Firefighters’ unions endorse McCamley

Firefighters’ unions in Las Cruces and Deming have announced their support of Bill McCamley in the 2nd Congressional District Democratic primary.

The backing of the Las Cruces Professional Fire Fighters Local 2362 and the Deming Fire Fighters Local 4251 was announced in a news release from the McCamley campaign.

In that release, the Deming union’s president, Ken McFaul, said “it is the belief of this local union that Bill McCamley will address the needs of southern New Mexico and our country as his first priority and to the best of his abilities. As a Doña Ana County commissioner, he established the county’s first paid firefighting staff. He is aware of the population growth of southern New Mexico and how it impacts essential emergency services and its citizens. Bill considers firefighters’ opinions important when discussing matters of homeland security. Bill brings the hope of our future with his youth and ambition.”

“Bill McCamley is a stand-up commissioner who has always been there when we’ve needed him,” said Louie Burke, a spokesman for the Las Cruces firefighters union. “The bottom line is that Bill has supported Las Cruces firefighters and we support him.”

McCamley said firefighters “are public servants in the truest sense of the term.”

“Their service to the public includes not only their time and their hard work, but their willingness to sacrifice their own lives for our public safety,” he said. “That is the highest form of public service there is, and I am extremely honored to receive their support.”

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