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Antoinette Sedillo Lopez
2019 - Present
2028
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Antoinette Sedillo Lopez (Democratic Party) is a member of the New Mexico State Senate, representing District 16. She assumed office on January 14, 2019. Her current term ends on December 31, 2028.
Lopez (Democratic Party) ran for re-election to the New Mexico State Senate to represent District 16. She won in the general election on November 5, 2024.
Biography
Sedillo Lopez graduated from the University of New Mexico (UNM) and the UCLA School of Law. She taught law at the UNM for 27 years and remains an emeritus law professor. She serves as the executive director of Enlace, an anti-domestic violence nonprofit conducting outreach to Latino immigrant communities. She has also served on the boards of the New Mexico Coalition Against Domestic Violence, Valley Improvement Association Board, Bernalillo County/City of Albuquerque Air Quality Control Board, the Southwest Women’s Law Center, and the New Mexico Hispanic Bar Association.[1]
Committee assignments
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2023-2024
Lopez was assigned to the following committees:
2021-2022
Lopez was assigned to the following committees:
2019-2020
Lopez was assigned to the following committees:
Sponsored legislation
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Elections
2024
See also: New Mexico State Senate elections, 2024
General election
General election for New Mexico State Senate District 16
Incumbent Antoinette Sedillo Lopez won election in the general election for New Mexico State Senate District 16 on November 5, 2024.
Candidate | % | Votes | ||
| ✔ |  | Antoinette Sedillo Lopez (D) | 100.0 | 18,219 |
| Total votes: 18,219 | |||
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Democratic primary election
Democratic primary for New Mexico State Senate District 16
Incumbent Antoinette Sedillo Lopez advanced from the Democratic primary for New Mexico State Senate District 16 on June 4, 2024.
Candidate | % | Votes | ||
| ✔ | | Antoinette Sedillo Lopez | 100.0 | 5,531 |
| Total votes: 5,531 | |||
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Endorsements
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2021
See also: New Mexico's 1st Congressional District special election, 2021
General election
Special general election for U.S. House New Mexico District 1
The following candidates ran in the special general election for U.S. House New Mexico District 1 on June 1, 2021.
Candidate | % | Votes | ||
| ✔ |  | Melanie Ann Stansbury (D) | 60.4 | 79,838 |
 | Mark Moores (R) | 35.6 | 47,111 | |
 | Aubrey Dunn (Independent) | 2.7 | 3,534 | |
 | Christopher Manning (L) | 1.3 | 1,734 | |
 | Laura Olivas (Independent) (Write-in) | 0.0 | 40 | |
 | Robert Ornelas (Independent) (Write-in) | 0.0 | 6 | |
| Total votes: 132,263 | |||
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Democratic convention runoff
Special Democratic convention runoff for U.S. House New Mexico District 1
Melanie Ann Stansbury defeated Antoinette Sedillo Lopez in the special Democratic convention runoff for U.S. House New Mexico District 1 on March 31, 2021.
Candidate | % | Votes | ||
| ✔ | | Melanie Ann Stansbury (D) | 51.2 | 103 |
| Antoinette Sedillo Lopez (D) | 48.3 | 97 | |
| Other/Write-in votes | 0.5 | 1 | ||
| Total votes: 201 | |||
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Democratic convention
Special Democratic convention for U.S. House New Mexico District 1
The following candidates ran in the special Democratic convention for U.S. House New Mexico District 1 on March 30, 2021.
Candidate | % | Votes | ||
| ✔ | | Antoinette Sedillo Lopez (D) | 37.2 | 74 |
| ✔ | | Melanie Ann Stansbury (D) | 21.6 | 43 |
| Randi McGinn (D) | 17.1 | 34 | ||
| Victor Reyes (D) | 9.0 | 18 | ||
 | Selinda Guerrero (D) | 6.5 | 13 | |
 | Georgene Louis (D) | 6.5 | 13 | |
| Francisco Fernandez (D) | 1.0 | 2 | ||
 | Patricia Roybal Caballero (D) | 0.5 | 1 | |
| Other/Write-in votes | 0.5 | 1 | ||
| Total votes: 199 | |||
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Republican convention
Special Republican convention for U.S. House New Mexico District 1
The following candidates ran in the special Republican convention for U.S. House New Mexico District 1 on March 27, 2021.
