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Child welfare and family services
Candidate position“The decision to send a child across the border alone is unacceptable. My heart breaks every time a child is harmed because of poor policy,” Haaland said. “Kids need to be kept safe and right now CYFD fails to meet that responsibility. On day one, I will overhaul CYFD. We will start from scratch with a secretary who has the right experience to serve our kids and move toward a system that provides consistent, high-quality care. On the staff level, I will ensure the department is equipped with the best team and is trained, supported, and ready to do the job.”
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“The decision to send a child across the border alone is unacceptable. My heart breaks every time a child is harmed because of poor policy,” Haaland said. “Kids need to be kept safe and right now CYFD fails to meet that responsibility. On day one, I will overhaul CYFD. We will start from scratch with a secretary who has the right experience to serve our kids and move toward a system that provides consistent, high-quality care. On the staff level, I will ensure the department is equipped with the best team and is trained, supported, and ready to do the job.”
Public safety and justice
Candidate position“As Governor, I will focus every day on stopping violent crime, getting guns and drugs off our streets, and addressing the root causes of crime.” New Mexicans should feel safe and Deb knows that we have a lot of work to do to prevent and fight crime. She will work to keep violent criminals and illegal drugs off our streets and ensure law enforcement has the tools they need to fight crime, while addressing the root causes of crime. She will invest in mental health, substance abuse and rehabilitation programs to get people the help they need.
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“As Governor, I will focus every day on stopping violent crime, getting guns and drugs off our streets, and addressing the root causes of crime.” New Mexicans should feel safe and Deb knows that we have a lot of work to do to prevent and fight crime. She will work to keep violent criminals and illegal drugs off our streets and ensure law enforcement has the tools they need to fight crime, while addressing the root causes of crime. She will invest in mental health, substance abuse and rehabilitation programs to get people the help they need.
Health care
Candidate positionHealthcare is under attack. Trump is gutting Medicaid and healthcare premiums are skyrocketing across the country. Cuts to Medicaid could mean longer drives, rural hospital closures, longer wait times to see a doctor, and more medical debt for everyone. The state stepped up to subsidize premiums, leading to record enrollment in New Mexico’s Affordable Care Act marketplace. In New Mexico, we also have a historic doctor shortage. As governor, Deb will fight to protect access to healthcare, address the shortage of healthcare providers, and ensure the state is always fighting for the health of our communities.
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Healthcare is under attack. Trump is gutting Medicaid and healthcare premiums are skyrocketing across the country. Cuts to Medicaid could mean longer drives, rural hospital closures, longer wait times to see a doctor, and more medical debt for everyone. The state stepped up to subsidize premiums, leading to record enrollment in New Mexico’s Affordable Care Act marketplace. In New Mexico, we also have a historic doctor shortage. As governor, Deb will fight to protect access to healthcare, address the shortage of healthcare providers, and ensure the state is always fighting for the health of our communities.
Technology and cybersecurity
Candidate positionBan landlords from using AI-algorithms that artificially inflate rents, also called rent fixing.
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Ban landlords from using AI-algorithms that artificially inflate rents, also called rent fixing.
Education, child care, and workforce training
Candidate positionAddress the doctor shortage by joining interstate medical compacts, expanding residency programs to rural areas, and bolstering student loan repayment and housing incentives.
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Address the doctor shortage by joining interstate medical compacts, expanding residency programs to rural areas, and bolstering student loan repayment and housing incentives.
Child welfare and family services
Candidate positionWhen elected, Haaland will: Reform the culture within the CYFD by appointing an experienced cabinet secretary in the immediate term and over time transitioning to an independent commission; Reduce burnout and turnover of CYFD staff; Empower and properly fund the Office of the Child Advocate; Improve juvenile courts by expanding court capacity to process heavy caseloads and reduce wait times for children’s court; Enhance data collection and foster parent recruitment processes to ensure no child falls through the cracks.
