“As long as I’m governor, a woman’s constitutional right to privacy to make her own highly, deeply personal decisions about her health care and her family’s will stay legal.” “Because I’m governor, abortion is legal in the state of New Mexico," Lujan Grisham said. In 2021, Lujan Grisham helped legislators repealed a dormant 1969 statute that had outlawed most abortion procedures as felonies. Lujan Grisham, the state’s third consecutive Hispanic governor, used the debate to cast herself as a staunch defender of access to abortion. tuition-free higher education for thousands of New Mexicans," the governor said. “We’ve invested billions of dollars into public school classrooms and to the pay raises for teachers and to expanded pre-K and daycare and. She urged the public to support and sustain new state spending in public education and college subsidies, arguing the small businesses crave a prepared workforce. “He says he proposes it, I already did it,” said Lujan Grisham, a former three-term congresswoman.
Lujan Grisham noted her administration already this year delivered cuts to taxes on sales and gross receipts, along with tax rebates of up to $1,500 per household, touting her ability to work with a Democrat-led Legislature. “A lot of your programs are not making a difference for people on the ground.” “Have you felt it in your bottom line? Do you look at things now and say, ‘yes, I can afford what I need to afford,’” Ronchetti said. The former television meteorologist repeatedly asked viewers if they thought they were better off amid pressures of inflation, and whether they could feel the effects of the governor's programs. (Jim Weber/Santa Fe New Mexican via AP, Pool, File) Jim Weber/AP Show More Show Less Grisham is promoting her management of the economy and health care during the COVID-19 pandemic, support for abortion access and expanded social programs, including tuition-free college for New Mexico residents and expanded access to preschool and no-pay child care. Michelle Lujan Grisham smiles after delivering the State of the State address during the 56th legislative session, Jan. (Chancey Bush/The Albuquerque Journal via AP, File) Chancey Bush/AP Show More Show Less 2 of3 FILE - New Mexico Gov. Ronchetti is campaigning on a law-and-order platform with proposals for annual tax rebates tied to oilfield production and a referendum that could ban abortion with limited exceptions.
1 of3 FILE - Republican Mark Ronchetti addresses the crowd with his wife and two daughters after winning the Republican primary for governor of New Mexico, during an election party in northeast Albuquerque, N.M., June 7, 2022.
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