The state has more than a dozen large, active wildfires, and then countless other smaller ones.
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.
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.
These indiscriminate, unjust, unconstitutional deportation efforts — while we have not been a target state — both parties are unhappy.
This settlement means farmers in the Lower Rio Grande can plan for the future, communities have certainty about their water supply and New Mexicans aren’t on the hook for a liability that could have cost billions.
Water is the foundation of New Mexico’s agricultural economy and the lifeblood of communities across the southern part of our state.
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.
Here’s the thing about building a clean energy future: we must make sure New Mexicans can afford it.
Absolutely not. There is no real way to implement this. It's more paperwork for everyone.
Ruidoso endured devastating wildfires and flooding last summer, and now catastrophic flooding is hitting this resilient community again. This crisis demands immediate action.
New Mexico is mobilizing every resource we have, but Ruidoso needs federal support to recover from this disaster. We’ve watched Texas receive the federal resources they desperately needed, and Ruidoso deserves that same urgent response.
I see drug dealing, drug use, prostitution. I worry about human trafficking. I see violence on the streets.
I appreciate our federal partners for taking this threat seriously and for doing their part in supporting the responders who are working their hardest to protect the community.
I would prefer that Congress- the quicker they pass a border bill- a bipartisan border bill, then maybe we would have some common sense in this debate.
We should be doing more to prevent folks from not having access to be able to get visas and claim refugee and asylum status.





