{"id":2826,"date":"2008-02-04T14:38:00","date_gmt":"2008-02-04T20:38:00","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/www.nmpolitics.net\/index\/2008\/02\/clinton-gets-high-profile-las-cruces-endorsements\/"},"modified":"2008-02-04T14:38:00","modified_gmt":"2008-02-04T20:38:00","slug":"clinton-gets-high-profile-las-cruces-endorsements","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/nmpolitics.net\/index\/2008\/02\/clinton-gets-high-profile-las-cruces-endorsements\/","title":{"rendered":"Clinton gets high-profile Las Cruces endorsements"},"content":{"rendered":"

\"\"<\/a>A number of high-profile Las Crucens endorsed Hillary Clinton\u2019s<\/a> presidential campaign on Sunday. <\/p>\n

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The endorsements were announced at an event in Mesilla attended by former Housing and Urban Development Secretary Henry Cisneros<\/a>, one of Clinton<\/st1:place><\/st1:city>\u2019s more visible supporters.<\/p>\n

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Among those endorsing Clinton<\/st1:place><\/st1:city> was Mesilla Mayor Pro-Tempore Jesus Caro.<\/p>\n

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\u201cI\u2019m proud to endorse Hillary Clinton because I know she will work her heart out to bring about the real change New Mexicans are calling for,\u201d Caro said. \u201cHillary has dedicated her life to championing issues that matter to our families and our communities. Whether it\u2019s working to provide health care to every American or strengthening our schools, Hillary will stand up for us as president.\u201d<\/p>\n

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Other elected officials endorsing Clinton at the event included Las Cruces City Councilor Dolores Archuleta<\/a>, Do\u00f1a Ana County Commissioners Oscar V\u00e1squez Butler<\/a> and Karen Perez<\/a>, Las Cruces Public Schools Board of Education Member Chuck Davis and Hatch Mayor Judd Nordyke. That brings the number of local elected officials endorsing Clinton<\/st1:place><\/st1:city> to seven, while 10 have endorsed Barack Obama<\/a>.<\/p>\n

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Former elected officials endorsing Clinton<\/st1:place><\/st1:city> on Sunday included former Do\u00f1a Ana County Clerk Ruben Ceballos, former Las Cruces City Councilor Jose Frietze, former Do\u00f1a Ana County Treasurer and state party Chair Emma Johnson-Ortiz, former Sunland Park City Councilor Alicia Roman and former Las Cruces Mayor Ruben Smith.<\/p>\n

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Clinton<\/st1:place><\/st1:city> was also endorsed by several union and party leaders including Helen Davis, president of the National Education Association-Las Cruces, and Pablo Martinez, state director for New Mexico League of United Latin American Citizens.<\/p>\n

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\u201cThe change that Hispanic families in New Mexico<\/st1:state> need is the kind of change that only experience can bring,\u201d Martinez<\/st1:place><\/st1:city> said. \u201cHillary Clinton is ready to provide real solutions on the tough issues that Americans are facing on day one.\u201d<\/p>\n

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Meanwhile, Clinton<\/st1:place><\/st1:city> is set to host a national town-hall meeting this evening beginning at 6 p.m. You can watch it on the Hallmark Channel or Clinton<\/st1:city>\u2019s Web site<\/a> or, if you\u2019re in Albuquerque<\/st1:place><\/st1:city>, you can attend a town-hall-watching event at the National Hispanic Cultural Center\u2019s<\/a> Bank of America Auditorium and Film Theater. Doors for that event open at 5:30 p.m., and you can RSVP by clicking here<\/a>. Seating is limited.<\/p>\n

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You can also submit questions to Clinton<\/st1:place><\/st1:city> via her Web site<\/a>.<\/p>\n

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And here\u2019s your last reminder: Michelle Obama\u2019s<\/a> rally for her husband’s presidential campaign will start at 7:30 p.m. at the Corbett Center<\/a> Ballroom on the New Mexico<\/st1:placename> State<\/st1:placetype> University<\/st1:placetype><\/st1:place> campus.<\/p>\n

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Doors open at 6:30 p.m. Admission is on a first-come, first-serve basis, and heavy turnout is expected. Tickets are not required, but you can RSVP, which the campaign encourages, by clicking here<\/a>.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

A number of high-profile Las Crucens endorsed Hillary Clinton\u2019s presidential campaign on Sunday. The endorsements were announced at an event in Mesilla attended by former Housing and Urban Development Secretary Henry Cisneros, one of Clinton\u2019s more visible supporters. Among those endorsing Clinton was Mesilla Mayor Pro-Tempore Jesus Caro. \u201cI\u2019m proud to endorse Hillary Clinton because […]<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":1,"featured_media":0,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"closed","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[1],"tags":[],"class_list":["post-2826","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","hentry","category-uncategorized"],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/nmpolitics.net\/index\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/2826","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/nmpolitics.net\/index\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/nmpolitics.net\/index\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/nmpolitics.net\/index\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/1"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/nmpolitics.net\/index\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=2826"}],"version-history":[{"count":0,"href":"https:\/\/nmpolitics.net\/index\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/2826\/revisions"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/nmpolitics.net\/index\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=2826"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/nmpolitics.net\/index\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=2826"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/nmpolitics.net\/index\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=2826"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}