Friend —

This past Wednesday, our Conservation Voter Movement partner — Conservation Voters New Mexico (CVNM) — received a letter containing an unidentified chemical substance, along with a number of vile and anti-Semitic threats directed at CVNM, New Mexico State Representative Nathan Small, and the Democratic Party of New Mexico.

Our colleagues at CVNM alerted the authorities and have cooperated with their investigation. The FBI have confirmed that the sample contained ingredients of a "potential toxin used in terrorist attacks" but that it was not in an active form. No CVNM staff were harmed in the incident.

We condemn this terrorist attack in the strongest possible terms.

Sadly, this is just the latest instance of political violence that is threatening our democracy. The January 6th attack on the Capitol, and recent threats against political leaders including Nancy Pelosi, remind us that too many people have been emboldened to use violence and extremism to intimidate their perceived enemies and continue shameful legacies of oppression.

While we're grateful that no one was harmed, we cannot overlook the fact that someone did attempt to cause serious harm to our colleagues and partners. We appreciate the vocal support and solidarity CVNM has already received from New Mexico Democractic leaders, and we join CVNM in calling for all political parties and leaders in New Mexico to condemn this attack.

Our democracy depends on people who choose to step up and engage in public service, despite the vitriol they too often receive.

We refuse to be intimidated — we will continue our fight for healthier communities, a clean environment, and a strong democracy over the coming days.

As we head into the most important midterm election in our history, we're not going to let this attack stop us from what needs to be done. We'll also be relying on you to stand up for the environment — because it's always worth defending what's right.

Thank you, for all that you do.

Gene Karpinski
President
LCV

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