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A. Blair Dunn
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November 6, 2018

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A. Blair Dunn (Libertarian Party) ran for election for Attorney General of New Mexico. He lost in the general election on November 6, 2018.

Dunn completed Ballotpedia's Candidate Connection survey in 2018. Click here to read the survey answers.

Elections

2018

See also: New Mexico Attorney General election, 2018

General election

General election for Attorney General of New Mexico

Incumbent Hector Balderas defeated Michael Hendricks and A. Blair Dunn in the general election for Attorney General of New Mexico on November 6, 2018.

Candidate
%
Votes
✔
Image of Hector Balderas
Hector Balderas (D)
 
61.8
 
427,583
Image of Michael Hendricks
Michael Hendricks (R) Candidate Connection
 
33.4
 
231,296
Image of A. Blair Dunn
A. Blair Dunn (L) Candidate Connection
 
4.8
 
32,931

Incumbents are bolded and underlined. The results have been certified. Source

Total votes: 691,810
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Democratic primary election

Democratic primary for Attorney General of New Mexico

Incumbent Hector Balderas advanced from the Democratic primary for Attorney General of New Mexico on June 5, 2018.

Candidate
%
Votes
✔
Image of Hector Balderas
Hector Balderas
 
100.0
 
150,515

Incumbents are bolded and underlined. The results have been certified.

Total votes: 150,515
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Republican primary election

Republican primary for Attorney General of New Mexico

Michael Hendricks advanced from the Republican primary for Attorney General of New Mexico on June 5, 2018.

Candidate
%
Votes
✔
Image of Michael Hendricks
Michael Hendricks Candidate Connection
 
100.0
 
66,588

There were no incumbents in this race. The results have been certified.

Total votes: 66,588
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Libertarian primary election

Libertarian primary for Attorney General of New Mexico

A. Blair Dunn advanced from the Libertarian primary for Attorney General of New Mexico on June 5, 2018.

Candidate
%
Votes
✔
Image of A. Blair Dunn
A. Blair Dunn Candidate Connection
 
100.0
 
608

There were no incumbents in this race. The results have been certified.

Total votes: 608
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2016

See also: New Mexico State Senate elections, 2016

Elections for the New Mexico State Senate took place in 2016. The primary election took place on June 7, 2016, and the general election was held on November 8, 2016. The candidate filing deadline was March 8, 2016.

Incumbent William O'Neill defeated A. Blair Dunn in the New Mexico State Senate District 13 general election.[1][2]

New Mexico State Senate District 13, General Election, 2016
Party Candidate Vote % Votes
     Democratic Green check mark transparent.png William O'Neill Incumbent 65.89% 14,089
     Republican A. Blair Dunn 34.11% 7,294
Total Votes 21,383
Source: New Mexico Secretary of State


Incumbent William O'Neill ran unopposed in the New Mexico State Senate District 13 Democratic primary.[3]

New Mexico State Senate District 13, Democratic Primary, 2016
Party Candidate
    Democratic Green check mark transparent.png William O'Neill Incumbent (unopposed)


A. Blair Dunn ran unopposed in the New Mexico State Senate District 13 Republican primary.[4]

New Mexico State Senate District 13, Republican Primary, 2016
Party Candidate
    Republican Green check mark transparent.png A. Blair Dunn  (unopposed)


Campaign themes

2018

Ballotpedia survey responses

See also: Ballotpedia's candidate surveys
Candidate Connection

A. Blair Dunn participated in Ballotpedia's candidate survey on May 6, 2018. The survey questions appear in bold, and A. Blair Dunn's responses follow below.[5]

What would be your top three priorities, if elected?

“ Prosecuting Corruption, protecting civil rights, criminal Justice reform.[6][7] ”

What areas of public policy are you personally passionate about? Why?

“ Restoring respect for citizens civil rights and the rule of law by government officials because those abuse allow the government to abuse their power.Cite error: Invalid <ref> tag; invalid names, e.g. too many[7] ”

Ballotpedia also asked the candidate a series of optional questions. A. Blair Dunn answered the following:

Is there a book, essay, film, or something else that best describes your political philosophy?

