Michelle Lujan Grisham

Candidate Q&A: Michelle Lujan Grisham, candidate for governor

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Editor’s note: This week, NM Political Report will publish Q&As with candidates for U.S. House, U.S. Senate and governor about their policy platforms regarding a range of topics, including abortion, contraception, LGBTQ issues and domestic violence. For links to all of our stories, see here. 

The following is from a Q&A with Michelle Lujan Grisham, the Democratic nominee for governor. NMPR: If elected, how will your beliefs about the separation between religion and government guide your administration? Michelle Lujan Grisham: … While the Constitution is pretty clear about religious freedom, there is a clear and distinct separation. I’ll give you a quick example.

2018 elections

Candidate Q&A: Martin Heinrich, U.S. Senate candidate

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Editor’s note: This week, NM Political Report will publish Q&As with candidates for U.S. House, U.S. Senate and governor about their policy platforms regarding a range of topics, including abortion, contraception, LGBTQ issues and domestic violence. For links to all of our stories, see here. 

The following is from a Q&A with Martin Heinrich, the Democratic nominee for U.S. Senate and incumbent. NMPR: If re-elected, how will your beliefs about the separation between government and religion guide your work in the U.S. Senate? Martin Heinrich: I think what you can expect is for my votes and positions that I take in the Senate to be very consistent with the way I’ve voted in the past. I think I’ve got a good body of evidence over time that says I respect people to make their own decisions in their personal lives, and that it’s not the role of government to become intricately involved in those decisions.

2018 elections

Candidate Q&A: Gary Johnson, U.S. Senate candidate

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Editor’s note: This week, NM Political Report will publish Q&As with candidates for U.S. House, U.S. Senate and governor about their policy platforms regarding a range of topics, including abortion, contraception, LGBTQ issues and domestic violence. For links to all of our stories, see here. 

The following is from a Q&A with Gary Johnson, the Libertarian nominee for U.S. Senate. NMPR: If elected, how will your beliefs about the separation between government and religion guide your work in the U.S. Senate? Gary Johnson: Well, that they should be separate, period. They have to be, and that’s of course Constitutional.

Ben Ray Lujan

Candidate Q&A: Ben Ray Luján, 3rd Congressional District candidate

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Editor’s note: This week, NM Political Report will publish Q&As with candidates for U.S. House, U.S. Senate and governor about their policy platforms regarding a range of topics, including abortion, contraception, LGBTQ issues and domestic violence. For links to all of our stories, see here. 

The following is from a Q&A with Ben Ray Luján, the incumbent Democrat in the 3rd Congressional District. NMPR: If re-elected, how will your beliefs about the separation between government and religion guide your work in Congress? Ben Ray Luján: I’ve always believed you have to put people first in all your decisions. It’s the way that I was raised, treating people with respect and dignity, fighting for access when it comes to affordable and universal, quality healthcare, [which] makes such a difference in people’s lives.

2018 elections

Candidate Q&A: Jerald Steve McFall, 3rd Congressional District candidate

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Editor’s note: This week, NM Political Report will publish Q&As with candidates for U.S. House, U.S. Senate and governor about their policy platforms regarding a range of topics, including abortion, contraception, LGBTQ issues and domestic violence. For links to all of our stories, see here. 

The following is from a Q&A with Jerald Steve McFall, the Republican nominee in the 3rd Congressional District. NMPR: If elected, how will your beliefs about the separation between government and religion guide your work in Congress? Jerald Steve McFall: First, there’s nothing in the Constitution about separation between church and state. … I’m a Christian.

Christopher Manning

Candidate Q&A: Christopher Manning, 3rd Congressional District candidate

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Editor’s note: This week, NM Political Report will publish Q&As with candidates for U.S. House, U.S. Senate and governor about their policy platforms regarding a range of topics, including abortion, contraception, LGBTQ issues and domestic violence. For links to all of our stories, see here. The following is from a Q&A with Christopher Manning, the Libertarian nominee in the 3rd Congressional District. NMPR: If elected, how will your beliefs about the separation between government and religion guide your work in Congress? Christopher Manning: For me, that’s not a big concern.

Conversations With Candidates

Candidate Q&A: Deb Haaland, 1st Congressional District candidate

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Editor’s note: This week, NM Political Report will publish Q&As with candidates for U.S. House, U.S. Senate and governor about their policy platforms regarding a range of topics, including abortion, contraception, LGBTQ issues and domestic violence. For links to all of our stories, see here. 

The following is from a Q&A with Deb Haaland, the Democratic nominee in the 1st Congressional District. NMPR: If elected, how will your beliefs about the separation between government and religion guide your work in Congress? Deb Haaland: I have to think of my constituents first. … If I get elected, they want a representative who has had experiences like I’ve had.

Conversations With Candidates

Candidate Q&A: Janice Arnold-Jones, 1st Congressional District candidate

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Editor’s note: This week, NM Political Report will publish Q&As with candidates for U.S. House, U.S. Senate and governor about their policy platforms regarding a range of topics, including abortion, contraception, LGBTQ issues and domestic violence. For links to all of our stories, see here. 

The following is from a Q&A with Janice Arnold-Jones, the Republican nominee in the 1st Congressional District. NMPR: If elected, how will your beliefs about the separation between government and religion guide your work in Congress? Janice Arnold-Jones: My beliefs about separation between religion and government are guided by the [U.S.] Constitution. The Constitution says that it will not preclude religion.

Quick Reads

Candidate Q&A: Lloyd Princeton, 1st Congressional District candidate

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Editor’s note: This week, NM Political Report will publish Q&As with candidates for U.S. House, U.S. Senate and governor about their policy platforms regarding a range of topics, including abortion, contraception, LGBTQ issues and domestic violence. For links to all of our stories, see here. 

The following is from a Q&A with Lloyd Princeton, the Libertarian nominee in the 1st Congressional District. NMPR: If elected, how will your beliefs about the separation between government and religion guide your work in Congress? Lloyd Princeton: Let me start by saying I am a practicing Episcopalian. I was raised with a degree of religiosity.

Featured

Many candidates avoid Q&A on abortion, contraception and other topics

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Editor’s note: This week, NM Political Report will publish Q&As with candidates for U.S. House, U.S. Senate and governor about their policy platforms regarding a range of topics, including abortion, contraception, LGBTQ issues and domestic violence. As a reporter, I’m used to politely hounding politicians for answers. Some politicians are more tight-lipped than others, and it’s my job to ply them for information. That job not surprisingly gets more difficult during action-packed election seasons. Still, I find myself bewildered that of all New Mexico’s major-party candidates running for both chambers of U.S. Congress, many didn’t respond or turned down my requests to ask questions about some of the many issues that affect New Mexico women and families.