Candidate | % | Votes | ||
| ✔ | | Mark Moores (R) | 40.5 | 49 |
 | Eddy Aragon (R) | 28.1 | 34 | |
 | Elisa Martinez (R) | 16.5 | 20 | |
 | Jared Vander Dussen (R) | 5.8 | 7 | |
| Ronnie Lucero (R) | 5.0 | 6 | ||
 | Michaela Chavez (R) | 4.1 | 5 | |
| Jonathan Gonzalez (R) | 0.0 | 0 | ||
| Total votes: 121 | |||
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Withdrawn or disqualified candidates
2020
See also: New Mexico State Senate elections, 2020
General election
General election for New Mexico State Senate District 16
Incumbent Antoinette Sedillo Lopez defeated Chelsea Flanders in the general election for New Mexico State Senate District 16 on November 3, 2020.
Candidate | % | Votes | ||
| ✔ | | Antoinette Sedillo Lopez (D) | 78.1 | 18,612 |
| Chelsea Flanders (R) | 21.9 | 5,209 | ||
| Total votes: 23,821 | |||
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Democratic primary election
Democratic primary for New Mexico State Senate District 16
Incumbent Antoinette Sedillo Lopez advanced from the Democratic primary for New Mexico State Senate District 16 on June 2, 2020.
Candidate | % | Votes | ||
| ✔ | | Antoinette Sedillo Lopez | 100.0 | 8,479 |
| Total votes: 8,479 | |||
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Republican primary election
Republican primary for New Mexico State Senate District 16
Chelsea Flanders advanced from the Republican primary for New Mexico State Senate District 16 on June 2, 2020.
Candidate | % | Votes | ||
| ✔ | Chelsea Flanders | 100.0 | 1,554 | |
| Total votes: 1,554 | |||
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2018
General election
General election for U.S. House New Mexico District 1
Debra Haaland defeated Janice Arnold-Jones and Lloyd Princeton in the general election for U.S. House New Mexico District 1 on November 6, 2018.
Candidate | % | Votes | ||
| ✔ |  | Debra Haaland (D) | 59.1 | 147,336 |
 | Janice Arnold-Jones (R) | 36.3 | 90,507 | |
 | Lloyd Princeton (L) | 4.5 | 11,319 | |
| Total votes: 249,162 (100.00% precincts reporting) | |||
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Democratic primary election
Democratic primary for U.S. House New Mexico District 1
The following candidates ran in the Democratic primary for U.S. House New Mexico District 1 on June 5, 2018.
Candidate | % | Votes | ||
| ✔ | | Debra Haaland | 40.6 | 25,444 |
 | Damon Martinez | 25.8 | 16,182 | |
| Antoinette Sedillo Lopez | 20.6 | 12,919 | |
 | Paul Moya | 5.9 | 3,691 | |
 | Patrick Davis | 3.8 | 2,385 | |
 | Damian Lara | 3.3 | 2,063 | |
| Total votes: 62,684 | |||
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Withdrawn or disqualified candidates
- John Abrams (D)
- John Flores (D)
- Jesse Heitner (D)
Republican primary election
Republican primary for U.S. House New Mexico District 1
Janice Arnold-Jones advanced from the Republican primary for U.S. House New Mexico District 1 on June 5, 2018.
Candidate | % | Votes | ||
| ✔ | | Janice Arnold-Jones | 100.0 | 19,316 |
| Total votes: 19,316 | |||
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Libertarian primary election
Libertarian primary for U.S. House New Mexico District 1
Lloyd Princeton advanced from the Libertarian primary for U.S. House New Mexico District 1 on June 5, 2018.
