ELECTION 2020

Albuquerque Journal

Welcome to the Albuquerque Journal’s 2020 election guide.

Here you will find candidate Q&As, key voting dates, district maps, endorsements and other resources.

All candidates in contested general election races were sent questionnaires, which are accessible by clicking on the link beneath their photos. An asterisk next to a candidate’s name means the candidate is the incumbent in that particular race.

We hope you find this resource useful in finding out more about candidates, including their backgrounds and where they stand on the issues.

After all, it’s your vote.

U.S. President

JOURNAL POLL: Biden holds sizable lead over Trump in NM

Joseph Biden (D)

Jo Jorgensen (L)

Donald Trump (R*)

U.S. Senate

JOURNAL POLL: Lujan leads Ronchetti in U.S. Senate race

Ben Ray Luján (D)
Profile | Q&A

Mark Ronchetti (R)
Profile | Q&A

Bob Walsh (L)
Profile | Q&A

U.S. Congressional Districts

1st Congressional District

Deb Haaland (D*)
Profile | Q&A

Michelle Garcia Holmes (R)
Profile | Q&A

2nd Congressional District

JOURNAL POLL: NM’s 2nd Congressional District ‘too close to call’

Yvette Herrell (R)
Bio and Q&A

Xochitl Torres Small (D*)
Bio and Q&A

Steve Jones (DTS, write-in)
Bio and Q&A

3rd Congressional District

Teresa Leger Fernandez (D)
Profile | Q&A

Alexis Johnson (R)
Profile | Q&A

PUBLIC REGULATION COMMISSION DISTRICT 1

Janice Arnold-Jones (R)
Bio and Q&A

Cynthia Hall (D*)
Bio and Q&A

PUBLIC REGULATION COMMISSION DISTRICT 3

Christopher Luchini (L)
Bio and Q&A

Joseph Maestas
Bio and Q&A

State House districts

HOUSE DISTRICT 4

Anthony Allison (D*)
(Did not respond)

P. Mark Duncan (R)
(Did not respond)

HOUSE DISTRICT 6

Eliseo Alcon (D*)
(Did not respond)

Karen Vanessa Chavez (R)
(Did not respond)

HOUSE DISTRICT 7

Kelly Fajardo (R*)
Bio and Q&A

Santos Griego (D)
(Did not respond)

HOUSE DISTRICT 8

Alonzo Baldonado (R*)
Bio and Q&A

Paul Matthew Kinzelman (D)
Bio and Q&A

HOUSE DISTRICT 10

G. Andrés Romero (D*)
Bio and Q&A

Dinah Vargas (R)
Bio and Q&A

HOUSE DISTRICT 11

Javier Martinez (D*)
Bio and Q&A

Adrian Anthony Trujillo (R)
Bio and Q&A

HOUSE DISTRICT 12

Brittney Barreras (DTS)
Bio and Q&A

Art De La Cruz (D, write-in)
Bio and Q&A

HOUSE DISTRICT 13

Patricia Roybal Caballero (D*)
Bio and Q&A

Kayla Marshall (R)
Bio and Q&A

HOUSE DISTRICT 15

RACE OVERVIEW: House District 15

Ranota Banks (L)
(Did not respond)

Ali Ennenga (R)
Bio and Q&A

Dayan Hochman-Vigil (D*)
Bio and Q&A

HOUSE DISTRICT 16

Antonio “Moe” Maestas (D*)
Bio and Q&A

Antoinette Taft (R)
(Did not respond)

HOUSE DISTRICT 17

Deborah Armstrong (D*)
Bio and Q&A

Scott Goodman (L)
Bio and Q&A

Kimberly Kaehr-Macmillan (R)
Bio and Q&A

HOUSE DISTRICT 19

Stephen Cecco (R)
(Did not respond)

Mark Austin Curtis (L)
(Did not respond)

Sheryl Williams Stapleton (D*)
(Did not respond)

HOUSE DISTRICT 20

RACE OVERVIEW: House District 20

Meredith Dixon (D)
Bio and Q&A

Michael Hendricks (R)
Bio Q&A

HOUSE DISTRICT 21

Paul McKenney (L)
Bio and Q&A

Debbie Sariñana (D*)
Bio and Q&A

HOUSE DISTRICT 22

Stefani Lord (R)
Bio and Q&A

Jessica Velasquez (D)
Bio and Q&A

HOUSE DISTRICT 23

Daymon Ely (D*)
Bio and Q&A

Ellis McMath
Bio and Q&A

HOUSE DISTRICT 24

Amy Smith (R)
(Did not respond)

