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Heather Berghmans is running against incumbent Daniel Ivey-Soto in the Democratic Primary for Senate District 15. Most recently, Berghmans worked as Finance Director for the New Mexico House Democratic Campaign. Previous roles include Director of Special Projects to Speaker of the House Javier Martinez, Policy Analyst for Speaker of the House Brian Egolf, and Lead Policy/Committee Analyst - New Mexico House of Representatives. She also served on the City of Albuquerque’s 2022 Redistricting Committee.
Prior to her policy and legislative work, Berghmans worked as an operations director for high growth e-commerce companies and on the administrative/operations team at New Mexico Kids Network. She received her undergraduate degree at UNM, and earned a Master’s in Public Administration from the UNM School of Public Administration.
Berghmans’s motivation to run for Senate District 15 comes from her passion for public service as a way of improving the lives of children, women, and families, and her experience with passing important policies in the legislature.
Over the last few years, she has played a critical role in the passage of policies related to protections for abortion access, gun violence prevention, access to education, working families rights, voting protections, and more. Her priorities include addressing housing and homelessness through an increase in affordable housing and rent control, public safety through improved gun control regulations, and healthcare equality through policies such as access to full spectrum healthcare and innovative initiatives to support our doctors, along with strategic expansion of telehealth and mobile health clinics.
Additionally, Berghmans supports expanding early childhood education and increasing educators' pay as well as zero dollar copays for healthcare, improving our economy by supporting both emerging industry and small businesses, and protecting our environment through a just transition to adopting renewable energy.
We highly recommend Heather Berghmans for Senate District 15 based on her experience with policies in the state Legislature and her demonstrated commitment to New Mexicans.Heather Berghmans
Heather Berghmans is running against incumbent Daniel Ivey-Soto in the Democratic Primary for Senate District 15. Most recently, Berghmans worked as Finance Director for the New Mexico House Democratic Campaign. Previous roles include Director of Special Projects to Speaker of the House Javier Martinez, Policy Analyst for Speaker of the House Brian Egolf, and Lead Policy/Committee Analyst - New Mexico House of Representatives. She also served on the City of Albuquerque’s 2022 Redistricting Committee.
Prior to her policy and legislative work, Berghmans worked as an operations director for high growth e-commerce companies and on the administrative/operations team at New Mexico Kids Network. She received her undergraduate degree at UNM, and earned a Master’s in Public Administration from the UNM School of Public Administration.
Berghmans’s motivation to run for Senate District 15 comes from her passion for public service as a way of improving the lives of children, women, and families, and her experience with passing important policies in the legislature.
Over the last few years, she has played a critical role in the passage of policies related to protections for abortion access, gun violence prevention, access to education, working families rights, voting protections, and more. Her priorities include addressing housing and homelessness through an increase in affordable housing and rent control, public safety through improved gun control regulations, and healthcare equality through policies such as access to full spectrum healthcare and innovative initiatives to support our doctors, along with strategic expansion of telehealth and mobile health clinics.
Additionally, Berghmans supports expanding early childhood education and increasing educators' pay as well as zero dollar copays for healthcare, improving our economy by supporting both emerging industry and small businesses, and protecting our environment through a just transition to adopting renewable energy.
We highly recommend Heather Berghmans for Senate District 15 based on her experience with policies in the state Legislature and her demonstrated commitment to New Mexicans.State Senate DistrictHeather Berghmans is running against incumbent Daniel Ivey-Soto in the Democratic Primary for Senate District 15. Most recently, Berghmans worked as Finance Director for the New Mexico House Democratic Campaign. Previous roles include Director of Special Projects to Speaker of the House Javier Martinez, Policy Analyst for Speaker of the House Brian Egolf, and Lead Policy/Committee Analyst - New Mexico House of Representatives. She also served on the City of Albuquerque’s 2022 Redistricting Committee.
Prior to her policy and legislative work, Berghmans worked as an operations director for high growth e-commerce companies and on the administrative/operations team at New Mexico Kids Network. She received her undergraduate degree at UNM, and earned a Master’s in Public Administration from the UNM School of Public Administration.
Berghmans’s motivation to run for Senate District 15 comes from her passion for public service as a way of improving the lives of children, women, and families, and her experience with passing important policies in the legislature.
