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Democratic Party of New Mexico

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Democratic Party of New Mexico
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Basic facts
Location:Albuquerque, N.M.
Type:Political party
Affiliation:Democratic
Top official:Richard Ellenberg, Chair
Website:Official website

The Democratic Party of New Mexico is the New Mexico political party affiliate of the national Democratic Party. The group is headquartered in Albuquerque, New Mexico.

Background

Since gaining statehood in 1912, New Mexico voters have supported Democratic candidates in 15 presidential election cycles, including six of seven presidential elections from 1992 to 2016.[1] As of June 2017, New Mexico operated under a divided government with Republican Governor Susana Martinez and a Democratic-controlled state legislature.

According to the group's website, the Democratic Party of New Mexico's (DPNM) policy priorities include civil rights, education, energy independence, environment, healthcare, immigration, jobs and economic development, open government, retirement security, tribal sovereignty, and voting rights.[2]

Platform

The party's 2015 platform is composed of 20 main issues:[3]

  • Agriculture
    "We support expanding farm and ranch land protection programs. We support protecting our traditional and heirloom seed stocks, as well as farm lands and local water rights."
  • Arts
    "The arts and humanities must be supported for a flourishing community to exist as it is an equalizer for the diverse communities in our population."
  • Civil Rights
    "Constitutional rights are universal regardless of race, color, creed, gender, religion, national origin, sexual orientation, gender identity, physical ability, or age. We advocate the elimination of all discrimination based on race, religion, mental and physical disability, national origin, age, sexual orientation and gender identity in housing, employment and public services."
  • Education
    "We believe that a high quality public education is a basic right this is a sound investment with real and tangible returns for our citizens and economy and is a necessary component of a healthy democracy."
  • Government
    "The balance of power between branches of government must be maintained. We oppose claims of a unitary executive authority. All officials must be held accountable for their actions."
  • International Relations
    "We advocate abiding by the Geneva Conventions and treat those who do not follow those conventions as war criminals. Prohibit religious evangelism in the military."
  • Media
    "Public access to the internet and the airwaves must be ensured. Give candidates free and equal media time and coverage."
  • Native Americans
    "We support the State Tribal Collaboration Act and the notion that state government is obligated to collaborate on issues of importance to tribes, thus ensuring that Tribal governments shape the policies that affect their communities."
  • Public Safety
    "Forbid any ammunition on any school bus under any circumstances, other than in the possession of a certified officer of the law."
  • Earth First
    "We must end the silence surrounding climate-change and dialog about this greatest crisis seen in knowable history and recognize that climate-change and environmental destruction are the most important issues of this age."
  • Economy
    "We must support and revive environmentally responsible local and national manufacturing and agriculture. We support job-creation legislation for local infrastructure projects."
  • Elections
    "We support the “Move to Amend the Constitution” movement, to make disclosure of all donations public, and to prevent corporate interests and Super PACs from dominating our elections."
  • Energy
    "We support active environmental policies that result in good stewardship of the Earth, promote conservation of non-renewable energy resources, and promote the development and use of clean, renewable and sustainable energy resources to achieve energy independence."
  • Health and Healthcare
    "Health is a basic need and right, and the New Mexico State Constitution should be amended to reflect that right."
  • Immigration
    "Migration is a normal human behavior and is a human right. We must reform our immigration policies to allow people to make this country their home, as we have in previous generations."
  • Labor
    "We support using local union shops, businesses and workers. We support the rights of workers to be upheld with fair and just labor laws."
  • Lands
    "Our national resources belong to all Americans and should be used to further the common good. We support community sovereignty over their lands."
  • Taxation
    "Taxation must be responsible and fair to support our infrastructure and the needs of our population. Special tax cuts for the wealthy must be repealed."
  • Veterans
    "We must fulfill promises made to veterans, treat them with respect for their service to our country, and comprehensively meet their needs upon discharge."
  • Water
    "Support legislation that keeps our water supply clean, safe and sustainable for future generations."

Rules and bylaws

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See also: Rules of the New Mexico Democratic Party

The state party is governed by a set of rules and bylaws. Typically, these give structure to the different levels of organization—local, county, and state committees—and establish protocol for electing committee members. The bylaws also typically give details on the party's process for nominating and sending delegates to the national party convention during presidential elections. The following is an excerpt from the New Mexico Democratic Party's rules. This selection focuses on the structure and governance of the party:[4]

“
  • The State Central Committee is the supreme governing body of the DPNM when regularly convened in the absence of a convention in session. It shall have general supervision and control of the political affairs of the party. Members of the State Central Committee shall serve as automatic delegates to all State Conventions, in addition to those state delegates duly elected at the County Conventions, unless prohibited by the rules of the Democratic Party of the United States. (4.1.A)

