AFSCME New Mexico 2026 General Election Endorsements

As public employees, we are in a unique position to elect the people who make funding decisions about the work we do. We need decision makers who support public services, and the hardworking employees who keep our communities running. That’s why as a union we make candidate endorsements. But AFSCME doesn’t just hand out endorsements – they are earned with a commitment to making life affordable for working people, protecting public services and our freedom to be in a union. 

AFSCME endorses candidates who fight for working people. Our AFSCME New Mexico political committee interviews candidates and carefully reviews their positions and records on issues that matter to public service workers and working families. 

The AFSCME New Mexico Political Committee voted to endorse: 

Governor:  Deb Haaland 

Lieutenant Governor: Stephanie Garcia Richard 

Attorney General: Raul Torrez 

Secretary of State: Amanda Lopez Askin 

Land Commissioner: Juan Sanchez 

House District 6: Martha Garcia 

House District 7: Rickie Allen Gonzales II 

House District 8: Katherine Joanna Gauer 

House District 10: G. Andres Romero 

House District 11: Javier Martinez 

House District 12: Art De La Cruz 

House District 13: Patricia Roybal Caballero 

House District 14: Miguel P. Garcia 

House District 16: Yanira Gurrola Valenzuela 

House District 17: Cynthia D. Borrego 

House District 18: Marianna Anaya 

House District 21: Debra Marie Sarinana 

House District 22: William (Bill) Scott  

House District 23: Elsie Falanga Taylor 

House District 26: Eleanor Chavez 

House District 27: Abby Christine Foster 

House District 28: Pamelya Paulette Herndon 

House District 29: Joy I. Garratt 

House District 30: Elizabeth Diane Torres-Velasquez 

House District 31: Lisa K. Curtis 

House District 32: Laura Mairel Parra 

House District 33: Micaela Lara Cadena 

House District 34: Raymundo Lara 

House District 36: Nathan P. Small 

House District 37: Lori A. Martinez 

House District 38: David L. Mooney 

House District 39: Raul S. Turrieta 

House District 40: Joseph L. Sanchez 

House District 41: Yolanda Jaramillo 

House District 43: Christine Chandler 

House District 44: Kathleen M. Cates 

House District 48: Tara L. Lujan 

House District 50: Sarah Boses 

House District 51: Grace A. Nagamine 

House District 53: Sarah Angelina Silva 

House District 57: Chriselle Verene Martinez 

House District 60: Luke Nicholas Jungmann 

House District 67: Vincent M. Soule 

House District 68: Charlotte L. Little 

House District 69: Michelle Paulene Abeyta 

House District 70: Anita Gonzales