Over the last few years, she has played a critical role in the passage of policies related to protections for abortion access, gun violence prevention, access to education, working families rights, voting protections, and more. Her priorities include addressing housing and homelessness through an increase in affordable housing and rent control, public safety through improved gun control regulations, and healthcare equality through policies such as access to full spectrum healthcare and innovative initiatives to support our doctors, along with strategic expansion of telehealth and mobile health clinics.
Additionally, Berghmans supports expanding early childhood education and increasing educators' pay as well as zero dollar copays for healthcare, improving our economy by supporting both emerging industry and small businesses, and protecting our environment through a just transition to adopting renewable energy.
We highly recommend Heather Berghmans for Senate District 15 based on her experience with policies in the state Legislature and her demonstrated commitment to New Mexicans.Heather Berghmans
Heather Berghmans is running against incumbent Daniel Ivey-Soto in the Democratic Primary for Senate District 15. Most recently, Berghmans worked as Finance Director for the New Mexico House Democratic Campaign. Previous roles include Director of Special Projects to Speaker of the House Javier Martinez, Policy Analyst for Speaker of the House Brian Egolf, and Lead Policy/Committee Analyst - New Mexico House of Representatives. She also served on the City of Albuquerque’s 2022 Redistricting Committee.
Prior to her policy and legislative work, Berghmans worked as an operations director for high growth e-commerce companies and on the administrative/operations team at New Mexico Kids Network. She received her undergraduate degree at UNM, and earned a Master’s in Public Administration from the UNM School of Public Administration.
Berghmans’s motivation to run for Senate District 15 comes from her passion for public service as a way of improving the lives of children, women, and families, and her experience with passing important policies in the legislature.
Over the last few years, she has played a critical role in the passage of policies related to protections for abortion access, gun violence prevention, access to education, working families rights, voting protections, and more. Her priorities include addressing housing and homelessness through an increase in affordable housing and rent control, public safety through improved gun control regulations, and healthcare equality through policies such as access to full spectrum healthcare and innovative initiatives to support our doctors, along with strategic expansion of telehealth and mobile health clinics.
Additionally, Berghmans supports expanding early childhood education and increasing educators' pay as well as zero dollar copays for healthcare, improving our economy by supporting both emerging industry and small businesses, and protecting our environment through a just transition to adopting renewable energy.
We highly recommend Heather Berghmans for Senate District 15 based on her experience with policies in the state Legislature and her demonstrated commitment to New Mexicans.State Senate District
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Heather Berghmans is running against incumbent Daniel Ivey-Soto in the Democratic Primary for Senate District 15. Most recently, Berghmans worked as Finance Director for the New Mexico House Democratic Campaign. Previous roles include Director of Special Projects to Speaker of the House Javier Martinez, Policy Analyst for Speaker of the House Brian Egolf, and Lead Policy/Committee Analyst - New Mexico House of Representatives. She also served on the City of Albuquerque’s 2022 Redistricting Committee.
Prior to her policy and legislative work, Berghmans worked as an operations director for high growth e-commerce companies and on the administrative/operations team at New Mexico Kids Network. She received her undergraduate degree at UNM, and earned a Master’s in Public Administration from the UNM School of Public Administration.
Berghmans’s motivation to run for Senate District 15 comes from her passion for public service as a way of improving the lives of children, women, and families, and her experience with passing important policies in the legislature.
Over the last few years, she has played a critical role in the passage of policies related to protections for abortion access, gun violence prevention, access to education, working families rights, voting protections, and more. Her priorities include addressing housing and homelessness through an increase in affordable housing and rent control, public safety through improved gun control regulations, and healthcare equality through policies such as access to full spectrum healthcare and innovative initiatives to support our doctors, along with strategic expansion of telehealth and mobile health clinics.
Additionally, Berghmans supports expanding early childhood education and increasing educators' pay as well as zero dollar copays for healthcare, improving our economy by supporting both emerging industry and small businesses, and protecting our environment through a just transition to adopting renewable energy.
We highly recommend Heather Berghmans for Senate District 15 based on her experience with policies in the state Legislature and her demonstrated commitment to New Mexicans.
Other Candidates
Other Candidate - SD15
Daniel Ivey-Soto is running for re-election in the Democratic Primary for Senate District 15. Ivey-Soto has served in the legislature since 2013, and currently serves on the Senate Indian, Rural & Cultural Affairs Committee and Senate Judiciary Committee.
