Christian Ehmling
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Christian Ehmling (Libertarian Party) ran for election to the New Mexico House of Representatives to represent District 54. He lost in the general election on November 5, 2024.
Ehmling completed Ballotpedia's Candidate Connection survey in 2024. Click here to read the survey answers.
Biography
Christian Ehmling was born in Houston, Texas. His career experience includes working as a substitute teacher and in elections and political activism. He has been affiliated with the Libertarian Party of Eddy County.[1]
Elections
2024
See also: New Mexico House of Representatives elections, 2024
General election
General election for New Mexico House of Representatives District 54
Jonathan Henry defeated Christian Ehmling in the general election for New Mexico House of Representatives District 54 on November 5, 2024.
Candidate | % | Votes | ||
| ✔ |  | Jonathan Henry (R) | 83.2 | 8,296 |
 | Christian Ehmling (L)  | 16.8 | 1,678 | |
| Total votes: 9,974 | |||
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Republican primary election
Republican primary for New Mexico House of Representatives District 54
Jonathan Henry advanced from the Republican primary for New Mexico House of Representatives District 54 on June 4, 2024.
Candidate | % | Votes | ||
| ✔ | | Jonathan Henry | 100.0 | 2,086 |
| Total votes: 2,086 | |||
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Libertarian primary election
Libertarian primary for New Mexico House of Representatives District 54
Christian Ehmling advanced from the Libertarian primary for New Mexico House of Representatives District 54 on June 4, 2024.
Candidate | % | Votes | ||
| ✔ | | Christian Ehmling | 100.0 | 13 |
| Total votes: 13 | |||
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Endorsements
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Pledges
Ehmling signed the following pledges.
Campaign themes
2024
Ballotpedia survey responses
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Christian Ehmling completed Ballotpedia's Candidate Connection survey in 2024. The survey questions appear in bold and are followed by Ehmling's responses.
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My name is Chris Ehmling and I am the Libertarian nominee for the New Mexico House of Representatives in District 54. I am currently the Vice Chair of the Libertarian Party of Eddy County, and I am dedicated to my career as a substitute teacher with Artesia Public Schools. In 2022, I was a candidate for Chair of the Libertarian National Committee. I also have nearly a decade's worth of experience working in elections and political activism across the nation, so I have a deep understanding of the issues facing our constituents.
- My first main goal of my campaign is to abolish the New Mexico Personal Income Tax. In a day and age of inflation and a failing economy, New Mexicans need relief. Allowing New Mexicans to keep more of their gross pay will help not just their personal budgets, but also our local economy. Taxation of income is immoral and it is theft.
- My second concern is the New Mexican electoral system. We need reforms to ensure our democratic system of government works for the people, not incumbent politicians, political parties, and special interest groups. One way to fight this is my anti-gerrymandering plan, which would make each county in New Mexico function as a State Legislative District, with 1 Senator and 2 Representatives each, ensuring fair, local, and equal representation for all. Other goals are repealing ballot access laws, term limits on every office in the state, proportional allocation of electoral votes, and ranked choice voting.
- My third concern is our state's growing education and illiteracy crisis. Our state is currently last in the nation in literacy, and 49th in the nation in education. My Solution to this is not only more career focused education in Jr highs and high schools across the state, but also community driven after school literacy programs, including the involvment of teachers, students, parents, and community leaders. We must also work to ban censorship in our school system, as book bans and censored curriculums are the tools of authoritarian regimes like East Germany and Communist China.
I am passionate about the economy, electoral reform, education, protecting civil rights and liberties, and decentralization.
The person I look up to the most was and still is my great grandfather, Billy J. Morgan. He struggled yet worked hard during the Depression, fought for our Air Forces in the Pacific Theater, worked hard for his family, and taught me the important lesson of showing kindness, respect, and care for everyone you meet.