Liz Thomson (D*)
Bio and Q&A

HOUSE DISTRICT 25

Jocelynn Renee Paden (L)
(Did not respond)

Sarah Rich-Jackson (R)
Bio and Q&A

Christine Trujillo (D*)
Bio and Q&A

Stephen Verchinski (G)
Bio and Q&A

HOUSE DISTRICT 27

RACE OVERVIEW: House District 27

Jason Barker (DTS)
Bio and Q&A

Robert Godshall (R)
Bio and Q&A

Marian Matthews (D*)
Bio and Q&A

HOUSE DISTRICT 28

Melanie Stansbury (D*)
Bio and Q&A

Tom Stull (R)
Bio and Q&A

Robert “Jason” Vaillancourt (L)
Bio and Q&A

HOUSE DISTRICT 29

Joy Garratt (D*)
Bio and Q&A

Adelious D. Stith (R)
Bio and Q&A

HOUSE DISTRICT 30

Natalie Figueroa (D*)
Bio and Q&A

John Jones (R)
Bio and Q&A

Randall Sobien (L)
Bio and Q&A

HOUSE DISTRICT 31

Julie Ford Brenning (D)
Bio and Q&A

Steven Ray Penhall (L)
Bio and Q&A

Bill Rehm (R*)
Bio and Q&A

HOUSE DISTRICT 32

Scott Chandler (R)
(Did not respond)

Candie Sweetser (D*)
(Did not respond)

HOUSE DISTRICT 33

Micaela Lara Cadena (D*)
(Did not respond)

Beth Miller (R)
Bio and Q&A

HOUSE DISTRICT 34

Dawn Ladd (R)
(Did not respond)

Raymundo Lara (D*)
(Did not respond)

HOUSE DISTRICT 35

Richelle Ponder (R)
(Did not respond)

Angelica Rubio (D*)
(Did not respond)

HOUSE DISTRICT 36

Brandi Polanco (R)
Bio and Q&A

Nathan Small (D*)
Bio and Q&A

HOUSE DISTRICT 37

Joanne Ferrary (D*)
Bio and Q&A

Isabella Solis (R)
Bio and Q&A

HOUSE DISTRICT 38

Rebecca Dow (R*)
Bio and Q&A

William Parrish Kinney (L)
(Did not respond)

Karen Whitlock (D, write-in)
Bio and Q&A

HOUSE DISTRICT 39

Rodolpho “Rudy” Martinez (D*)
Bio and Q&A

Luis Terrazas (R)
(Did not respond)

HOUSE DISTRICT 40

RACE OVERVIEW: House District 40

Roger Montoya (D)
Bio and Q&A

Justin Salazar-Torrez (R)
Bio and Q&A

HOUSE DISTRICT 42

RACE OVERVIEW: House District 42

Linda Calhoun (R)
Bio and Q&A

Kristina Ortez (D)
Bio and Q&A

HOUSE DISTRICT 43

Christine Chandler (D*)
Bio and Q&A

David Hampton (R)
Bio and Q&A

HOUSE DISTRICT 44

Jane Powdrell-Culbert (R*)
Bio and Q&A

Jeremy Myers (L)
(Did not respond)

Gary Tripp (D)
Bio and Q&A

HOUSE DISTRICT 45

Linda Serrato (D)
Bio and Q&A

Helen Milenski (L)
(Did not respond)

HOUSE DISTRICT 46

Jay Groseclose (R)
Bio and Q&A

Andrea Romero (D*)
Bio and Q&A

HOUSE DISTRICT 47

Raye G. Byford (R)
Bio and Q&A

Brian Egolf (D*)
Bio and Q&A

HOUSE DISTRICT 50

Jerry Gage (L)
(Did not respond)

Christina Estrada (R)
Bio and Q&A

Matthew McQueen (D*)
Bio and Q&A

HOUSE DISTRICT 51

Rachel Black (R*)
(Did not respond)

Jeff Swanson (D)
(Did not respond)

HOUSE DISTRICT 52

John Foreman (R)
Bio and Q&A

Doreen Gallegos (D*)
Bio and Q&A

HOUSE DISTRICT 53

Rick Little (R)
Bio and Q&A

Willie Madrid (D*)
(Did not respond)

HOUSE DISTRICT 56

Laura Childress (D)
(Did not respond)

