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Credit Rep. Phelps Anderson
Commentary: The Republican Party of New Mexico’s Executive Board has voted unanimously to respectfully ask that Rep. Phelps Anderson of Roswell resign his seat after he decided to switch his registration from Republican to DTS (Decline To State). Anderson shocked and disappointed his constituents, his fellow GOP legislators and long-time allies with his decision to leave the Republican Party.
“Rep. Anderson should step down immediately,” says Republican Party of New Mexico Chairman Steve Pearce. “He has betrayed the people of his district. He ran as a Republican, and he’s chosen to leave those who had trusted him to represent them in Santa Fe. Rep. Anderson was just re-elected in November to a seat that is heavily Republican. The principled action would have been to re-register before the election. Instead, voters got a bait and switch from someone they trusted with their vote.”
Credit Wildearth Guardians Commentary: The Republican Party of New Mexico has generated and begun circulating a statewide petition, calling on Gov. Lujan Grisham to take immediate action to protect New Mexico’s essential oil and gas industry one that’s under siege by President Biden’s executive orders.
“The Governor cannot roll over and watch New Mexico suffer even more,” says Nike Kern, Republican Party of New Mexico Executive Director. “RPNM believes it’s imperative the Governor demonstrate her support and commitment to this critical industry by taking suitable action to protect her state and its constituents.”
The petition demands the Governor contact the President, members of New Mexico’s Congressional delegation and others to stop enforcement of these executive actions that will severely damage our economy, gut the state’s budget and cost New Mexico thousands of jobs. The petition is being distributed to constituents across the state, on socia