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DGA Statement on Mark Ronchetti’s Entrance to the New Mexico Governor’s Race

Today, Mark Ronchetti announced his candidacy for the Republican nomination for governor of New Mexico. Democratic Governors Association Executive Director Noam Lee released the following statement: “Failed candidate Mark Ronchetti has sided with Donald Trump over New Mexicans at every step, and for a meteorologist, he engages in a troubling amount of science denialism. During…

DGA Statement on Rebecca Dow’s Entrance to New Mexico’s Republican Gubernatorial Primary

Today, GOP state Rep. Rebecca Dow announced her entrance into the New Mexico Republican primary for governor. Democratic Governors Association Executive Director Noam Lee released the following statement: “Rebecca Dow’s extremist, far-right record shows she’s out of touch with New Mexicans. As a state legislator, Dow has repeatedly voted against the right to choose, public…

DGA Statement on Greg Zanetti’s Entrance to New Mexico’s Republican Gubernatorial Primary

Yesterday, Greg Zanetti announced his candidacy for the Republican nomination for governor of New Mexico. Democratic Governors Association Executive Director Noam Lee released the following statement: “Greg Zanetti is a failed fringe candidate who’s running on fearmongering and lies. Zanetti has come up short in his bid for statewide office before – losing the Republican…

ICYMI: New Mexico Tops Vaccine Rollout As Democratic Governors Lead Country in Vaccination Efforts

Across the country, Democratic governors are leading the way in the nation’s critical COVID-19 vaccination efforts. At the top of that list, stands New Mexicowhich has become the state with the highest rate of full vaccinations, thanks to strong, decisive leadership by Gov. Michelle Lujan Grisham. From the beginning of the pandemic, Gov. Lujan Grisham has been focused on…

ICYMI: DGA Chair Michelle Lujan Grisham Authors Op-Ed Praising Widespread Impact of American Rescue Plan

In case you missed it, DGA Chair and New Mexico Gov. Michelle Lujan Grisham penned an op-ed praising the widespread impact of President Biden’s American Rescue Plan. Calling the relief package a “game changer,” Lujan Grisham detailed what steps Democratic governors will take to make sure the much-awaited direct aid gets into the hands of…

DGA Chair Gov. Michelle Lujan Grisham: Dem Govs Are Ready to Work with Biden to Crush COVID

Today, New Mexico Gov. Michelle Lujan Grisham penned an op-ed in Newsweek explaining why she is optimistic that Democratic governors and the Biden administration can work together to end the pandemic, despite the failures of the Trump administration’s vaccine rollout. The Trump administration’s handling of the vaccine rollout, and the entire pandemic, was an unmitigated disaster that…

Democratic Governors Select Gov. Michelle Lujan Grisham As Next DGA Chair

Gov. Roy Cooper Selected As Vice Chair and Chair-Elect for 2021, Chair in 2022 Gov. Phil Murphy Will Serve as DGA Finance Chair America’s Democratic governors voted today to elect New Mexico Gov. Michelle Lujan Grisham to serve as the new Chair of the Democratic Governors Association for 2021. North Carolina Gov. Roy Cooper will…

Dem Govs Get It Done: While Republicans Stall on COVID-19 Stimulus At Federal Level, Democratic Governors Usher In Relief

The Trump administration and Senate Republicans have blocked the HEROES Act and stalled on other forms of COVID-19 relief – leaving American families and businesses in both red and blue states suffering the devastating impacts of the pandemic. In the absence of assistance from the federal government, Democratic governors across the country have once again…

Democratic Governors Respond to President Trump Ending Stimulus Negotiations Over State Aid

Today, President Trump announced he would instruct his aides to stop negotiations with Congressional Democrats over the next stimulus package because “Nancy Pelosi is asking for $2.4 Trillion Dollars to bailout poorly run, high crime, Democrat States, money that is in no way related to COVID-19.” Maine Gov. Janet Mills, Michigan Gov. Gretchen Whitmer, Nevada…

ICYMI: 12 Democratic Governors Vow to Count Every Vote and Protect Democracy

“Any efforts to throw out ballots or refuse a peaceful transfer of power are nothing less than an assault on American democracy.” On Wednesday, a group of twelve Democratic governors issued a joint statement vowing to protect the integrity of the 2020 general election and assuring Americans that every ballot in their states will be…

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