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Ambrose M. Castellano

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Ambrose Castellano
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Democratic Party

Prior offices
New Mexico House of Representatives District 70
Successor: Anita Gonzales
Predecessor: Tomás E. Salazar
Elections and appointments
Last election

June 4, 2024

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Ambrose Castellano (Democratic Party) was a member of the New Mexico House of Representatives, representing District 70. He assumed office on January 1, 2021. He left office on December 31, 2024.

Castellano (Democratic Party) ran for re-election to the New Mexico House of Representatives to represent District 70. He lost in the Democratic primary on June 4, 2024.

Biography

Ambrose Castellano lives in Las Vegas, New Mexico. Castellano's career experience includes working as general contractor and rancher.[1]

Committee assignments

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2023-2024

Castellano was assigned to the following committees:

2021-2022

Castellano was assigned to the following committees:

The following table lists bills this person sponsored as a legislator, according to BillTrack50 and sorted by action history. Bills are sorted by the date of their last action. The following list may not be comprehensive. To see all bills this legislator sponsored, click on the legislator's name in the title of the table.


Elections

2024

See also: New Mexico House of Representatives elections, 2024

General election

General election for New Mexico House of Representatives District 70

Anita Gonzales won election in the general election for New Mexico House of Representatives District 70 on November 5, 2024.

Candidate
%
Votes
✔
Image of Anita Gonzales
Anita Gonzales (D)
 
100.0
 
8,342

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

Total votes: 8,342
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Democratic primary election

Democratic primary for New Mexico House of Representatives District 70

Anita Gonzales defeated incumbent Ambrose Castellano in the Democratic primary for New Mexico House of Representatives District 70 on June 4, 2024.

Candidate
%
Votes
✔
Image of Anita Gonzales
Anita Gonzales
 
55.2
 
2,434
Image of Ambrose Castellano
Ambrose Castellano
 
44.8
 
1,972

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

Total votes: 4,406
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Endorsements

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2020

See also: New Mexico House of Representatives elections, 2020

General election

General election for New Mexico House of Representatives District 70

Ambrose Castellano defeated Nathan Dial in the general election for New Mexico House of Representatives District 70 on November 3, 2020.

Candidate
%
Votes
✔
Image of Ambrose Castellano
Ambrose Castellano (D)
 
64.1
 
7,231
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Nathan Dial (R)
 
35.9
 
4,044

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

Total votes: 11,275
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Democratic primary election

Democratic primary for New Mexico House of Representatives District 70

Ambrose Castellano defeated Anita Gonzales and Robert Anaya in the Democratic primary for New Mexico House of Representatives District 70 on June 2, 2020.

Candidate
%
Votes
✔
Image of Ambrose Castellano
Ambrose Castellano
 
41.0
 
2,291
Image of Anita Gonzales
Anita Gonzales Candidate Connection
 
39.9
 
2,229
Image of Robert Anaya
Robert Anaya Candidate Connection
 
19.2
 
1,071

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

Total votes: 5,591
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Republican primary election

Republican primary for New Mexico House of Representatives District 70

Nathan Dial advanced from the Republican primary for New Mexico House of Representatives District 70 on June 2, 2020.

Candidate
%
Votes
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Nathan Dial
 
100.0
 
1,285

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

Total votes: 1,285
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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.

Liz Stefanics defeated incumbent Ted Barela in the New Mexico State Senate District 39 general election.[2][3]

New Mexico State Senate District 39, General Election, 2016
Party Candidate Vote % Votes
     Democratic Green check mark transparent.png Liz Stefanics 50.99% 9,622
     Republican Ted Barela Incumbent 49.01% 9,250
Total Votes 18,872
Source: New Mexico Secretary of State


Liz Stefanics defeated Mike D. Anaya, Ambrose M. Castellano and Hugh H. Ley in the New Mexico State Senate District 39 Democratic primary.[4]

New Mexico State Senate District 39, Democratic Primary, 2016
Party Candidate Vote % Votes
     Democratic Green check mark transparent.png Liz Stefanics 38.38% 2,377
     Democratic Mike D. Anaya 22.57% 1,398
     Democratic Ambrose M. Castellano 20.96% 1,298
     Democratic Hugh H. Ley 18.08% 1,120
Total Votes 6,193


Incumbent Ted Barela ran unopposed in the New Mexico State Senate District 39 Republican primary.[5]

New Mexico State Senate District 39, Republican Primary, 2016
Party Candidate
    Republican Green check mark transparent.png Ted Barela Incumbent (unopposed)


Campaign themes

2024

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2020

Ambrose Castellano did not complete Ballotpedia's 2020 Candidate Connection survey.

