New Mexico Sen. Ben Ray Luján and others in the party say the state can serve as a model for how the Democrats can strengthen their hand in other Southwestern states.
era, but in his first two years in the Senate, he has worked with Republicans to pass numerous bills focused on New Mexico, including research and development for the national labs, assistance for communities affected by wildfires and a tax credit for carbon capture to help combat climate change. Luján
Hispanics make up a large share of voters in New Mexico — more than 3 in 10 voters in both 2018 and 2022 were Hispanic, according to AP VoteCast voter polls.Democrats contend their support among Hispanic voters has been key to their success in New Mexico as well as other Southwest battlegrounds in the. They point to key Senate wins in Arizona by Sen.
Case in point: Susana Martinez, the Republican governor from 2011 to 2019. Even Democrats argue Martinez’s leadership is a playbook for GOP success.But Democrats also portray her success as unique to her as opposed to emblematic of Republican strength in the state overall. Torres Small won. She was the first Hispanic to represent the district, in which 55 percent of voters are Hispanic.
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