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ALBUQUERQUE, New Mexico New Mexico’s 1st Congressional District special election will test whether warnings over a left-wing approach to policing and crime work without former President Donald Trump topping the ballot.
The June 1 race, for the seat vacated by Interior Secretary Deb Haaland, is also an early test on the popularity of President Joe Biden.
And it comes at a time when every House seat matters for both sides. Democrats hold the narrowest House majority since the 1930s, with 219 seats to 211 for Republicans, with five vacancies.
Republican Mark Moores, a state senator since 2013 and an owner of a medical testing business, faces Democrat Melanie Stansbury, an Obama administration alumnus and state representative since 2019.
Democrats nervous and GOP hopeful that New Mexico election is 2022 bellwether
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CD1 Libertarian candidate Chris Manning discusses his ideas on reforming New Mexico’s healthcare and education systems and how he would tackle immigration issues in the United States.
Early voting for New Mexico s first congressional district is underway and election day is June 1st.
KSFR: My first question for you is around the COVID-19 pandemic that has shown that health care is one of the most crucial aspects of life for Americans, as you probably know. With health insurance usually being intertwined with employment, how do we reform our health care system to make sure New Mexicans have access to affordable health care if they lose their job?