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We will have a conversation and hear reports from committees. We will discuss strategies for the next months, with focus on the midterm election. Members, please try to come in person.

Wren Sharkey, MA,LMHC is a therapist at Tierra Nueva Counseling Center. Wren is also a community organizer and a founding member of the Burrito Brigade which cooks and distribute free burritos, hot drinks, and essential supplies for unhoused and food-insecure neighbors in Santa Fe every week.

Pat Davis is the founder and publisher of nm.news, a group of independent newspapers in New Mexico, including The Santa Fe Reporter. Pat will discuss the state of local news in New Mexico and the importance of independent news organizations. Pat has a varied past history in law enforcement, politics and activism which he will…

Dimid and Carol will discuss their current work for NM CD2 downballot candidates in the upcoming midterm election. Dimid Hayes has lived in New Mexico for 44 years and still considers himself a local-wanna-be. He founded Sierra County Indivisible in 2017 and has been involved in several statewide initiatives since then: New Mexico Indivisible Congress,…

Dr. Simesha McEachernthe is a social justice advocate and she serves as president of the Santa Fe branch of the NAACP. She is also a member of the Santa Fe Community Foundation’s Empower! Black Futures Community Fund Advisory Committee. After finishing her doctorate degree in education, Simesha moved to Santa Fe where she serves as…

John A. Lawrence served for thirty-eight years as a senior staff person in the United States House of Representatives and served as Nancy Pelosi’s chief of staff from 2005 to 2013.He is currently is a visiting professor at the University of California’s Washington Center. Professor Lawrence is the author of several political books, The Class…

We will discuss plans for the pre-election period, as well as preparing for the next legislative session. Please join us in person if at all possible.

Rep. Small is the Chair of the Legislative Finance Committee (LFC) and the House Appropriation and Finance Committee. He will discuss his legislative priorities and the Democrats' plans for the mid-term election.

Estela Hernandez, Executive Director of Emerge New Mexico. Emerge New Mexico is the state's premier organization that recruits, trains and provides a powerful network to Democratic women and non-binary individuals who want to run for office. there are currently 41 Emerge alums running for office in New Mexico and 118 now serving in public office.