Friend, in case you missed it: Donald Trump wants to change the name of New Mexico to New America.

Instead of focusing on the issues that matter to hardworking families, he’s pushing another distraction while families face higher costs and rising gas prices.

Here’s my message: New Mexico will always be New Mexico. 

If my Republican opponent wants to welcome Donald Trump’s extremist agenda into our state, then he can be the Governor of New America. Meanwhile, I’m fighting for New Mexicans and standing up for what makes New Mexico, New Mexico. That’s why I need your help right now. Will you chip in $5 or whatever you can spare to help elect me and make sure New Mexico always has a fighter in its corner?

Being New Mexican is something special.

Our roots run deep. They’re in the acequias, cornfields, lowriders, and chile harvests. In the food we cook and the traditions we pass down, and in the communities that have cared for one another for generations.

My roots here run 35 generations deep. I am the proud descendant of fierce Pueblo women, a grandfather who worked as a diesel mechanic and tended his cornfield, a grandmother who taught me to love New Mexican cooking, and parents who taught me the meaning of service and sacrifice.

These aren’t just my stories. They’re part of what makes New Mexico, New Mexico.

So when Donald Trump talks about taking away the name and identity that generations of New Mexicans have built, I can’t just stand by. And when my opponent wants to bring Donald Trump’s extremist agenda to New Mexico and cut Medicaid, SNAP, and Universal Childcare, I have to fight back.

I have a vision for New Mexico that starts with our people: higher wages, lower costs, stronger schools, and healthcare that’s there when you need it. I want to invest in mental and behavioral healthcare, substance use treatment, rehabilitation, and housing stability so we can build safer, stronger communities.

But I can’t do it alone. That’s why I need your help right now. Will you chip in $5 or whatever you can spare to help me win this race, so I can keep fighting for New Mexico?

Be Fierce,

Deb