even be issued drivers licenses. If we’re serious about enforcing the law and stopping the invasion, those magnet programs must end. Learn more
Have law enforcement check immigration status on anyone who gets arrested. This can be addressed by mandatory police usage of the SAVE program. Learn more
End the ability for mayors and city councilors to claim sanctuary city status. This has been done in both Texas and Arizona, our neighboring border states, to great effect, and it will help curb the crime crisis in Albuquerque especially. Learn more
We must repeal the laws allowing drivers licenses for illegal immigrants. We could go even further, as Florida has, and invalidate the types of drivers licenses issued for illegal immigrants in other states. Learn more
If elected, I will fight for lower taxes and reduced regulations. I know that these changes could have a dramatic effect on the quality of life in New Mexico for so many. Learn more
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