There are a handful of books I would recommend:
1. Civil Disobedience by Henry David Thoreau
2. No Treason: The Constitution of No Authority by Lysander Spooner
3. Narrative of the Life of Frederick Douglass, an American Slave, by Himself
4. The Road to Serfdom by F.A. Hayek
5. The Moon is a Harsh Mistress by Robert Heinlein
I believe that honesty, integrity, and transparency is the most important values a leader in public office could have. Our leaders need to be truthful; they need to be able to do the right thing, even when no one is looking; and they need to be as open as possible with the people that they serve.
I think my qualities are my commitment to both my constituents and my principles. The people of New Mexico want change. They want a leader who listens to them, fights for what they believe in, and does what's right. I believe I have those qualities and that ability.
The core responsibilities of a New Mexico State Representative is to uphold the rights, freedoms, and liberties of everyone who resides within New Mexico. Our duty is to protect these rights and liberties from unnecessary legislation, and from overreach from Santa Fe and Washington D.C.
I would like to leave a legacy of protecting the rights of the average Mew Mexican, and helping to make their lives easier.
The first event I remember was the Bush v. Gore debacle at the end of the 2000 Election. I was 5 years old at the time.
My first job was working at a Cajun-Mexcan fusion restaurant in my hometown of Splendora, Texas. I held the job my second semester of my senior year of high school, and was let go at the end due to the restaurant failing.
My favorite book of all time is Walden by Henry David Thoreau. His account of his time on Walden Pond inspire me, and taught me the importance of caring for nature and being able to find peace within one's own solitude.
Still Tippin by Mike Jones feat. Slim Thug and Paul Wall
The biggest struggle in my life has been overcoming my abusive childhood. What happened to me was evil, but I think that what happened to me helped mold me into a fighter. Someone who cares about and defends the defenseless and stands up for what's right. Dealing with PTSD and depression from my abuse has made me a stronger person.
We must preserve the system of checks and balances that have made our state great. In recent years we have seen the expansion and growth in the power of the Governor's office in New Mexico. We need to reduce the size and scope of the power of the New Mexico Governor in order to protect a balanced government and the rights of New Mexicans.
The greatest challenges to our state are our state debt, excessive taxation, lack of economic diversification, and our relationship with the federal government, in particular with regard to issues such as natural resources, land rights, and protecting New Mexican citizens 4th Amendment rights from the 100 Mile Border Excenption Zone enforced by Federal Law Enforcement, as well as protecting the property rights of New Mexicans on the border from seizure by the Federal Government to build a pointless border wall.
While it can be beneficial, we have seen a growing incumbency bias in our state, where the people who hold office are able to hold unchecked power for decades on in. We need to enact term limits on every office in the state to ensure that new voices and experiences are heard within the Roundhouse.
I do believe so, yes. In order to pass legislation that benefits New Mexicans or to repeal legislation that harms them, our responsibility as Legislators is to put petty politics aside and give the New Mexican people results.
I look up to leaders who have bucked the establishment whenever they had the chance, in order to bring results for those they represent. People such as Gary Johnson, Jeannette Rankin, Justin Amash, and Mike Gravel always stood out to me as people who stood on their principles, despite what they stood for being unpopular or against what their Party wanted them to do.
I wouldn't belittle myself by running for or holding a Federal elected office. I have more respect for myself than to be involved in the United States House or Senate. If I ran for any other office besides the one I am currently seeking, it would only be to represent New Mexico, within New Mexico.
Going around town I am heartbroken hearing about how people are working multiple jobs to get hy and are still struggling to provide for their families. From inflation to our undue tax burden, our government at all levels is hurting our ability to make a living. It breaks m heart seeing people bust tail and still not be able to achieve the American Dream like our parents and grandparents before us.
The Federal Govenment. It's the biggest joke I've ever seen or heard.
The Legislature should be the only part of the government able to oversee emergency powers. These Powers must be voted on by a supermajority of both Houses of the State Legislature to be approved of, and they should be able to be rescinded at any time. The Governor shouldn't be able to declare a State of Emergency at will.
