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Robert L. Scott

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Robert Scott

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Robert L. Scott was a 2016 Democratic candidate for District 31 of the New Mexico House of Representatives.[1]

Campaign themes

2016

Scott's campaign website highlighted the following issues:

“

New Mexico’s Economy

  • Use the BILLIONS of dollars in UNSPENT capital outlay money to create jobs immediately for New Mexicans.
  • Develop our sun and wind resources. New Mexico should be a leader in solar and wind energy.
  • Invest, invest, invest in New Mexico businesses. No more huge tax breaks for out of state corporations. They exploit New Mexico, then leave for a better deal elsewhere.
  • Strengthen and expand the incentives for the movie industry in New Mexico.

Education

  • Fully fund early childhood education and use the part of the Permanent Fund if needed.
  • Reduce the number of students per classroom.
  • Pay teachers a better salary. New Mexico teachers earn about 20% less than the national average.
  • Reduce standardized testing.
  • Parents and teachers must jointly decide whether to hold back a student.

Public Safety

  • Recruit and train quality police officers and put them on the streets where they are needed, especially to prevent property crime.
  • Commit and invest in community policing programs.
  • Fund treatment programs for non-violent offenders sufficiently. New Mexico is spending too much to warehouse offenders who should not be in jail.
  • Fund our justice system sufficiently, this includes overworked and understaffed District Attorneys’ and Public Defenders’ offices, and Courts.
  • Fund treatment for those with mental illness instead of warehousing them in our jails.

Environment

  • Renew the Solar Tax Credit to create quality jobs for New Mexicans.
  • Keep public lands public.
  • Let local communities decide on oil and gas drilling in their communities.
  • Strengthen and expand the Renewable Energy Tax Credit.

Open Primaries

  • Create open primaries to allow those 230,000 voters to participate in our elections. The more voter participation the better.[2]
 ”
—Robert L. Scott[3]

Elections

2016

See also: New Mexico House of Representatives elections, 2016

Elections for the New Mexico House of Representatives 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.

Incumbent William Rehm defeated Robert L. Scott in the New Mexico House of Representatives District 31 general election.[4][5]

New Mexico House of Representatives District 31, General Election, 2016
Party Candidate Vote % Votes
     Republican Green check mark transparent.png William Rehm Incumbent 60.41% 10,760
     Democratic Robert L. Scott 39.59% 7,051
Total Votes 17,811
Source: New Mexico Secretary of State


Robert L. Scott ran unopposed in the New Mexico House of Representatives District 31 Democratic primary.[6]

New Mexico House of Representatives District 31, Democratic Primary, 2016
Party Candidate
    Democratic Green check mark transparent.png Robert L. Scott  (unopposed)


Incumbent William Rehm ran unopposed in the New Mexico House of Representatives District 31 Republican primary.[7]

New Mexico House of Representatives District 31, Republican Primary, 2016
Party Candidate
    Republican Green check mark transparent.png William Rehm Incumbent (unopposed)

Endorsements

2016

In 2016, Scott's endorsements included the following:[8]

  • Albuquerque Federation of Teachers
  • NM NEA
  • NM AFSCME

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Footnotes

  1. ↑ New Mexico Secretary of State, "2016 Primary Election Contest/Candidate List," accessed March 10, 2016
  2. ↑ Note: This text is quoted verbatim from the original source. Any inconsistencies are attributable to the original source.
  3. ↑ Scott for House, "Issues," accessed October 12, 2016
  4. ↑ New Mexico Secretary of State, "2016 general election contest/candidate list," accessed August 18, 2016
  5. ↑ New Mexico Secretary of State, "Official Results General Election - November 8, 2016," accessed November 29, 2016
  6. ↑ New Mexico Secretary of State, "2016 Primary Election Contest/Candidate List," accessed March 10, 2016
  7. ↑ New Mexico Secretary of State, "2016 Primary Election Contest/Candidate List," accessed March 10, 2016
  8. ↑ Scott for House, "Endorsements," accessed October 12, 2016


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