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Clayburn Griffin
Clayburn Griffin (Republican Party) ran for election to the U.S. House to represent New Mexico's 2nd Congressional District. He lost in the Republican primary on June 5, 2018.
Griffin completed Ballotpedia's Candidate Connection survey in 2018. Click here to read the survey answers.
For more information about the Republican primary election: New Mexico's 2nd Congressional District election (June 5, 2018 Republican primary)
For more information about the general election on November 6, 2018: New Mexico's 2nd Congressional District election, 2018
Biography
Griffin's professional experience includes working in digital marketing. He attended the College of Santa Fe and New York University. He worked on the congressional campaigns of Rep. Steve Pearce (R) and Sen. Pete Domenici (R) and former New Mexico Gov. Gary Johnson's (L) 2012 and 2016 presidential campaigns.[1]
Elections
2018
General election
General election for U.S. House New Mexico District 2
Xochitl Torres Small defeated Yvette Herrell in the general election for U.S. House New Mexico District 2 on November 6, 2018.
Candidate | % | Votes | ||
| ✔ |  | Xochitl Torres Small (D) | 50.9 | 101,489 |
 | Yvette Herrell (R) | 49.1 | 97,767 | |
| Total votes: 199,256 (100.00% precincts reporting) | |||
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Democratic primary election
Democratic primary for U.S. House New Mexico District 2
Xochitl Torres Small defeated Madeleine Hildebrandt in the Democratic primary for U.S. House New Mexico District 2 on June 5, 2018.
Candidate | % | Votes | ||
| ✔ | | Xochitl Torres Small | 72.6 | 25,395 |
| Madeleine Hildebrandt | 27.4 | 9,577 | ||
| Total votes: 34,972 | |||
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Withdrawn or disqualified candidates
- Angel Pena (D)
- David Alcon (D)
Republican primary election
Republican primary for U.S. House New Mexico District 2
Yvette Herrell defeated Monty Newman, Gavin Clarkson, and Clayburn Griffin in the Republican primary for U.S. House New Mexico District 2 on June 5, 2018.
Candidate | % | Votes | ||
| ✔ | | Yvette Herrell | 49.0 | 16,023 |
 | Monty Newman | 32.0 | 10,474 | |
 | Gavin Clarkson | 12.4 | 4,060 | |
 | Clayburn Griffin | 6.6 | 2,143 | |
| Total votes: 32,700 | |||
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Withdrawn or disqualified candidates
- John Volpato (R)
Endorsements
The Republican Liberty Caucus endorsed Griffin on May 8, 2018.[2]
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Campaign finance
Campaign finance disclosures from May 16, 2018, showed the following:
- Monty Newman had raised about $705,000 and had about $230,000 in cash on hand.
- Yvette Herrell had raised about $400,000 and had about $38,000 in cash on hand.
- Gavin Clarkson had raised about $160,000 and had about $55,000 in cash on hand.
According to FEC filings, Monty Newman raised almost $600,000 through the first quarter of 2018 and had about $370,000 in cash on hand. Yvette Herrell raised $350,000 and had about $260,000 in cash on hand. Gavin Clarkson raised more than $100,000 and had nearly $75,000 in cash on hand.
The table below contains data from FEC Quarterly January 2018 reports. It includes only candidates who have reported at least $10,000 in campaign contributions as of December 31, 2017.[10]
Republicans
Campaign themes
2018
Ballotpedia survey responses
- See also: Ballotpedia's candidate surveys
Clayburn Griffin participated in Ballotpedia's candidate survey on May 6, 2018. The survey questions appear in bold, and Clayburn Griffin's responses follow below.[11]
What would be your top three priorities, if elected?
| “ | Modernizing our economy. Increasing cyber-security. Fixing our public schools.[12][13] | ” |
What areas of public policy are you personally passionate about? Why?
| “ | Education. I'm a public school graduate and a strong supporter of the public school system. However, the needs of our schools go ignored while politicians funnel money into private and charter schools through tax breaks and vouchers. We need a renewed investment in our public school system to ensure every child has access to a good education and is given their best chance for succeed in life.Cite error: Invalid <ref> tag; invalid names, e.g. too many[13]
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Ballotpedia also asked the candidate a series of optional questions. Clayburn Griffin answered the following:
Is there a book, essay, film, or something else that best describes your political philosophy?