Ivey-Soto works as Executive Director of Vandelay Solutions and Senior Partner at InAccord, P.C. Previous roles include working as a prosecutor and as a criminal defense attorney. Volunteer and leadership experience includes serving as President of the National Hispanic Caucus of State Legislators from 2019-21, former Vice-Chair of MARCHA, and as a member of NALEO.
Over the past two years, allegations of harassment, abuse, improper financial and ethical conduct, and conflicts of interest have been brought against Ivey-Soto by multiple parties. In response to sexual harassment and bullying allegations about Ivey-Soto reported by a lobbyist, legislators hired an independent attorney to investigate claims against Sen. Daniel Ivey-Soto.
During the course of the investigation, eight additional accusers came forward to describe similar experiences. The investigation concluded there was probable cause to believe Ivey-Soto violated the state’s anti-harassment policy twice, however, Legislature determined behind closed doors not to pursue it, without explanation, leaving the public with no understanding of their reasoning.
However, as a result of the accusations, Ivey-Soto was removed from his position as chairman of the New Mexico Finance Authority committee and resigned as chair of the New Mexico Senate Rules Committee. In August 2023, the Democratic Party of New Mexico severed ties with Ivey-Soto following years of allegations of personal and professional misconduct.
Additionally, in 2022 an ethics complaint was filed with the New Mexico State Ethics Commission against Ivey-Soto regarding his business, Vandelay Solutions and his work with county clerks. The complaint alleged Ivey-Soto received hundreds of thousands of dollars in payments from County Clerks and also alleged that Ivey-Soto failed to register as a lobbyist for the clerks. The complaint also alleges violations of the Financial Disclosure Act, the Governmental Conduct Act and the New Mexico Procurement Act. The complaint has been dismissed citing reasons including: the claims being beyond the two year statute, lack of evidence, and beyond the scope of the commissions oversight.
Further questions on the ethics of Ivey-Soto’s behavior as a Legislator arise when considering his voting history related to strengthening penalties for child predators. Ivey-Soto employed an individual who is a convicted sex offender, and enables the individual to operate an organization called Liberty and Justice Coalition out of Ivey-Soto’s law office. That organization lobbies against legislation to protect children from child predators, and advocates against stronger penalties for child abuse. In 2016, Ivey-Soto failed to advance in his committee eight bills that the Liberty and Justice Coalition lobbied against, including one that would have increased penalties for possession of child porn.
Based on multiple ethics, sexual harassment, and financial impropriety concerns as well as the lack of corresponding transparency and accountability, we do not recommend Daniel Ivey-Soto for Senate District 15.
Other Candidate - SD15
Daniel Ivey-Soto is running for re-election in the Democratic Primary for Senate District 15. Ivey-Soto has served in the legislature since 2013, and currently serves on the Senate Indian, Rural & Cultural Affairs Committee and Senate Judiciary Committee.
Ivey-Soto works as Executive Director of Vandelay Solutions and Senior Partner at InAccord, P.C. Previous roles include working as a prosecutor and as a criminal defense attorney. Volunteer and leadership experience includes serving as President of the National Hispanic Caucus of State Legislators from 2019-21, former Vice-Chair of MARCHA, and as a member of NALEO.
Over the past two years, allegations of harassment, abuse, improper financial and ethical conduct, and conflicts of interest have been brought against Ivey-Soto by multiple parties. In response to sexual harassment and bullying allegations about Ivey-Soto reported by a lobbyist, legislators hired an independent attorney to investigate claims against Sen. Daniel Ivey-Soto.
During the course of the investigation, eight additional accusers came forward to describe similar experiences. The investigation concluded there was probable cause to believe Ivey-Soto violated the state’s anti-harassment policy twice, however, Legislature determined behind closed doors not to pursue it, without explanation, leaving the public with no understanding of their reasoning.
However, as a result of the accusations, Ivey-Soto was removed from his position as chairman of the New Mexico Finance Authority committee and resigned as chair of the New Mexico Senate Rules Committee. In August 2023, the Democratic Party of New Mexico severed ties with Ivey-Soto following years of allegations of personal and professional misconduct.
