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Gary Tripp
Image of Gary Tripp
Elections and appointments
Last election

November 3, 2020

Education

Bachelor's

New Mexico Highlands University, 1984

Graduate

New Mexico Highlands University, 1987

Personal
Birthplace
San Diego, Calif.
Religion
Catholic
Contact

Gary Tripp (Democratic Party) ran for election to the New Mexico House of Representatives to represent District 44. He lost in the general election on November 3, 2020.

Tripp completed Ballotpedia's Candidate Connection survey in 2020. Click here to read the survey answers.

Biography

Tripp was born in San Diego, California. He earned his B.A. from New Mexico Highlands University in 1984 and his M.A. from New Mexico Highlands University in 1987.[1]

Tripp's career experience includes working as a teacher, coach, and school administrator at Moriarty Public Schools for 17 years. He also worked as an assistant principal and principal at Rio Rancho High School for five years, as the executive director of the New Mexico Activities Association for eight years, as the elementary and middle school principal at T'siya Day School (Zia Pueblo) for three years, as chief of staff of Rio Rancho Public School, and as the human resource director of Cooperative Educational Services.[1]

Organizations

As of his 2020 campaign, Tripp was affiliated with the following organizations:[1]

  • New Mexico Activities Association Foundation, president
  • New Mexico Highland University H-Club, vice president

Elections

2020

See also: New Mexico House of Representatives elections, 2020

General election

General election for New Mexico House of Representatives District 44

Incumbent Jane Powdrell-Culbert defeated Gary Tripp and Jeremy Myers in the general election for New Mexico House of Representatives District 44 on November 3, 2020.

Candidate
%
Votes
Image of Jane Powdrell-Culbert
Jane Powdrell-Culbert (R)
 
51.8
 
10,460
Image of Gary Tripp
Gary Tripp (D) Candidate Connection
 
44.4
 
8,961
Jeremy Myers (L)
 
3.8
 
763

Total votes: 20,184
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Democratic primary election

Democratic primary for New Mexico House of Representatives District 44

Gary Tripp advanced from the Democratic primary for New Mexico House of Representatives District 44 on June 2, 2020.

Candidate
%
Votes
Image of Gary Tripp
Gary Tripp Candidate Connection
 
100.0
 
4,154

Total votes: 4,154
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Republican primary election

Republican primary for New Mexico House of Representatives District 44

Incumbent Jane Powdrell-Culbert advanced from the Republican primary for New Mexico House of Representatives District 44 on June 2, 2020.

Candidate
%
Votes
Image of Jane Powdrell-Culbert
Jane Powdrell-Culbert
 
100.0
 
3,706

Total votes: 3,706
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Libertarian primary election

Libertarian primary for New Mexico House of Representatives District 44

Jeremy Myers advanced from the Libertarian primary for New Mexico House of Representatives District 44 on June 2, 2020.

Candidate
%
Votes
Jeremy Myers
 
100.0
 
35

Total votes: 35
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Campaign themes

2020

Ballotpedia survey responses

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Candidate Connection

Gary Tripp completed Ballotpedia's Candidate Connection survey in 2020. The survey questions appear in bold and are followed by Tripp'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 am a lifelong New Mexican and believe in the people of New Mexico. I am a person of faith, and believe in God we trust. I am a lifelong educator who will advocate for all students to receive a well-rounded education. Growing up in poverty, and a single-parent household, I will voice the importance for comprehensive social and emotional learning for our youth. I am a proud graduate of West Las Vegas Public Schools and a first generation college graduate of New Mexico Highlands University. Having worked in leadership in rural, tribal and urban New Mexico, I am a person who respects and welcomes the diversity of our people and their communities needs. Being a proud member of the working class, I have achieved success through servant-leadership and never forgetting my values.
Public pension sustainability, accessibility of Healthcare, Environmental protections, Repeal the tax on Social Security, the Legalization of Recreational Marijuana, Increase access to savings for private sector workers, Public-Private Partnerships, Veterans Affairs, Combating homelessness
In national politics, I look up to the Kennedy family. In particular President Kennedy and his ideals of community service, civic responsibility and that the common welfare is vital our nations success.

At the state level, I looked up to and rely on Lt. Governor Diane Denish. She works hard for the children and communities of New Mexico.
An elected official should be hard-working, a lifelong learner, caring, open-minded, value-oriented, and truest to their constituents .
Watergate! I missed school several times in the fall and winter of 1973 and 1974 to learn about "abuse of power" and "cheating". I was 13 years old.
I shined shoes and sold the local newspaper when I was ten years old for two years. At thirteen, I worked 40 hours a week during the summer months for my Uncle Bob who owned Sandoval Used Cars.
The Tipping Point or Outliers by Malcolm Gladwell. I enjoy reading and learning or thinking in different ways.
An issue that I struggle with is watching the wages between the owners/management and the common laborer spread from the time I can remember (1980 or so) through today. We used to be an America where everyone prospered in a corporation or organization. I read once that the difference between management and the common worker was 20% in 1960 and now the difference is 180%. Elected officials over the last generation are mostly wealthy individuals (legislators, judges, mayors, governors, presidents, etc.). I see a lack of working class people able to run for office due to money. Likewise, there is a lack of the common worker able to climb into upper management due to the control money has on our societal constructs. This struggle has been highlighted in Covid-19.
Diversifying the economy, so we don't rely on oil and gas.

Attracting and Retaining quality educators
Building confidence in our people about their government and schools.

The division of our country if we have four more years of the current President.

There are many great legislators I have observed. In particular, I worked very closely with former Senator Michael Sanchez as we drafted concussion protocol legislation. We were the first state to pass this important legislation and his efforts and leadership on this were exceptional.
I hear how people struggle with our federal leadership, and the direction our country is headed.

As I was canvassing early in my campaign, the Red Flag Law was under debate in this year's legislative session. I spoke to a gentlemen who was very upset about the passing of the law, and stated, "If you come on my property to take my guns, I will shoot you." As he said this, he maneuvered his hand into a gun shape and pointed it at one of my volunteers (me daughter, actually) who was canvassing with me.

This incident will live with me forever. It had shock value, but I also felt his real conviction toward this issue. In our country right now there is a strong divide deriving from political propaganda that is not always factual and continues to separate us from one another. It also leads people to a lack of understanding about the role of government.

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Footnotes

  1. 1.0 1.1 1.2 Information submitted to Ballotpedia through the Candidate Connection survey on May 19, 2020.


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