/PRNewswire/ Since the Defund the Police Movement started, Albuquerque has seen violent crime spike by 15.5%, property damages rise 13.3%, and 35 residents.
Second gentleman Doug Emhoff will campaign for Democratic special election candidate Melanie Stansbury in Albuquerque, New Mexico, on Thursday, a source with knowledge of the plans confirmed to the Washington
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Second gentleman Doug Emhoff will campaign for Democratic special election candidate Melanie Stansbury in Albuquerque, New Mexico, on Thursday, a source with knowledge of the plans confirmed to the
Washington Examiner.
It will be the first time that Emhoff, the husband of Vice President Kamala Harris, has campaigned for a candidate since Inauguration Day and assuming his role as second gentleman, the first time a male has occupied the traditionally lower-profile spousal role.
Previously, Emhoff dove into campaign politics as the second gentleman by appearing at a Democratic National Committee digital fundraiser. During the 2020 campaign, he was a key surrogate for the Biden-Harris ticket and headlined events alone.
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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.