“Affordability is a top priority in New Mexico,” she said. “The results speak for themselves — people urgently need affordable health care. New Mexico is proving that it is possible, even in the face of Congress’s failure to extend these…
Michelle Lujan Grisham
The Public Record
Michelle Lujan Grisham is the 32nd governor of New Mexico, having taken office on January 1, 2019. A member of the Democratic Party, she previously served as a U.S. Representative for New Mexico's 1st congressional district from 2013 to 2019. As governor, Lujan Grisham has focused on issues such as healthcare, education, and economic development, advocating for policies aimed at improving the quality of life for New Mexicans. She has also addressed public safety concerns, including drug-related issues and human trafficking in the state.
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August 21, 2026
This land is sacred to 20 Pueblo Nations. It is not a bargaining chip for oil and gas leases.
— Michelle Lujan Grisham
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by number of sourcesThe Constitution says states run their elections, and that bill makes that painfully clear to the federal government.
The results speak for themselves — people urgently need affordable health care.
The state is working closely with local officials to get residents the help they need.
For years, I’ve said the same thing: you cannot show up for Hispanic voters in November after Democrats have already picked a nominee. You have to engage with them from the start. Today, national Democrats agreed.
Making New Mexico an early primary state will help put our state on the national stage, increase investment in our communities, expand our tourism economy and give New Mexicans a stronger voice in shaping the policies of our nation.
The mistake we’ve made as a party is that we don’t give people something to vote for.
I plan to hold the federal government accountable for this disaster and will explore every possible avenue of action against the federal government to right these wrongs.
Shockingly, the federal government stood by while monitoring shipments, tallying exact pill counts and watching as these deadly drugs hit the streets.
If the justification for letting these pills flood our communities was that it would somehow make New Mexico safer down the road through bigger eventual busts, the results say otherwise.
The state has more than a dozen large, active wildfires, and then countless other smaller ones.
We cannot move enough electricity under the current national system.
The West has already demonstrated that they can do transmission better and faster, and that demonstration means that we can alleviate some of the consternation about what is possible and what isn’t.
While my administration was doing everything we could to stem the tide of fentanyl coming into our state, the federal government deliberately allowed it to flood in.
We are committed to reducing the error rate, but New Mexicans deserve to know that the biggest threat to their food assistance isn’t an error rate — it’s a federal law written to make these programs harder to administer and easier to cut.
Every New Mexican deserves access to the care they need, and today, we’re putting $300,000 on the table for physicians who want to serve communities that need them most.
We can talk about public safety and the border and we can talk about energy in a way that renews our commitment to Democratic values and engages minority voters.
When someone is a danger to themselves or others because of mental illness, addiction — or far too often both — we need the legal tools to keep communities safe and get New Mexicans the help they need, and the respect they deserve.