Candidate | % | Votes | ||
| ✔ | | Lloyd Princeton | 100.0 | 244 |
| Total votes: 244 | |||
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Endorsements
The table below summarizes the endorsements Ballotpedia identified for Democratic candidates in the primary for New Mexico's 1st Congressional District.
| Democratic candidate endorsements | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Endorsement | Haaland | Lopez | Martinez |
| Federal officials | |||
| Rep. Karen Bass (D-Calif.)[2] | ✔ | ||
| Former Sen. Mark Begich (D-Alaska)[2] | ✔ | ||
| Rep. Earl Blumenauer (D-Ore.)[2] | ✔ | ||
| Rep. Bonnie Watson Coleman (D-N.J.)[2] | ✔ | ||
| Rep. David Cicilline (D-R.I.)[2] | ✔ | ||
| Rep. Jim Clyburn (D-S.C.)[2] | ✔ | ||
| Rep. Colleen Hanabusa (D-Hawai)[2] | ✔ | ||
| Rep. Pramila Jayapal (D-Wash.)[2] | ✔ | ||
| Rep. Hank Johnson (D-Ga.)[2] | ✔ | ||
| Rep. Ro Khanna (D-Calif.)[2] | ✔ | ||
| Rep. Ted Lieu (D-Calif.)[2] | ✔ | ||
| Rep. Barbara Lee (D-Calif.)[2] | ✔ | ||
| Rep. Betty McCollum (D-Minn.)[2] | ✔ | ||
| Rep. Gregory Meeks (D-N.Y.)[2] | ✔ | ||
| Rep. Gwen Moore (D-Wis.)[2] | ✔ | ||
| Rep. Cedric Richmond (D-La.)[2] | ✔ | ||
| Former Sen. Harry Reid (D-Nev.)[2] | ✔ | ||
| Rep. Lucille Roybal-Allard (D-Calif.)[3] | ✔ | ||
| Congressional Black Caucus[4] | ✔ | ||
| Former U.S. Sen. Jeff Bingaman (D-N.M.)[5] | ✔ | ||
| Organizations | |||
| American Postal Workers Union Local 380[2] | ✔ | ||
| 350Action.org[2] | ✔ | ||
| Equality New Mexico[2] | ✔ | ||
| National Education Association of New Mexico[2] | ✔ | ||
| Nationa Organization for Women PAC[2] | ✔ | ||
| Organizers in the Land of Enchantment[2] | ✔ | ||
| Planned Parenthood Action Fund[2] | ✔ | ||
| Rachel's Action Network[2] | ✔ | ||
| To'hajiilee Chapter of the Navajo Nation[2] | ✔ | ||
| Tribal Alliance of Sovereign Indian Nations[2] | ✔ | ||
| American Federation of Teachers New Mexico[6] | ✔ | ||
| With Honor[7] | ✔ | ||
| National Organization for Women PAC[8] | ✔ | ||
| People for Bernie Sanders[4] | ✔ | ||
| VoteVets[9] | ✔ | ||
| Parties | |||
| Working Families Party of New Mexico[10] | ✔ | ||
Campaign finance
Democrats
Campaign themes
2024
Ballotpedia survey responses
See also: Ballotpedia's Candidate Connection
Antoinette Sedillo Lopez did not complete Ballotpedia's 2024 Candidate Connection survey.
2021
Antoinette Sedillo Lopez did not complete Ballotpedia's 2021 Candidate Connection survey.
2020
Antoinette Sedillo Lopez completed Ballotpedia's Candidate Connection survey in 2020. The survey questions appear in bold and are followed by Lopez's responses. Candidates are asked three required questions for this survey, but they may answer additional optional questions as well.
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- I strongly beleve that Health Care is a human right and thus I support single payer universal health care.
- Climate change is going to drastically affect our children and grandchildren. We must transition to a clean energy future.
- Workers have build the wealth in this country and I believe that they have not shared in it. I strongly support education and workers rights.
Absolutely. Trust and respect is crucial to crafting solutions to problems.
