Why I am here

Being your neighbor, and soon your representative, is a gift. It's also an opportunity to give back to my community and advocate for the issues that matter to us.

I entered this race because I saw a startling lack of representation in a time of crisis for the county - the 2025 property tax season. Last November, residents of Valencia County were shocked to receive massive property tax bills that were twice or three times the anticipated amount. I had just enrolled my daughter in soccer and immediately felt sick, hot and sweaty. My family, and countless others across the county, were suddenly facing a regular Thursday night instead of Thanksgiving.

Through Thanksgiving, a second incorrect bill, Christmas and finally New Years Day, I worked in my community to make sense of the property tax fiasco. I spoke at county commissioner's meetings, wrote an opinion piece (link) for the local paper, submitted a request for oversight with the Office of the State Auditor and stayed present in my community, with my neighbors.

Through it all, I wondered, "where is our leadership?"

As a citizen, I was advocating on our behalf in all the ways I desperately wished our leaders would...

... so, I decided I would be the leader I needed.

I am grateful for the opportunity to champion on behalf of our county for oversight of the assessor's office, to educate and communicate with our neighbors and also to support the assessor's office to rebuild trust with the community. But my passion doesn't stop there.

I understand...

In addition to being a leader in my community, I’m also a mom to two daughters, in a single worker family. I know the struggle our community members face trying to budget and make ends last to the next payday. I understand the economic reality that New Mexican families of all kinds and sizes are experiencing,

...because I live it, too.

I can no longer stand by as the current representation refuses to advance causes that would benefit all families. As a person who has at various times in my life relied on assistance for my next meal, I commit to protecting Supplemental Nutrition Assistance Program (SNAP), Women, Infants and Children (WIC) program, free school lunches, and expanding food assistance programs for seniors. We all deserve representation who will advocate for all our families’ economic security and prosperity.

Through it all, I wondered, "where is our leadership?"

As a citizen, I was advocating on our behalf in all the ways I desperately wished our leaders would...

... so, I decided I would be the leader I needed.

I am grateful for the opportunity to champion on behalf of our county for oversight of the assessor's office, to educate and communicate with our neighbors and also to support the assessor's office to rebuild trust with the community. But my passion doesn't stop there.