Zach Cook (R*)
(Did not respond)

HOUSE DISTRICT 57

Jason Harper (R*)
Bio and Q&A

Billie Ann Helean (D)
Bio and Q&A

HOUSE DISTRICT 59

Kimble Lee Kearns (D)
Bio and Q&A

Greg Nibert (R*)
(Did not respond)

HOUSE DISTRICT 63

Randal Brown (D)
(Did not respond)

Martin Zamora (R*)
(Did not respond)

HOUSE DISTRICT 65

Derrick Lente (D*)
(Did not respond)

Phillip Salazar (R)
Bio and Q&A

HOUSE DISTRICT 68

RACE OVERVIEW: House District 68

Karen Bash (D*)
Bio and Q&A

Giovanni Coppola (R)
Bio and Q&A

HOUSE DISTRICT 69

Harry Garcia (D*)
Bio and Q&A

Roy Randall Ryan (R)
(Did not respond)

HOUSE DISTRICT 70

Ambrose Castellano (D)
Bio and Q&A

Nathan Dial (R)
(Did not respond)

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State Senate districts

SENATE DISTRICT 3

Arthur Allison (R)
(Did not respond)

Shannon Pinto (D*)
(Did not respond)

SENATE DISTRICT 4

George Muñoz (D*)
Bio and Q&A

Angela Olive (R)
(Did not respond)

SENATE DISTRICT 5

Leo Jaramillo (D)
Bio and Q&A

Diamantina Prado Storment (R)
(Did not respond)

Lee Weinland (L)
(Did not respond)

SENATE DISTRICT 8

Pete Campos (D*)
Bio and Q&A

Melissa Kay Fryzel (R)
Bio and Q&A

SENATE DISTRICT 9

RACE OVERVIEW: Senate District 9

John Stahlman Clark (R)
Bio and Q&A

Brenda Grace McKenna (D)
Bio and Q&A

SENATE DISTRICT 10

RACE OVERVIEW: Senate District 10

Katy Duhigg (D)
Bio and Q&A

Candace Gould (R*)
Bio and Q&A

SENATE DISTRICT 11

Linda Lopez (D*)
Bio and Q&A

Marylinda Price (R)
(Did not respond)

SENATE DISTRICT 12

Gerald Ortiz y Pino (D*)
Bio and Q&A

Lisa Meyer-Hagen (R)
Bio and Q&A

SENATE DISTRICT 13

Michaela Chavez (R)
Bio and Q&A

Bill O’Neill (D*)
Bio and Q&A

Frederick Snoy (L)
Bio and Q&A

SENATE DISTRICT 14

Mary Kay Ingham (R)
Bio and Q&A

Michael Padilla (D*)
Bio and Q&A

SENATE DISTRICT 15

Daniel Ivey-Soto (D*)
Bio and Q&A

Sandra Rausch (R)
Bio and Q&A

SENATE DISTRICT 16

Chelsea Ann Flanders (R)
Bio and Q&A

Antionette Sedillo Lopez (D*)
Bio and Q&A

SENATE DISTRICT 17

Rodney Deskin (R)
(Did not respond)

Mimi Stewart (D*)
Bio and Q&A

SENATE DISTRICT 18

RACE OVERVIEW: Senate District 18

Ryan Chavez (R)
Bio and Q&A

Bill Tallman (D*)
Bio and Q&A

SENATE DISTRICT 19

RACE OVERVIEW: Senate District 19

John Douglas McDivitt (L)
Bio and Q&A

Claudia Risner (D)
Bio and Q&A

Gregg Schmedes (R)
Bio and Q&A

SENATE DISTRICT 20

Martin Hickey (D)
Bio and Q&A

John Morton (R)
Bio and Q&A

SENATE DISTRICT 21

Athena Christodoulou (D)
Bio and Q&A

Mark Moores (R*)
Bio and Q&A

SENATE DISTRICT 22

Susan Aguayo (R)
(Did not respond)

Benny Shendo (D*)
(Did not respond)

SENATE DISTRICT 23

RACE OVERVIEW: Senate District 23

Harold Pope, Jr. (D)
Bio and Q&A

Sander Rue (R*)
Bio and Q&A

SENATE DISTRICT 24

Leighton Cornish (R)
Bio and Q&A

Scott Milenski (L)
(Did not respond)

Nancy Rodriguez (D*)
Bio and Q&A

SENATE DISTRICT 25

Ricardo Arturo Vargas (R)
(Did not respond)