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2018
Campaign website
Sedillo Lopez's campaign website stated the following:
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Healthcare “Family always comes first. It should be a moral outrage that in the richest country on Earth, 28 million Americans live without health insurance. Americans pay more for health care than any other industrialized country, but we still have worst outcomes across the board. Together, we can change that. That’s why I support Medicare For All. There is something terribly wrong a system that we look at insurance company buildings and see gleaming and shiny edifices of luxury, and then we look at many of our hospitals and we see them crumbling. It’s just plain wrong.” Medicare for All is the best path towards comprehensive and universal coverage for all Americans and honors our campaign’s vision that healthcare is a universal right. The benefits of this model: Ensures that all individuals, regardless of income or status, will have access to health care. Reduces the burden on employers and small business owners. Lowers administrative costs. Provides comprehensive access to critical services like preventative care, affordable prescription drugs, disability and mental health services. Medicare for All ensures a system that is more accountable and responsive to all of New Mexico’s communities, including our underserved rural communities. Women's Issues Antoinette has been a longtime advocate for women. From her time teaching on Women and the Law, to working to eliminate domestic violence in New Mexico as the head of Enlace Comunitario, she has been devoted to championing women’s and children’s rights throughout her career. Antoinette believes strongly that women need to be in control of their bodies and their own healthcare decisions. These personal and private decisions are not the government’s business. She will fight to protect a woman’s right to health care services, including access to critical preventative care services like mammograms and ovarian cancer screenings, access to clean and safe abortion care, and access to contraceptives. In addition to ensuring birth control coverage and access to safe abortion services, Antoinette will fight pregnancy discrimination that too often is forgotten as an essential part of reproductive freedom. As the former head of an anti-domestic violence agency, ending violence and in particular violence against women is a deeply personal challenge that Antoinette will continue to fight for in Congress. As a trained lawyer and law professor, she will continue to draw on her experiences to expand federal funding for improved testing, better tracking of rape kits, and robust services for survivors. She’ll also work to eliminate the statute of limitations on sexual assault cases, and will use Congress’ oversight role to hold the Department of Justice accountable on these issues. Antoinette believes we need to build on the Violence Against Women Act’s (VAWA) successes and devote additional federal resources so that local law enforcement can adequately tackle the challenge of keeping survivors and families safe. Antoinette will also fight for paid family leave, closing the gender wage gap, child care affordability for working families, and co-sponsoring the FAMILY ACT, which would create a national insurance program offering families up to 12 weeks of leave. Climate Change “Climate change is an urgent threat that we need to address now. It is a fight to protect our homes, our lives, and our livelihoods from the greed and recklessness of a handful of fossil fuel CEOs. Climate change is a threat to our environment and public health, particularly in the fragile high desert environment of our state. If we come together and take on the fossil fuel billionaires destroying our communities, we can create 21st century clean energy jobs and protect our land, water, air, and people.” New Mexico’s heritage keeps our communities strong. I oppose the construction of any new fossil fuel infrastructure, I oppose pipelines and fracking, and I will fight alongside the movements in our country demanding a clean energy revolution.” New Energy Economy: Antoinette has taken the New Energy Economy pledge to transition us away from fossil fuels and towards a 100% renewable energy economy by 2035. She supports Tulsi Gabbard’s Off Fossil Fuels Act (OFF), which will help us achieve just that. She has also taken the ‘No Fossil Fuel Money’ pledge. Watch her video here: http://tiny.cc/NM_OffAct Public Lands: We need a Congresswoman who will stand up to the Trump administration’s assault on environmental protections and our public lands. “As a lover of the outdoors and the vast natural beauty offered all over New Mexico, I understand how important conservation is to our state and our economy. I will carry this passion to Washington D.C. and fight to protect New Mexico’s prized landscapes and monuments in Congress.” Antoinette understands that representing New Mexican values in Washington means protecting our enchanting New Mexico landscapes. Water: Antoinette believes that access to clean water is a universal right. She is committed to bringing federal resources to New Mexico to continue to revitalize our water infrastructure. From stopping the threat that fracking poses to our water supplies to rebuilding our wastewater treatment plants and