…

  • The policy of the DPNM is that its business shall be financed primarily by contributions from each of its individual members as their means allow. The State Central Committee has the responsibility of fulfilling that policy by maintaining a systematic program for soliciting and collecting such contributions. It shall have the authority for appropriation of state party funds. (4.1.B)

…

  • The total number of members of the State Central Committee including the Chair and Vice-Chair is calculated as follows: Divide the average of the number of votes in each county for the nominees for Governor and President in the most recent election for each office by 1000; if the decimal portion is greater than or equal to .50 then round the result up to the next largest whole number—this result is the total number of members. Since the whole number obtained includes the Chair and Vice-Chair subtract 2 from it to obtain the additional members to be elected to the State Central Committee. (4.2.B.1)

[5]

”

Convention

The 2016 state convention for the New Mexico Democratic Party, when the party selects its delegates for the Democratic National Convention, took place on June 22, 2016.[6]

National convention delegate allocation, 2016

See also: 2016 presidential nominations: calendar and delegate rules
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A political party formally nominates its presidential candidate at a national nominating convention. At this convention, state delegates select the party's nominee. Prior to the nominating convention, the states conduct presidential preference primaries or caucuses. Generally speaking, only state-recognized parties — such as the Democratic Party and the Republican Party — conduct primaries and caucuses. These elections measure voter preference for the various candidates and help determine which delegates will be sent to the national nominating convention.[7][8][9]

The Democratic National Committee and the Republican National Committee, the governing bodies of the nation's two major parties, establish their own guidelines for the presidential nomination process. State-level affiliates of the parties also have some say in determining rules and provisions in their own states. Individuals interested in learning more about the nomination process should contact the political parties themselves for full details.

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New Mexico had 43 delegates at the 2016 Democratic National Convention. Of this total, 34 were pledged delegates. National party rules stipulated how Democratic delegates in all states were allocated. Pledged delegates were allocated to a candidate in proportion to the votes he or she received in a state's primary or caucus. A candidate was eligible to receive a share of the state's pledged delegates if he or she won at least 15 percent of the votes cast in the primary or caucus. There were three types of pledged Democratic delegates: congressional district delegates, at-large delegates, and party leaders and elected officials (PLEOs). Congressional district delegates were allocated proportionally based on the primary or caucus results in a given district. At-large and PLEO delegates were allocated proportionally based on statewide primary results.[10][11]

Nine party leaders and elected officials served as unpledged delegates. These delegates were not required to adhere to the results of a state's primary or caucus.[10][12]

Leadership

As of June 2017, the executive director of the New Mexico Democratic Party was Joe Kabourek.[13]

The website for the New Mexico Democratic Party lists the following individuals as the party's state leadership as of June 2017:[14]

  • Richard Ellenberg, Chair
  • Neomi Martinez-Parra, Vice chair
  • Robert Lara, Treasurer
  • Katharine Clark, Secretary
  • Joni Marie Gutierrez, National committeewoman
  • Raymond Sanchez, National committeeman

State political party revenue

See also: State political party revenue and State political party revenue per capita

The Democratic Party and the Republican Party maintain state affiliates in all 50 states, the District of Columbia, and select U.S. territories. The following maps display total state political party revenue per capita for the Democratic and Republican state party affiliates from 2011 to 2016. The blue map displays Democratic state parties and the red map displays Republican state parties. Click on a state below to view the state party's revenue per capita totals:

Total Democratic and Republican state political party revenue per capita in the United States, 2011-2016


Recent news

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Democratic Party of New Mexico - Google News

See also

External links

Footnotes

  1. ↑ 270 to Win, "New Mexico," accessed June 12, 2017
  2. ↑ DPNM, "Issues," accessed September 30, 2015
  3. ↑ Scribd, “DPNM Platform 2015,” accessed September 30, 2015
  4. ↑ DPNM, “DPNM Rules,” accessed September 30, 2015
  5. ↑ Note: This text is quoted verbatim from the original source. Any inconsistencies are attributable to the original source.
  6. ↑ Scribd, “DPNM Delegate Selection Draft Plan for the 2016 DNC National Convention,” accessed September 30, 2015
  7. ↑ Vote Smart, "Government 101: United States Presidential Primary," accessed January 13, 2025
  8. ↑ The Washington Post, "Everything you need to know about how the presidential primary works," May 12, 2015
  9. ↑ FactCheck.org, "Caucus vs. Primary," February 3, 2020
  10. ↑ 10.0 10.1 Democratic National Committee, "2016 Democratic National Convention Delegate/Alternate Allocation," updated February 19, 2016
  11. ↑ The Green Papers, "2016 Democratic Convention," accessed May 7, 2021
  12. ↑ Democratic National Committee's Office of Party Affairs and Delegate Selection, "Unpledged Delegates -- By State," May 27, 2016
  13. ↑ DPNM, “Staff,” accessed June 12, 2017
  14. ↑ DPNM, “State Leadership,” accessed September 30, 2015
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