Strong Candidates to Promote a Safe Environment

Nothing has a bigger impact on our climate, water, land and wildlife than public policy and the people who set that policy. An important part of our nonpartisan mission is to endorse candidates for elected office and work to elect those candidates. Our endorsements and volunteer power make a real difference in elections.

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Posted: October 20, 2024

Endorsements for 2024 Elections

The following are our endorsements for candidates who have opponents in the 2024 general election. You can find your district numbers for the different seats here. Scroll down in the list to find your state Senate and House districts. Note that state House districts are called “Legislative.”

Please see our Voting Guide for information on registration and voting

Federal Candidates

President: Kamala Harris
Senate: Martin Heinrich
Congress District 1: Melanie Stansbury
Congress District 2: Gabe Vazquez
Congress District 3: Teresa Leger Fernandez

Federal endorsement listings paid for by Sierra Club Independent Action, www.sierraclubindependentaction.org. Not authorized by any candidate or candidate’s committee.

New Mexico Senate

District 9: Cindy Nava
District 10: Katy Duhigg
District 12: Phillip Ramirez
District 15: Heather Berghmans
District 18: Natalie Figueroa
District 20: Martin Hickey
District 21: Athena Christodoulou
District 23: Harold Pope
District 29: Tina Garcia
District 36: Jeff Steinborn
District 38: Carrie Hamblen

New Mexico House of Representatives

District 4: Joseph Hernandez
District 6: Rep. Eliseo Alcon
District 11: Javier Martinez
District 14: Miguel Garcia
District 16: Rep. Yanira Gurrola
District 19: Janelle Anyanonu
District 24: Elizabeth (Liz) Thompson
District 25: Cristina Parajon
District 26: Eleanor Chavez
District 28: Pamela Herndon
District 29: Joy Garratt
District 30: Elizabeth Diane Torres-Velasquez
District 31: Vicky Estrada-Bustillo
District 34: Ray Lara
District 36: Nathan Small
District 38: Tara Jaramillo
District 39: Gabby Begay
District 43: Christine Chandler
District 44: Kathleen Cates
District 50: Matthew McQueen
District 53: Luke Jungmann
District 68: Charlotte Little

County elections

Bernalillo County
Commission District 2: Frank Baca
Commission District 3: Adriann Barboa
County Clerk: Michelle Kavanaugh

Doña Ana County
Commission District 5: Manny Sanchez
County Clerk: Amanda López Askin

Grant County
County Commission District 4: Barbara Bush
County Commission District 5: Phillip Schoenberg

Luna County
Commission District 3: Ariana Saludares

Sandoval County
Commission District 4: Madigan Ray

Valencia County
Commission District 2: Duana Draszkiewicz
County Clerk: Rustin Porter

Ciudad Soil & Water Conservation District
Vote “yes” on district mill levy

State and local endorsement content authorized and paid for by the Rio Grande Chapter of the Sierra Club Political Action Committee.

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Chapter and group candidate statements

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