“ The Law by Frederic Bastiat[7] ”
What characteristics or principles are most important for an elected official?
“ Honesty and placing public interest ahead of self interest.[7] ”
What qualities do you possess that would make you a successful officeholder?
“ Honesty and the courage to challenge the status quo.[7] ”
What do you believe are the core responsibilities for someone elected to this office?
“ Prosecuting government corruption and enforcing having the government follow the laws/Constitutions.[7] ”
What legacy would you like to leave?
“ Ending the rampant government corruption.[7] ”
What was your very first job? How long did you have it?
“ Wildland firefighter for the BLM[7] ”
A state's attorney general has many responsibilities. Which of those do you personally consider the most important?
“ Transparency and government accountability[7] ”
The attorney general often sets policy priorities for law enforcement. For example, a state's attorney general may decide to dedicate extra resources to combat human trafficking. Are there certain areas of law enforcement that you would emphasize?
“ Prosecuting government corruption[7] ”
Attorney's general can represent their states in legal conflicts with the federal government. Do you consider this an important part of an attorney general's responsibilities?
“ Yes I believe the NM AG should be a champion of States' rights and hold the federal government accountable for abuses.[7] ”

2016

Dunn's campaign website highlighted the following issues:

“

Education

Our teachers need to be able to teach, without worrying about bureaucracy or stresses that out of their control. While I strongly support teacher evaluations, I think too much emphasis has been placed upon national testing programs. I think that test scores should have a lower percentage of impact in evaluations. I am evaluated daily in my small business for the job that I do; I believe it is absolutely fair and reasonable to evaluate public sector employees at least annually.

Jobs

We can invest more in the areas that our state desperate needs by simply utilizing our abundant natural resources that we’ve been granted by the federal government. Federal and state legislation proposed by the New Mexico Land Commissioner is exactly the “out of the box thinking” that we can use to fund early childhood development programs without taking away funds elsewhere.

Civil Liberties

I strongly believe that people, not politicians, should make choices in their own personal lives. Responsible adults should be free to make their own choices — as long as they aren’t harming anyone else in doing so."

Infrastructure

We must overhaul our years-old way of thinking and our defunct “Christmas Tree Bill” - the capital outlay bill funds our infrastructure using money from bonds issued against the state’s severance taxes on oil, gas, and minerals. However, those projects are selected using a political formula: the dollars are divided up among the governor and 112 legislators, each of whom individually select projects to fund in their districts (the bill is known as the "Christmas Tree Bill" because it contains "presents" for every district and lawmaker).

Budget / Capital Outlay Reform

First, attract more entrepreneurs to the state by offering in-state tuition to international STEM (science, technology, engineering, and math) and Business students at New Mexico’s public universities. Statistically, these students are most likely to start new companies and create jobs for New Mexicans.

Second, reduce administrative burdens on businesses by creating a one-stop business portal for all fees and filings, similar to those in 18 other states.[7]

”
—A. Blair Dunn[8]

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Footnotes

  1. ↑ New Mexico Secretary of State, "2016 general election contest/candidate list," accessed August 18, 2016
  2. ↑ New Mexico Secretary of State, "Official Results General Election - November 8, 2016," accessed November 29, 2016
  3. ↑ New Mexico Secretary of State, "2016 Primary Election Contest/Candidate List," accessed March 10, 2016
  4. ↑ New Mexico Secretary of State, "2016 Primary Election Contest/Candidate List," accessed March 10, 2016
  5. ↑ Note: The candidate's answers have been reproduced here verbatim without edits or corrections by Ballotpedia.
  6. ↑ Ballotpedia's candidate survey, "A. Blair Dunn's responses," May 6, 2018
  7. ↑ 7.00 7.01 7.02 7.03 7.04 7.05 7.06 7.07 7.08 7.09 7.10 7.11 Note: This text is quoted verbatim from the original source. Any inconsistencies are attributable to the original source.
  8. ↑ A. Blair Dunn for NM, "Issues," accessed October 12, 2016
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