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When elected, Haaland will: Reform the culture within the CYFD by appointing an experienced cabinet secretary in the immediate term and over time transitioning to an independent commission; Reduce burnout and turnover of CYFD staff; Empower and properly fund the Office of the Child Advocate; Improve juvenile courts by expanding court capacity to process heavy caseloads and reduce wait times for children’s court; Enhance data collection and foster parent recruitment processes to ensure no child falls through the cracks.
Public safety and justice
Candidate positionExpand down payment assistance programs for first time home buyers and assistance programs for workers in critical sectors such as education, healthcare, public safety, and social work.
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Expand down payment assistance programs for first time home buyers and assistance programs for workers in critical sectors such as education, healthcare, public safety, and social work.
Public safety and justice
Candidate positionProvide law enforcement with the tools and technology to arrest violent offenders, track and detain drug traffickers, and get guns out of the hands of those who should not have them.
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Provide law enforcement with the tools and technology to arrest violent offenders, track and detain drug traffickers, and get guns out of the hands of those who should not have them.
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Candidate positionIncrease mobile health clinics to reach New Mexicans in rural areas and protect rural hospitals.
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Increase mobile health clinics to reach New Mexicans in rural areas and protect rural hospitals.
| Affordability
Candidate positionEstablish funding sources that invest in new and unique business opportunities in New Mexico and allow the state to recruit and invest in New Mexico based operations.
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Establish funding sources that invest in new and unique business opportunities in New Mexico and allow the state to recruit and invest in New Mexico based operations.
Public safety and justice
Candidate positionMake smart moves toward community policing models that supplement traditional police work. Create an Office of Community Safety staffed with social workers and counselors.
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Make smart moves toward community policing models that supplement traditional police work. Create an Office of Community Safety staffed with social workers and counselors.
Health care
Candidate positionBan medical debt from being included on credit reports.
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Ban medical debt from being included on credit reports.
Public lands, energy, water, and environment
Candidate positionInvest in more renewable energy to create jobs, lower energy costs, and make New Mexico the energy capital of the country.
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Invest in more renewable energy to create jobs, lower energy costs, and make New Mexico the energy capital of the country.
Health care
Candidate positionExpand access to substance use and addiction with treatment and recovery rather than just incarceration.
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Expand access to substance use and addiction with treatment and recovery rather than just incarceration.
Health care
Candidate positionProtect access for those who use the state’s health insurance marketplace by expanding New Mexico’s Health Care Affordability Fund.
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Protect access for those who use the state’s health insurance marketplace by expanding New Mexico’s Health Care Affordability Fund.
Elections, ethics, and government accountability
Candidate positionCreate accountability systems that emphasize fairness, trust, and opportunity.
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Create accountability systems that emphasize fairness, trust, and opportunity.
Public safety and justice
Candidate positionExpand violence intervention and prevention programs in local communities and schools.
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Expand violence intervention and prevention programs in local communities and schools.
Education, child care, and workforce training
Candidate positionTeach kids to read earlier by detecting literacy problems sooner, bolstering universal childcare, boosting reading and bilingual instruction, and expanding summer reading programs and after-school programming.
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Teach kids to read earlier by detecting literacy problems sooner, bolstering universal childcare, boosting reading and bilingual instruction, and expanding summer reading programs and after-school programming.
Education, child care, and workforce training
Candidate positionExpand career pathways starting in middle school through high school and provide hands-on career experience.
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Expand career pathways starting in middle school through high school and provide hands-on career experience.
Donate to a Campaign for All New Mexicans
Candidate positionCreate an Every Child Outdoor Initiative that incorporates outdoor learning into K-12 curriculums and provides implementation resources.
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Create an Every Child Outdoor Initiative that incorporates outdoor learning into K-12 curriculums and provides implementation resources.
Education, child care, and workforce training
Candidate positionAdopt and expand statewide Community School Models that provide wrap-around services like counseling, school based health care, dental, family support, and community engagement at schools so parents and caregivers have convenient services while they’re working and caring for their families.
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Adopt and expand statewide Community School Models that provide wrap-around services like counseling, school based health care, dental, family support, and community engagement at schools so parents and caregivers have convenient services while they’re working and caring for their families.
