POST-ELECTION MOMENTUM AND PARTY UNITY WILL DRIVE REPUBLICAN ALBUQUERQUE CITY COUNCIL CANDIDATES TO VICTORY
| Albuquerque, November 10—The Republican Party of New Mexico and the Republican Party of Bernalillo County have announced they are joining forces and sharing resources to win two key runoff elections on December 7. Albuquerque’s City Council is poised to see a change in power. District 7 Council candidate Lori Robertson and District 9 Council candidate Renee Grout are in runoff elections. If they win, conservatives will hold the majority on the Albuquerque City Council for the first time in nearly a decade. RPNM officials recently met with Bernalillo County leaders, and they decided it was all hands on deck to ensure Robertson and Grout are elected. RPNM and RPBC will work as a team, knocking on doors, making phone calls, distributing campaign literature and sending out flyers. An army of volunteers is being assigned to motivate voters and get them out to the polls next month. A joint get out the vote campaign is already underway. “This shared mission demonstrates that RPNM and RPBC are 100% focused on working with both campaigns to ensure victory on election day,” said Republican Party of New Mexico Chairman Steve Pearce. “It’s vital that our organizations work together to build unity and consensus to elect both conservative candidates to City Council. Republican momentum is building in New Mexico and across the nation, and we will seize these opportunities everywhere we can.” Bernalillo County Republican Party Chairman John Rockwell says the cooperation has inspired the Party as a whole. “It’s always important to operate with the State Party,” Rockwell said. “We are working hard to win these runoffs. We’ve got to change our way of governing and must change the people in charge. We have an opportunity to take control of the Albuquerque Council, and this could mean great things for the future of the city. We have to do everything we can to grow our base and to get more Republicans involved.” Both Robertson and Grout say they’re excited about the two organizations working together to get them elected. “It’s been great having everyone pull together,” said Robertson. “It’s time for real change in Albuquerque. The city has so many problems, and it’s time for positive change and to work for a common cause. We have dozens of volunteers who are helping deliver our conservative message, and we are pushing hard to get out the vote. The pendulum has swung too far left. We need common sense solutions and long-term goals.” “We all have to come together as a Party if we are to succeed,” said Grout. “This seat is not my seat, it is our seat. This is a great chance for Republicans. We need to knock on lots of doors and get out our message. I am grateful and thankful for all the support I am getting.” There are more than 123,000 registered Republicans in Bernalillo County. |
| The Republican Party of New Mexico (RPNM) advances the ideals of individual liberties for the advancement of its citizens and the greater prosperity of our communities throughout New Mexico. Led by an Executive Board and its Chairman, former NM Congressman Steve Pearce, RPNM serves all New Mexicans via its headquarters in Albuquerque and can be contacted at (505) 298-3662. |
