NEWS Muñoz seeking District 4 senate seat, again INCUMBENT IS SON OF FORMER GALLUP MAYOR ED MUÑOZ
By Bernie Dotson Sun Correspondent
I am not afraid to stand up for what is right, even if the Santa Fe insiders disagree.”
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tate Sen. George Mu ñoz , D - Ga l lup, seeks to occupy the District 4 seat once again. Muñoz isn’t alone in running for the seat, however, as challengers Felisha Adams and Jordon Johnson are in the race, too. “I’m running for my third term because there’s still a lot of work to do,” Muñoz said. “We’ve accomplished many things over the past years, but there is still a lot to be done.” Mu ño z s a id h i s fo c u s
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infrastructure projects like roads, highways, water systems, broadband Inter net, job training, and education. “I will continue to make educat ion a pr ior it y by attracting the best teachers to our classrooms, supporting our community colleges a nd making higher educat ion more a cces sible a nd a f for d a ble,” Mu ñoz s a id . He sa id New Mex ico fa mi l ies a re faci ng a nea r $1 billion state budget deficit. He explained that his background as a small business ow ner ( proper t y ma nage ment, construction, and real estate) give him the tools to play a big pa r t in tur ning things around. “I have a proven t rack record of reaching across
party lines to my friends in the Republican Party to find compromise and make progress on the issues that matter most to our families,” the Senator said. Mu ñoz s a id he i s once a ga i n a n ide a l c a nd id a t e because over the yea rs a s a member of the state legislatu re he ha s developed r e l a t i o n s h i p s t h a t m a ke him a n effective advocate for t he con s t it uent s of District 4. A mong the most s i g n i f ic a nt i s s ue s fa c i n g District 4, Muñoz said, are jobs, educat ion, t he st ate budget , subst a nce abu se, publ ic sa fet y, et h ic s, a nd immigration. “L ea r n i ng t he i n s a nd out s of st ate gover n ment i s n’t somet h i n g t h a t you le a r n over n i g ht ,” Mu ño z sa id. “Understa nding how to be effective takes time. I am not afraid to stand up for what is right, even if the
Santa Fe insiders disagree.” O f t a ck l i ng sub s t a nce abuse, which is an ongoing problem in McKinley County, Muñoz — the son of a former Gallup mayor who led a walk to Santa Fe decades a go t o h ig h l ig ht Ga l lup’s substance abuse problems — said, “Alcohol consumption a nd dr ug abuse a re ma jor problems for ma ny of our families. We need to expand t r e a t m e n t f a c i l i t ie s a n d work w it h loca l outreach programs to get those that need the most help the care that they require.” C i v ic a l l y, Mu ño z i s a mem b er of t he b o a r d of directors at US Bank, as well as an active member with the Gallup Rotary Club, the Elks Club, the Junior High Rodeo (a former national director) and New Mexico Amigos. New Mexico’s primary is June 7. The general election is Nov. 4.
Adams: Investment, asset protection key for District 4 ADAMS IS RELATIVE OF FORMER STATE REP. ALBERT “BERT” SHIRLEY By Bernie Dotson Sun Correspondent
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YANBITO – She might be a political newcomer, but she’s got the community support to make a very good showing and then some in the June 7 primary for a New Mexico Senate seat. Felisha Adams, who hails from Iyanbito, on the Navajo Nation Indian Reservation, said she’ll concentrate on investing and protecting our assets, saying land and waterare the greatest concerns in not only District 4, but all of New Mexico. “The better we can do for our community can do for
Felicia Adams themselves,” Adams, a former San Diego resident, said in an interview. “I feel that it is important that we invest in our people by improving conditions
in public health, public safety and overall living conditions.” Adams, 29, owns a management-oriented business called I Am The Biz. She is a senior studying business management and economics at the Window Rock branch of Diné College. Adams has never held public office before and is the granddaughter of former State Representative Albert Shirley who is also from Iyanbito. Shirley is an adviser to the Adams campaign. New Mexico senators serve four-year terms. Adams is up against incumbent George Muñoz and Jordon Johnson in the primary. The general election is Nov.8. NEWS