Additionally, in 2022 an ethics complaint was filed with the New Mexico State Ethics Commission against Ivey-Soto regarding his business, Vandelay Solutions and his work with county clerks. The complaint alleged Ivey-Soto received hundreds of thousands of dollars in payments from County Clerks and also alleged that Ivey-Soto failed to register as a lobbyist for the clerks. The complaint also alleges violations of the Financial Disclosure Act, the Governmental Conduct Act and the New Mexico Procurement Act. The complaint has been dismissed citing reasons including: the claims being beyond the two year statute, lack of evidence, and beyond the scope of the commissions oversight.
Further questions on the ethics of Ivey-Soto’s behavior as a Legislator arise when considering his voting history related to strengthening penalties for child predators. Ivey-Soto employed an individual who is a convicted sex offender, and enables the individual to operate an organization called Liberty and Justice Coalition out of Ivey-Soto’s law office. That organization lobbies against legislation to protect children from child predators, and advocates against stronger penalties for child abuse. In 2016, Ivey-Soto failed to advance in his committee eight bills that the Liberty and Justice Coalition lobbied against, including one that would have increased penalties for possession of child porn.
Based on multiple ethics, sexual harassment, and financial impropriety concerns as well as the lack of corresponding transparency and accountability, we do not recommend Daniel Ivey-Soto for Senate District 15.
County District Races
Depending on where you live, you may have the below county-districted races on your ballot.
Bernalillo County Commission District 2 is an open seat this year as Stephen Michael Quezada is not running for re-election. Frank Baca and William Walker are running to represent this seat. We recommend Frank Baca.
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Frank Baca is running for Bernalillo County Commission District 2. Baca has grown up in the South Valley and is a retired attorney. He began his activism nearly 40 years ago working on implementation of water and sewer in the South Valley. Baca is a founding member of the Rio Grande Development Corporation / South Valley Economic Development Center.
Baca will focus on policies related to cultural preservation, education, crime, and economic development.
We highly recommend Frank Baca for Bernalillo County Commission District 2.
Frank Baca
Frank Baca is running for Bernalillo County Commission District 2. Baca has grown up in the South Valley and is a retired attorney. He began his activism nearly 40 years ago working on implementation of water and sewer in the South Valley. Baca is a founding member of the Rio Grande Development Corporation / South Valley Economic Development Center.
Baca will focus on policies related to cultural preservation, education, crime, and economic development.
We highly recommend Frank Baca for Bernalillo County Commission District 2.
CountyDistrictFrank Baca is running for Bernalillo County Commission District 2. Baca has grown up in the South Valley and is a retired attorney. He began his activism nearly 40 years ago working on implementation of water and sewer in the South Valley. Baca is a founding member of the Rio Grande Development Corporation / South Valley Economic Development Center.
Baca will focus on policies related to cultural preservation, education, crime, and economic development.
We highly recommend Frank Baca for Bernalillo County Commission District 2.
Frank Baca
Frank Baca is running for Bernalillo County Commission District 2. Baca has grown up in the South Valley and is a retired attorney. He began his activism nearly 40 years ago working on implementation of water and sewer in the South Valley. Baca is a founding member of the Rio Grande Development Corporation / South Valley Economic Development Center.
Baca will focus on policies related to cultural preservation, education, crime, and economic development.
We highly recommend Frank Baca for Bernalillo County Commission District 2.
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Frank Baca is running for Bernalillo County Commission District 2. Baca has grown up in the South Valley and is a retired attorney. He began his activism nearly 40 years ago working on implementation of water and sewer in the South Valley. Baca is a founding member of the Rio Grande Development Corporation / South Valley Economic Development Center.
Baca will focus on policies related to cultural preservation, education, crime, and economic development.
We highly recommend Frank Baca for Bernalillo County Commission District 2.
Other Candidates
Other Candidates - BernCo2
William Walker
There is not enough public information for us to make a recommendation for or against William Walker for Bernalillo County Commission District 2.
Other Candidates - BernCo2
William Walker
There is not enough public information for us to make a recommendation for or against William Walker for Bernalillo County Commission District 2.
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Adriann Barboa is running for re-election in the Democratic Primary for Bernalillo County Commission District 3. Barboa is a community organizer and was elected to the Commission seat in November 2020.
During her time in office, Barboa has been instrumental in increasing affordable housing and housing supports for individuals exiting incarceration as well as people with behavioral and mental health needs. She has also worked to invest heavily in addiction support services for both individuals facing addiction and their families. Barboa is running for re-election because she deeply believes that it is the responsibility of the County to develop a comprehensive care plan to address the needs of the most vulnerable and underserved in her community. Her policy priorities focus primarily on building a system of prevention, intervention, treatment and housing.