water lines, Antoinette will fight to bring federal resources to help rebuild the water infrastructure of New Mexico. Air: Protecting our clean air is an urgent priority that we can no longer afford to defer fixing. With several alarming studies confirming the growing threats of methane ‘hot spots,’ or methane clouds, the problem is both real and urgent. With a methane cloud now measuring over 2,500 square miles, New Mexico’s atmosphere now has the largest area of elevated methane concentration ever measured in the U.S. Antoinette believes that access to clean air is a basic human right, but we are failing to deliver on that promise. Antoinette will fight to implement national standards that reduce oil and gas methane emissions and will champion investing federal resources in the 21st century, renewable energy sources. If we invest in a clean energy future, we can revitalize our local economy while also combating threats to our public health. We have a moral obligation to preserve our treasured public lands for posterity, and a calling to protect our environment for the sake of our collective public health. Immigration Our federal immigration laws need to be consistent with our constitutional values and treat all individuals with dignity and respect. We must all fight for humane immigration reform that provides legalization and a path to citizenship to the 11 million undocumented immigrants that are currently contributing to our economy and the social fabric of our country. Our federal immigration policies should strive to bring the undocumented community out of the shadows, reunite families, and provide protections to exploited immigrant workers. “I support policies like the DREAM Act that will give our young people an opportunity to live and work without fear of deportation, and will also pay dividends to our state’s economy. As Associate Dean of the UNM School of Law, I expanded our clinic’s work in providing legal aid to immigrants and other under-served New Mexicans. More recently I led a non-profit that focused on holistically serving survivors of domestic violence in immigrant communities around Central New Mexico. I know first hand of the terror our current president’s immigration policies are causing in our communities and in Congress, I will work towards rewriting policies that are fair and honor the values of our constitution.” Voting Rights Voting is the foundation of our democracy. After the 2016 election, protecting voting rights has become even more critical. As a law professor, Antoinette has taught courses on election law and believes deeply in an individual’s right to access the vote and the power to create change that the vote carries with it. The constitutional principle of one person, one vote is an important guide for fairness. Each person’s vote should count. At a time when President Trump has established, through executive order, a so-called “Voting Integrity Commission” to intimidate states into purging their voter registration rolls, Antoinette believes that we need to be vigilant in protecting our right to vote. Attempts to cut back on early voting, to require discriminatory voter identification, and placing barriers to registration are all voter suppression techniques that need to be fought vigorously. The Supreme Court’s 2013 decision to undermine aspects of the Voting Rights Act has resulted in states creating barriers to voting. That is why, as a Congresswoman, Antoinette will work to restore voter protection by championing the Voting Rights Amendment Act, which has bipartisan support and would restore protections in states with a recent history of discrimination. Antoinette will use her legal experience to ensure that all citizens have equal access to the ballot box and that our elections are free of fraud and corruption. Campaign Finance The Citizen’s United Case was a devastating blow to keeping big money out of elections. While the First Amendment values identified by the Court are precious and important, the fact that money has come to give an outsize voice in our government is a threat to our democratic values. Since the Court decided that case as a matter of Constitutional Law, it would require a Constitutional Amendment to overturn it. We can reform the system by championing campaign finance reform, including public financing, campaign contribution limits and increased transparency in identifying contributors. Giving those with money an outsize voice undermines the principle of one person – one vote. We must keep the issue of money in politics at the forefront of our Democratic discourse, reform the laws to end the corrosive effects of Citizens United and end unlimited and undisclosed money in our democracy. Given the outsize influence of money in politics, Antoinette has pledged to not take any Corporate PAC money, NRA money, or any money from the fossil fuel industries that pollute our air and water. Education Our nation’s future depends on our teachers and the support we can give them and our children. We cannot afford to bring back the outdated and discredited standardized testing regiments begun by the No Child Left Behind Act. Too often these reforms jeopardize teachers’ ability to cultivate creative learning environments and inhibit students’ potential. Students need to have a variety of paths to pursue success based on their educational talents, needs, and aspirations. Which