The first bill I would introduce if elected would be to replace our current redistricting system with one that makes each county in New Mexico a Legislative Diatrict, with each having 1 Senator and 2 Representatives.
None at the time of answering this survey (June 5, 2024)
If elected, I would be interested in serving on one or more of the following House Committees, in alphabetical order:
- Appropriations and Finance Committee
- Commerce and Economic Development Committee
- Energy, Environment, and Natural Resources Comittee
- House Education Committee
- State Government, Elections, and Indian Affairs Comittee
The government needs to be 100% transparent with every last penny it spends. That money does not belong to the Government, it was taken, without permission, from the paychecks of each and every New Mexican. We have to be honest with how we spend their money, we have to be wise with how they spend their money, and we have to lower taxes so they can keep more of their money. Every tax dollar the state takes from a family is another piece of food taken off of a child's plate.
I support the ballot initiative process full force. This is a way for New Mexicans to pass things that are mecessary for our state without having to deal with the incompetence of the Legislature. I believe not only in ballot initiatives, but I also believe that every office in the state should be able to be subjected to a recall election.
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See also
2024 Elections
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Footnotes
- ↑ Information submitted to Ballotpedia through the Candidate Connection survey on June 5, 2024
Current members of the New Mexico House of Representatives
Leadership
Speaker of the House:Javier Martínez
Majority Leader:Reena Szczepanski
Minority Leader:Gail Armstrong
Representatives
District 1
Rodney Montoya (R)
District 2
Mark Duncan (R)
District 3
Bill Hall (R)
District 4
Joseph Hernandez (D)
District 5
Doreen Johnson (D)
District 6
Martha Garcia (D)
District 7
District 8
Brian Baca (R)
District 9
District 10
G. Romero (D)
District 11
Javier Martínez (D)
District 12
Art De La Cruz (D)
District 13
District 14
Miguel Garcia (D)
District 15
District 16
District 17
Cynthia Borrego (D)
District 18
Marianna Anaya (D)
District 19
Janelle Anyanonu (D)
District 20
Meredith Dixon (D)
District 21
Debra Sariñana (D)
District 22
Stefani Lord (R)
District 23
Alan Martinez (R)
District 24
District 25
Cristina Parajón (D)
District 26
Eleanor Chavez (D)
District 27
Marian Matthews (D)
District 28
Pamelya Herndon (D)
District 29
Joy Garratt (D)
District 30
District 31
Nicole Chavez (R)
District 32
Jenifer Jones (R)
District 33
District 34
Raymundo Lara (D)
District 35
Angelica Rubio (D)
District 36
Nathan Small (D)
District 37
Joanne Ferrary (D)
District 38
Rebecca Dow (R)
District 39
Luis Terrazas (R)
District 40
Joseph Sanchez (D)
District 41
Susan Herrera (D)
District 42
Kristina Ortez (D)
District 43
District 44
Kathleen Cates (D)
District 45
Linda Serrato (D)
District 46
Andrea Romero (D)
District 47
District 48
Tara Lujan (D)
District 49
Gail Armstrong (R)
District 50
Matthew McQueen (D)
District 51
John Block (R)
District 52
Doreen Gallegos (D)
District 53
Sarah Silva (D)
District 54
Jonathan Henry (R)
District 55
Cathrynn Brown (R)
District 56
Harlan Vincent (R)
District 57
Catherine Cullen (R)
District 58
Angelita Mejia (R)
District 59
Mark Murphy (R)
District 60
Joshua Hernandez (R)
District 61
District 62
District 63
District 64
Andrea Reeb (R)
District 65
Derrick Lente (D)
District 66
Jimmy Mason (R)
District 67
Jack Chatfield (R)
District 68
Charlotte Little (D)
District 69
Michelle Abeyta (D)
District 70
Anita Gonzales (D)
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