| “ | To Kill a Mockingbird. This book gave me a strong sense of moral obligation, to do what's right even when it's unpopular, and to protect the rights and dignity of all people.[13] | ” |
| “ | Duty & Integrity.[13] | ” |
| “ | I am extremely passionate about our democratic process and am running for office because it's my civic duty. We need more politicians who will represent regular working Americans over corporate interests. This passion will keep me fighting tirelessly for hardworking New Mexicans.[13] | ” |
| “ | To uphold American ideals of freedom, equality and opportunity.[13] | ” |
| “ | I would like to be part of re-invigorating the American public in our democratic process. For our Republic to function properly, We the People must do our part by being informed and engaged. I hope my campaign will inspire people take part in the electoral process by showing that there's more to it than choosing between the lesser of two evils. There are good, honest people to vote for, and we need everyone to get out and vote for them in primaries.[13] | ” |
| “ | My first job was working at a feed store in my hometown of Lovington, NM. I was in high school at the time and worked there for about 2 years.[13] | ” |
| “ | Christmas. It's a wonderful reminder for us all to love each other.[13] | ” |
| “ | While experience in government can be important, our current political situation proves that experienced politicians are unequipped for and uninterested in properly governing. We need new blood and fresh ideas.[13] | ” |
| “ | Cyber-security. Technology has opened up a new plane of warfare, and we're woefully vulnerable with elected officials who don't even understand the basics of how the Internet works.[13] | ” |
| “ | I would be most interested in serving on the Education and Workforce committee and on the Ethics committee.[13] | ” |
| “ | Yes.[13] | ” |
| “ | I would like to see term limits in Congress. Much of the current corruption and stagnation comes as a result of complacent incumbents with too much name recognition and money to beat.[13] | ” |
| “ | Bipartisan algorithmic redistricting.[13] | ” |
Biographical submission response
| “ |
I want to bring compassionate conservatism back to the GOP and build a new American Dream that works in our modern economy. [13] |
” |
| —Clayburn Griffin[14] | ||
See also
- United States House of Representatives
- New Mexico's 2nd Congressional District election, 2018
- New Mexico's 2nd Congressional District
External links
Footnotes
- ↑ Clayburn Griffin for Congress, "About," accessed March 2, 2018
- ↑ Republican Liberty Caucus, "Republican Liberty Caucus Endorses Clayburn Griffin For Congressional District 2 in New Mexico," May 8, 2018
- ↑ Albuquerque Journal, "NM candidates for Congress win high-level endorsements from D.C.," January 5, 2018
- ↑ dchieftain.com, "Defending a seat: House candidates among speakers at county GOP event," January 25, 2018
- ↑ Las Cruces Sun News, "Torres Small, Newman our choices for Congress," May 30, 2018
- ↑ Albuquerque Journal, "Editorial: Journal recommendations for Congressional District 2," May 21, 2018
- ↑ Joe Monahan's New Mexico, "Cervantes Starts Pitching Negative On MLG In Guv Chase, NRA Dissed In ABQ Is Welcome In South; Herrell Nabs Its Endorsement, And A Kennedy Surfaces In Guv Campaign," May 17, 2018
- ↑ The News Tribune, "Freedom Caucus fund endorses New Mexico candidate," April 11, 2018
- ↑ Cite error: Invalid
<ref>tag; no text was provided for refs namedNMGOP - ↑ FEC, "Federal Election Commission", accessed February 13, 2018
- ↑ Note: The candidate's answers have been reproduced here verbatim without edits or corrections by Ballotpedia.
- ↑ Ballotpedia's candidate survey, "Clayburn Griffin's responses," May 6, 2018
- ↑ 13.00 13.01 13.02 13.03 13.04 13.05 13.06 13.07 13.08 13.09 13.10 13.11 13.12 13.13 13.14 13.15 Note: This text is quoted verbatim from the original source. Any inconsistencies are attributable to the original source.
- ↑ Information submitted on Ballotpedia's biographical information submission form on January 16, 2018