2016

Castellano's campaign website highlighted the following issues:

“

Education:

  • With 5 children attending Public and Universities here in NM, I have a vested interest in moving our Educational System to higher standards. As New Mexico struggles to climb out from the bottom of national rankings, I want to support our teachers who are on the front lines of teaching our children. We need to eliminate administrative waste, and invest in pay increases for our teachers. We must invest in our classrooms, by bringing them into the 21st century with all Technologies available, to aid our students in learning in today’s environment.

Jobs:

  • New Mexico should support our small businesses by giving incentives to new small business start-ups, and streamlining our laws and regulations. Jobs will also be created by supporting Industries important to our economy, like the FILM INDUSTRY.

Healthcare:

  • I will be a strong advocate for lowering healthcare costs to all New Mexicans, while holding big insurance companies accountable for unnecessary cost increases. I believe Insurance Companies should focus on lowering their own Administrative costs and eliminating waste to help the everyday average citizen’s premiums stay low. I will also be a strong advocate for our Seniors and Veterans who struggle with healthcare issues.

Senior Citizens:

  • We must protect our Senior Citizens services and centers, by funding needed improvements, programs, and adding rural accessibility.

Veterans & the Disabled:

  • With many people in my family being Veterans, I will ensure we honor our men and women who served our country, by ensuring they have the programs & resources needed for physical / mental healthcare they may need. I will promote financial assistance for Veterans struggling to find jobs and housing.
  • I believe we must take care of the disabled men, women and children of New Mexico, and promise to ensure all programs have appropriate funding to do so.[6]
 ”
—Ambrose M. Castellano, [7]


Campaign finance summary

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Ambrose Castellano campaign contribution history
YearOfficeStatusContributionsExpenditures
2024* New Mexico House of Representatives District 70Lost primary$189,827 $203,144
2022New Mexico House of Representatives District 70Won general$201,190 $169,610
2020New Mexico House of Representatives District 70Won general$39,925 N/A**
Grand total$430,942 $372,754
Sources: OpenSecrets,  Federal Elections Commission ***This product uses the openFEC API but is not endorsed or certified by the Federal Election Commission (FEC).
* Data from this year may not be complete
** Data on expenditures is not available for this election cycle
Note: Totals above reflect only available data.

Scorecards

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2024

In 2024, the New Mexico State Legislature was in session from January 16 to February 15. A special session was held on July 18, 2024.

Legislators are scored on their votes on bills related to animal welfare.
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    Footnotes

    1. ↑ Albuquerque Journal, "Q&A: House District 70 Candidate Ambrose M. Castellano," accessed March 23, 2021
    2. ↑ New Mexico Secretary of State, "2016 general election contest/candidate list," accessed August 18, 2016
    3. ↑ New Mexico Secretary of State, "Official Results General Election - November 8, 2016," accessed November 29, 2016
    4. ↑ New Mexico Secretary of State, "2016 Primary Election Contest/Candidate List," accessed March 10, 2016
    5. ↑ New Mexico Secretary of State, "2016 Primary Election Contest/Candidate List," accessed March 10, 2016
    6. ↑ Note: This text is quoted verbatim from the original source. Any inconsistencies are attributable to the original source.
    7. ↑ Castellano for Senate, "Issues," accessed May 13, 2016

    Political offices
    Preceded by
    Tomás E. Salazar (D)     		New Mexico House of Representatives District 70
    2021-2024    		 Succeeded by
    Anita Gonzales (D)


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