Greg Sowards of
“As your representative, I will not cave under pressure. I love people but will not sell my soul for popularity in
Though I’ve written about Sowards’ candidacy several times already, he had not previously made a formal announcement of his candidacy.
Sowards, a Republican, lives in
Sowards, 58, is a graduate of Los Lunas High School, New Mexico Military Institute and
He ran as a Republican in 1996 against then-U.S. Rep. Joe Skeen in part because of the growing national debt, which at the time was $5 trillion. Today is has grown to $9 trillion.
“I ran in 1996 because I knew we needed to change the direction our country was going,” Sowards said. “That change is only more critical today.”
Sowards said he will ask himself five questions before voting on legislation:
• Is it worth putting our children and grandchildren into debt?
• What effect does it have on
• Does it take rights away from law-abiding citizens and give them to criminals?
• Will it uphold the Constitution?
• Will it protect the sovereignty of
Sowards said he supports a strong military, border protection, gun rights, land rights, a fair tax and a smaller federal government. He is pro-life. And he had this to say about congressional earmarks:
“I believe in bringing every legitimate project to