We highly recommend Adriann Barboa for Bernalillo County Commission District 3 due to her proven commitment and success in leading and supporting policies critical for Bernalillo County residents.Adriann Barboa
Adriann Barboa is running for re-election in the Democratic Primary for Bernalillo County Commission District 3. Barboa is a community organizer and was elected to the Commission seat in November 2020.
During her time in office, Barboa has been instrumental in increasing affordable housing and housing supports for individuals exiting incarceration as well as people with behavioral and mental health needs. She has also worked to invest heavily in addiction support services for both individuals facing addiction and their families. Barboa is running for re-election because she deeply believes that it is the responsibility of the County to develop a comprehensive care plan to address the needs of the most vulnerable and underserved in her community. Her policy priorities focus primarily on building a system of prevention, intervention, treatment and housing.
We highly recommend Adriann Barboa for Bernalillo County Commission District 3 due to her proven commitment and success in leading and supporting policies critical for Bernalillo County residents.CountyDistrictAdriann Barboa is running for re-election in the Democratic Primary for Bernalillo County Commission District 3. Barboa is a community organizer and was elected to the Commission seat in November 2020.
During her time in office, Barboa has been instrumental in increasing affordable housing and housing supports for individuals exiting incarceration as well as people with behavioral and mental health needs. She has also worked to invest heavily in addiction support services for both individuals facing addiction and their families. Barboa is running for re-election because she deeply believes that it is the responsibility of the County to develop a comprehensive care plan to address the needs of the most vulnerable and underserved in her community. Her policy priorities focus primarily on building a system of prevention, intervention, treatment and housing.
We highly recommend Adriann Barboa for Bernalillo County Commission District 3 due to her proven commitment and success in leading and supporting policies critical for Bernalillo County residents.Adriann Barboa
Adriann Barboa is running for re-election in the Democratic Primary for Bernalillo County Commission District 3. Barboa is a community organizer and was elected to the Commission seat in November 2020.
During her time in office, Barboa has been instrumental in increasing affordable housing and housing supports for individuals exiting incarceration as well as people with behavioral and mental health needs. She has also worked to invest heavily in addiction support services for both individuals facing addiction and their families. Barboa is running for re-election because she deeply believes that it is the responsibility of the County to develop a comprehensive care plan to address the needs of the most vulnerable and underserved in her community. Her policy priorities focus primarily on building a system of prevention, intervention, treatment and housing.
We highly recommend Adriann Barboa for Bernalillo County Commission District 3 due to her proven commitment and success in leading and supporting policies critical for Bernalillo County residents.CountyDistrict
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Adriann Barboa is running for re-election in the Democratic Primary for Bernalillo County Commission District 3. Barboa is a community organizer and was elected to the Commission seat in November 2020.
During her time in office, Barboa has been instrumental in increasing affordable housing and housing supports for individuals exiting incarceration as well as people with behavioral and mental health needs. She has also worked to invest heavily in addiction support services for both individuals facing addiction and their families. Barboa is running for re-election because she deeply believes that it is the responsibility of the County to develop a comprehensive care plan to address the needs of the most vulnerable and underserved in her community. Her policy priorities focus primarily on building a system of prevention, intervention, treatment and housing.
We highly recommend Adriann Barboa for Bernalillo County Commission District 3 due to her proven commitment and success in leading and supporting policies critical for Bernalillo County residents.
Other Candidates
Other Candidates - BernCo3
Robert Padilla
Robert Padilla is running against incumbent Adriann Barboa for Bernalillo County Commission District 3. While we recommend Adriann Barboa for this seat, Robert Padilla is also a viable candidate based on his stated priority areas.
Laura Chavez
No public information could be found on Laura Chavez
Other Candidates - BernCo3
Robert Padilla
Robert Padilla is running against incumbent Adriann Barboa for Bernalillo County Commission District 3. While we recommend Adriann Barboa for this seat, Robert Padilla is also a viable candidate based on his stated priority areas.
Laura Chavez
No public information could be found on Laura Chavez
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Bernalillo County Commission District 2 is an open seat this year as Stephen Michael Quezada is not running for re-election. Frank Baca and William Walker are running to represent this seat. We recommend Frank Baca.