is why Antoinette supports critical funding for programs like early childhood education, universal pre-kindergarten, federal resources for expanded school lunch programs, funding for technical and apprenticeship programs, and lastly bring federal resources into our states to make tuition free public colleges and universities a reality. “Teaching and educating has been my life work. I understand that for America’s education system to succeed, teachers need to be supported. In Congress, I will advocate for increased teacher pay and benefits. I will also fight for more federal funding for early childhood education and work to bring key stakeholders together to build an education system that prepares our children for the 21st century economy.” Debt Free College & Training Higher Education opportunities have to be made universally accessible. We must champion debt relief for college and higher learning and move towards a debt-free college model with our state and community colleges. With student loan debt now exceeding over a $1 Trillion and New Mexico students having the highest student loan default rates in the country, we’ve reached a crisis point. “I will fight for additional federal funding that expands state investments in our public higher education system, and help make our public colleges and universities tuition-free. The federal government should also not profit from students financing their higher education. I will fight to pass the ‘College for All Act,’ which would cut interest rates to 2.3% from their current 4.3%. I also believe that students that have previously borrowed at higher rates deserve an opportunity to refinance at the lower rate. Without significant reforms to our education system, New Mexico’s economy will never be as strong as it can be, and I know that education and technical training programs will play a critical role in revitalizing our economy and pave the way for positive economic development.” Economy We need bold, comprehensive economic solutions that: Expand economic opportunities to all New Mexicans, Reduce income inequality, Support small business growth, Support workers right to organize and collectively bargain, Diversify our economic drivers, Expand good paying jobs. While we have made some progress since the Great Recession of 2008, too many New Mexicans continue to be unemployed or underemployed. We have an economy that has left struggling middle-class families behind. Antoinette will co-sponsor and fight to pass the 21st Century New Deal for Jobs Act, which would bring thousands of good paying jobs to New Mexico and make significant infrastructure investments that we need to revitalize our economy. “As your Congresswoman, I will fight for robust infrastructure investments that repair our faltering roads and bridges and brings back jobs to New Mexico. That is why I support the Progressive Caucus’ plan for a 21st Century New Deal for Jobs Act.” I will fight to bring federal resources to expand our growing clean energy and high tech economy here in New Mexico. These investments will put thousands of New Mexicans back to work in good-paying jobs. With our world-class universities, national labs, unique arts and culture, and military installations combined with federal investments, New Mexico can lead in the 21st-century economy. I will ensure that our rural communities and small towns get their fair share of community development and infrastructure investments.” Protecting New Mexico Workers I will fight for a higher minimum wage so that we can build a stronger economy that works for all of New Mexico’s communities. She’ll fight to combat income inequality and will champion legislation to raise the federal minimum wage to $15 per hour. Antoinette believes that all working New Mexicans deserve a living wage and that we should work to end the economic disparities that women and communities of color experience. With over 1 in 5 New Mexicans living below the poverty line and the growth of the working poor in our state, we need to invest in our workers so that no one who works a 40 hour work week lives in poverty or has a to work and contribute.” Supporting New Mexico Small Businesses Our small business community is the backbone of our economy, and we need a small business champion who will ensure that our local economy receives the investments our state needs to thrive. That means: Ensuring that publicly supported infrastructure projects are fair to our local businesses and their workers and that our regulatory environment is fair to consumers and small businesses. Fighting to simplify small business regulations and working to ensure that New Mexico’s economy gets its fair share in federal investments and small business grants and loans to help our local economy thrive. Supporting and expanding successful programs like the Small Business Innovation Research Program and the Small Business Technology Transfer Program, which enables businesses to grow. Too often our small businesses don’t get a seat at the table so that their concerns are addressed so that they can thrive. “As the former executive director of a non-profit, I know the challenges of balancing a budget and ensuring that 30 employees and their families receive decent pay and benefits. I believe that a Medicare-for-All health care system can relieve the administrative burden of employer-provided health care and that a Medicare