Sierra Club endorses McCamley in CD2

The Sierra Club has endorsed Democrat Bill McCamley in the 2nd Congressional District race, citing his work to protect the environment.

“We are confident that he will continue work to protect New Mexico’s environment for our families and for our future,” said Thomas Robey, political committee chair for the group’s Rio Grande Chapter, in a news release from the McCamley campaign.

McCamley, a Doña Ana County commissioner, has successfully pushed resolutions to protect the Otero Mesa, Paleolithic Trackways in the western part of the county and the Rio Grande Valley, and has fought for permanent wilderness status for the Organ Mountains. According to the release, he has also worked to help establish a wind-energy project in Logan, and has “set an example for his fellow citizens by purchasing carbon credits to offset his emissions from driving.”

“We are deeply grateful to Bill McCamley for his support for the protection of New Mexico’s special places,” Glenn Landers, chair of the Sierra Club Rio Grande Chapter’s Southern New Mexico Group, said in the release. “He is a true environmental champion who has a great record on environmental issues, but also leads the fight to protect New Mexico’s clean air, clean water and special places.”

The Sierra Club pledged to activate its membership to help McCamley get elected.

“We look forward to a victory party for the environment on election night and to many more years of Bill McCamley fighting for the environment as a U.S. representative,” said David Farrell, political committee chair for the Sierra Club’s Southern New Mexico Group.

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