Peter Wirth (D*)
Bio and Q&A

SENATE DISTRICT 26

Jacob Candelaria (D*)
Bio and Q&A

Manuel Lardizabal (R)
Bio and Q&A

SENATE DISTRICT 28

Siah Correa Hemphill (D)
Bio and Q&A

James Williams (R)
Bio and Q&A

SENATE DISTRICT 29

Gregory Baca (R*)
Bio and Q&A

Paul Baca (D)
Bio and Q&A

SENATE DISTRICT 30

Pam Cordova (D)
Bio and Q&A

Joshua Sanchez (R)
Bio and Q&A

SENATE DISTRICT 31

Joseph Cervantes (D*)
Bio and Q&A

John Thomas Roberts (R)
(Did not respond)

SENATE DISTRICT 33

Bill Burt (R*)
(Did not respond)

Denise Lang-Browne (D)
Bio and Q&A

SENATE DISTRICT 34

Ron Griggs (R*)
(Did not respond)

Darren Kugler (D)
Bio and Q&A

SENATE DISTRICT 35

RACE OVERVIEW: Senate District 35

Crystal Diamond (R)
Bio and Q&A

Neomi Martinez-Parra (D)
Bio and Q&A

SENATE DISTRICT 36

Kimberly Skaggs (R)
(Did not respond)

Jeff Steinborn (D*)
Bio and Q&A

SENATE DISTRICT 37

David Gallus (R)
(Did not respond)

Bill Soules (D*)
(Did not respond)

SENATE DISTRICT 38

Carrie Hamblen (D)
Bio and Q&A

Charles Wendler (R)
Bio and Q&A

SENATE DISTRICT 39

Joey Tiano (R)
Bio and Q&A

Liz Stefanics (D*)
Bio and Q&A

BERNALILLO COUNTY COMMISSIONER DISTRICT 4

RACE OVERVIEW: Bernalillo County Commissioner District 4

George Benson (R)
Bio and Q&A

Wende Schwingendorf (D)
Bio and Q&A

Supreme Court Position 1

RACE OVERVIEW: Supreme Court Position 1

Shannon Bacon (D*)
Bio and Q&A

Ned S. Fuller (R)
Bio and Q&A

Supreme Court Position 2

RACE OVERVIEW: Supreme Court Position 2

Kerry Morris (R)
Bio and Q&A

David Thomson (D*)
Bio and Q&A

Court of Appeals Position 1

RACE OVERVIEW: Court of Appeals

Zach Ives (D*)
Bio and Q&A

Barbara Johnson (R)
Bio and Q&A

Court of Appeals Position 2

RACE OVERVIEW: Court of Appeals

Stephen Curtis (L)
Bio and Q&A

Shammara Henderson (D*)
Bio and Q&A

Gertrude Lee (R)
Bio and Q&A

Court of Appeals Position 3

RACE OVERVIEW: Court of Appeals

Thomas C. Montoya (R)
Bio and Q&A

Jane Yohalem (D*)
Bio and Q&A

2nd Judicial District Court judge Division 15

RACE OVERVIEW: 2nd Judicial District Court judge Division 15

Daniel Gallegos (R*)
Bio and Q&A

Courtney Weaks (D)
Bio and Q&A

JUDICIAL RETENTION RACES

Commission recommends ‘do not retain’ for 3 judges

ENDORSEMENTS

Presidential race: No endorsement

NM congressional delegation endorsements

NM House endorsements: Part 1

NM House endorsements: Part 2

NM House endorsements: Part 3

NM House endorsements: Part 4

NM Senate endorsements: Part 1

NM Senate endorsements: Part 2

NM Senate endorsements: Part 3

NM judicial race endorsements: Part 1

NM judicial race endorsements: Part 2

BernCo commission, local bond elections endorsements

PRC and state constitutional amendments endorsements

Journal says vote ‘yes’ on three state bonds

RESOURCES

LINKS

Bernalillo County early voting locations
Register to vote
Find your voter registration status, sample ballot and voting location
Request an absentee ballot
N.M. Judicial Performance Evaluation Commission report

KEY DATES

Oct. 06 — Voter registration by mail or online closes
Oct. 06 — Absentee voting begins
Oct. 17 — Early in-person voting begins
Oct. 20 — Last day for absentee ballot applications
Oct. 31 — Last day to register to vote at county clerks offices
Oct. 31 — Last day of early voting
Nov. 03 — General election