for All system can not only be a benefit to all New Mexicans but also our small businesses. The lower overhead will, in turn, provide small businesses with the flexibility needed to attract, keep, and train a stable work force. Investing in our economy requires us to invest in training our workforce for the jobs of the future, which is why I will work to expand investments in higher education and apprenticeships.” Gun Control Common sense gun control has been for too long cast aside as a side issue, only considered in the aftermath of a tragedy. Having worked in the domestic violence space, Antoinette has seen how the ubiquity of guns affects our community’s safety. Often, abusers will use gun violence or the threat of gun violence as a means of control. This is why Antoinette believes that we need to close the ‘gun show loophole,’ further restrict domestic abusers from purchasing a gun, reinstate the federal assault weapons ban, pass legislation requiring a universal background check for all gun purchases, and stop any conceal carry reciprocity which would lead to a race to the bottom and lower safety standards. As a longtime law professor, Antoinette also believes that we need to repeal the liability laws that protect gun manufacturers in this country from any liability for crimes and acts committed with their products. No other industry has these types of wide-ranging protections, and neither should the gun lobby. The United States owns almost half of the guns in the world with only 5% of the world’s population, we need federal supports for municipal buyback programs that can get guns off of our streets. That’s why Antoinette supports the Safer Neighborhoods Gun Buyback Act of 2017, which would appropriate a $360 Million gun buyback initiative through the DOJ. LGBTQIA+ Rights Antoinette is a fierce advocate for LGBTQI rights. She realizes that LGBTQI folks all over America are still being discriminated against when it comes to housing, employment and other facets of life. In a country that prides itself on acceptance, equality and inclusion, we cannot tolerate discrimination against LGBTQI Americans. As a law professor, Antoinette fully supports the EQUALITY act, which would amend the Civil Rights Act to include sexual orientation and gender identity as protected classes. Furthermore, LGBTQI children are more likely to face bullying in school and are more at risk for self-harm and suicide. That is why Antoinette supports anti-bullying initiatives that protects and empowers young LGBTQI minors from discrimination and bullying during their adolescent years. Trade Agreements “In Congress, I will stand up for New Mexican workers and champion fair trade deals that protect both our jobs, working conditions and the environment. I will also fight against Republicans’ attacks on workers, and challenge the constitutionality of the National Right-to-Work Act, which would penalize workers and lower wages.” We must fight to protect New Mexico’s workers’ rights and their jobs by challenging unfair trade deals and practices. While trade is important to our economy, too often, multinational trade deals have not done enough to protect workers. Historically, we have seen too many trade deals lower the labor and environmental standards that we deserve. Having taught courses on trade agreements at the law school, Antoinette understands that fighting for fair trade deals is fundamentally about fighting for American jobs, workers’ standards of living and building a sustainable economy that benefits us all. Antoinette believes that trading with other nations cannot come at the expense of our workers, environmental standards, or consumer standards. In Congress, Antoinette will oppose any and all trade deals that don’t put the interests of workers first and those that don’t prioritize combating climate change.[11] |
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Footnotes
- ↑ Antoinette for Congress, "About Antoinette Sedillo Lopez," accessed March 5, 2018
- ↑ 2.00 2.01 2.02 2.03 2.04 2.05 2.06 2.07 2.08 2.09 2.10 2.11 2.12 2.13 2.14 2.15 2.16 2.17 2.18 2.19 2.20 2.21 2.22 2.23 2.24 2.25 2.26 Deb for Congress, "Endorsements," accessed May 7, 2018
- ↑ Antoinette Sedillo Lopez 2018 campaign website, "Congresswoman Lucille Roybal-allard Endorses Antoinette!” January 23, 2018
- ↑ 4.0 4.1 Albuquerque Journal, "Haaland, Sedillo Lopez receive Black Caucus, Bernie Sanders group’s endorsements," January 11, 2018
- ↑ U.S. News & World Report, "Ex-US Sen. Bingaman Endorses Damon Martinez for Congress," October 8, 2017
- ↑ Twitter, "American Federation of Teachers New Mexico," April 26, 2018
- ↑ With Honor, "Press Release: With Honor Endorses Nine Principled Veterans for Congress," March 15, 2018
- ↑ Los Alamos Daily Post, "National Organization For Women PAC Endorses Deb Haaland For Congress," February 21, 2018
- ↑ Politico, "Dayton expected to pick lieutenant governor to replace Franken if he resigns," December 7, 2017
- ↑ Antoinette Sedillo Lopez 2018 campaign website, "Antoinette Sedillo Lopez’ Campaign for Congress Announces the Endorsement of Working Families Party of New Mexico,” accessed March 27, 2018
- ↑ Note: This text is quoted verbatim from the original source. Any inconsistencies are attributable to the original source.
- ↑ Antoinette for Congress, "Issues," accessed May 23, 2018
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