Education, child care, and workforce training
Candidate positionImprove and modernize school facilities by directing uncommitted funds from the Public School Capital Outlay Fund.
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Improve and modernize school facilities by directing uncommitted funds from the Public School Capital Outlay Fund.
Education, child care, and workforce training
Candidate positionExpand the Opportunity Scholarship to provide free tuition for New Mexicans, including for graduate education.
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Expand the Opportunity Scholarship to provide free tuition for New Mexicans, including for graduate education.
Education, child care, and workforce training
Candidate positionOffer more opportunities for students to earn college credit in high school.
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Offer more opportunities for students to earn college credit in high school.
Economy, jobs, taxes, and affordability
Candidate positionGive New Mexicans a raise by increasing the minimum wage and increasing the child tax credit.
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Give New Mexicans a raise by increasing the minimum wage and increasing the child tax credit.
Economy, jobs, taxes, and affordability
Candidate positionCrack down on big industries that price gouge at the cost of every day New Mexicans.
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Crack down on big industries that price gouge at the cost of every day New Mexicans.
Health care
Candidate positionUse budget surpluses to fill Medicaid gaps and hire more guides to help people keep and access their benefits.
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Use budget surpluses to fill Medicaid gaps and hire more guides to help people keep and access their benefits.
Health care
Candidate positionLaunch a full throttle operation to deliver mental health and homelessness assistance to New Mexicans in need.
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Launch a full throttle operation to deliver mental health and homelessness assistance to New Mexicans in need.
Education, child care, and workforce training
Candidate positionDeb Haaland is a fierce leader who stood up against attacks on our rights and the millionaires and billionaires rigging the system against hard working New Mexicans. When she’s Governor, Deb will protect our communities from Donald Trump and ICE so that we can focus on our biggest challenges – reducing crime, bettering education, and bringing down prices on everything from healthcare to weekly groceries.
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Deb Haaland is a fierce leader who stood up against attacks on our rights and the millionaires and billionaires rigging the system against hard working New Mexicans. When she’s Governor, Deb will protect our communities from Donald Trump and ICE so that we can focus on our biggest challenges – reducing crime, bettering education, and bringing down prices on everything from healthcare to weekly groceries.
Health care
Candidate position“I understand what it’s like to not be able to make ends meet despite working multiple jobs – it shouldn’t be this way. We need to make groceries, housing, and health care more affordable.” New Mexicans are struggling to make ends meet – they are doing everything right and still can’t get by. Deb knows this firsthand – she relied on benefits like SNAP, WIC, and Medicaid and moved forward after starting her own business selling salsa. New Mexicans need higher wages and lower bills, cheaper rent, and a stronger economy. We have the potential to lead in tech, energy, film, and our outdoor economy. Deb will create jobs and deliver on making New Mexico more affordable.
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“I understand what it’s like to not be able to make ends meet despite working multiple jobs – it shouldn’t be this way. We need to make groceries, housing, and health care more affordable.” New Mexicans are struggling to make ends meet – they are doing everything right and still can’t get by. Deb knows this firsthand – she relied on benefits like SNAP, WIC, and Medicaid and moved forward after starting her own business selling salsa. New Mexicans need higher wages and lower bills, cheaper rent, and a stronger economy. We have the potential to lead in tech, energy, film, and our outdoor economy. Deb will create jobs and deliver on making New Mexico more affordable.
Education, child care, and workforce training
Candidate positionNo matter their background, every child in New Mexico deserves a fair shot, the chance to dream big, the ability to reach their full potential. Deb is a proud product of public schools and has a plan to make New Mexico a state where kids can find opportunity when they’re grown. That starts with education. By working together with students, parents, teachers, businesses and unions, we can build new solutions.
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No matter their background, every child in New Mexico deserves a fair shot, the chance to dream big, the ability to reach their full potential. Deb is a proud product of public schools and has a plan to make New Mexico a state where kids can find opportunity when they’re grown. That starts with education. By working together with students, parents, teachers, businesses and unions, we can build new solutions.
