New Mexico Campaign Events | Speeches, Interviews, Town Halls

After the Associated Press declared his victory, New Mexico Senator Ben Ray Lujan gave his victory speech. He thanked his supporters, and said he was grateful for all of the phone calls and hours spent volunteering on his campaign. He talked about growing up on a small farm in New Mexico, and how he learned the value of hard work there. He said that the people of New Mexico share the values he learned as a child. He ended his speech by saying that no matter how someone voted, that everyone is in it together.

Rep. Deb Haaland of New Mexic, one of two Native American's in Congress, spoke during the final night of the Democratic National Convention. She spoke of her peoples hardships and struggles throughout recent centuries and how they feel they are the "embodiment of Americas progress as a nation." She strongly criticized the current Administration and said that the only way to change our current trajectory is if the American people get out and vote in November.

New Mexico Gov. Michelle Lujan Grisham, the first Democratic Latina governor elected in the United States, spoke at the 2020 Democratic National Convention and spoke about the urgent need to address global climate change both at home and abroad. She went on to say that a President Joe Biden would rejoin the Paris Climate Accords and invest in clean energy initiatives throughout the United States.

Donald Trump spoke at a rally in Rio Rancho, New Mexico in an attempt to put a traditionally blue state on the Electoral College map in 2020. Trump spent a portion of the rally directly appealing to Hispanics, asking them what they have to lose in voting for him and saying he thinks they should understand why he is so focused on border security. Trump also lambasted the media over recent reporting accusing Supreme Court Justice Brett Kavanaugh of drunken and sexually inappropriate behavior during his time at Yale.