The Republican Party of New Mexico is passionate about its work and its mission. Republicans are on the move, and in the last few months, the Party has launched bold initiatives, gained enormous strength in the state and has successfully achieved many monumental goals.
Here are some of RPNM’s recent accomplishments:
• President Trump campaigned in Rio Rancho, a sign that the RNC is committed to
devoting resources to help re-elect the president. The President’s visit was historic.
• Since Steve Pearce became Chairman, the Party has raised nearly $800,000 for RPNM.
• Purchased conservative digital ads in targeted districts.
• Knocked on thousands of doors throughout the state.
• Social media is booming: the Party’s Facebook page has nearly 19,000 followers—up
from 9,000 in 2019-- and increasing monthly. Twitter is more active than ever.
• RPNM launched a new comprehensive website with new features. The website offers significantly more content, important information and vital tools to guide one through anything you might need in the 2020 election season. There are many topics and links to political resources.
• Chairman Steve Pearce’s radio show, “Inside New Mexico” has expanded. More radio stations have picked up the Chairman’s program, which is now heard statewide by tens of thousands of people each week.
• Chairman Pearce has also landed a monthly TV spot on KCHF Christian Broadcasting in Albuquerque. That is seen throughout the state.
• Successful phone-banking and door-knocking on conservative issues have dramatically improved get-out-the-vote numbers.
• RPNM has created a Ballot Integrity Initiative, a statewide program designed to keep our elections fair. The idea is to stop fraud and any wrongdoing at the polls. This effort involves training, strategies and personnel in every county. Ballot Integrity is a massive undertaking, and many people are involved to coordinate this plan.
• RPNM has enlisted five interns to help cultivate a new generation of political activists for our Party.
• The Party is heavily involved in candidate recruitment at the state and federal levels.
• RPNM is working closely with Steve McKee to see that all down-ballot candidates have access to the targeted messages for each candidate.
• The Party has worked hard on the judicial front—getting Supreme Court and Court of Appeals candidates on the ballot. The Party has hired a Judicial Coordinator, who is getting thousands of signatures on Primary Nominating Petitions for these candidates so we can make our courts more conservative. It’s been a massive effort statewide.
• Surrogates have come to New Mexico to help turn New Mexico red. They include Donald Trump Jr., who came to Bosque, and Mike Mears, the Director of Strategic Partnerships and Faith Engagement at the RNC, visited Albuquerque and hosted a highly successful Navajo pastors gathering at Shiprock, NM.
• The RPNM filed suit against the Secretary of State for violating election law in the Las Cruces municipal election.
• The Party purchased ads in targeted Democrat state senate districts to help defeat the most egregious abortion bill in the nation.
• RPNM exhibited its passion for critical issues by playing major roles in 9 demonstrations during the 2019 Legislative Session, protesting the progressives’ bills attacking 2nd amendment rights, the attacks on life issues, taxes, etc.
• RPNM has appointed both Minority Leaders in the House and Senate to the Executive Committee to ensure that the elected officials and the Party coordinate more than ever before.
• RPNM hired an Hispanic outreach coordinator in Southeast New Mexico and South Valley.
• RNC and Trump campaign have targeted New Mexico in 2020, devoting staff and resources here.
Trump Victory began operations in New Mexico in November.
In less than three months:
• The Trump Victory Team has held 44 Leadership Initiative Training sessions with 728 attendees across the state.
• 55% of those training sessions were held in Bernalillo County. 60% of all attendees statewide were from that county.
• Five Regional Field Directors around the state are coordinating events, recruitment and training.
• There have been 76 MAGA Meet-ups across the state, attracting 769 people. These are neighborhood gatherings to help with recruitment. 61% of these MAGA Meet-ups took place in Bernalillo County and 60% of all attendees were from Bernalillo county.
• Trump Victory has registered nearly a thousand Republicans. 69% were in Bernalillo County.
• The Trump Victory team has knocked on more than 3,000 doors in Bernalillo County. The Party will begin to focus on Dona Ana County and later hit neighborhoods throughout the state.
• The team has made 6,620 phone calls statewide in its effort to re-elect President Trump. 80% of these calls have been made in Bernalillo County. Phone calls will expand to Dona Ana County and the rest of the state.
• Trump Victory has activated 827 volunteers statewide. 60% of those are in Bernalillo County.
• Trump Victory launched a Facebook page.
• While the Party has focused on Bernalillo County, it will aggressively turn its attention to Dona County and other counties across the state, as RPNM staff and funding increase.
