RPNM News
- Chairwoman Barela responds to KOAT on what HB 9 means for New Mexicans January 31, 2026January 26, 2026 Albuquerque, NM – Chairwoman Barela responds to KOAT on what HB 9 means for New Mexicans: “HB9 does nothing to make our communities safer. It’s a virtue-signaling, Trump-hating bill that prioritizes those here illegally and vilifies law-enforcement. To say Democrats in New Mexico and across the country are becoming anti-law enforcement is a […]
- Chairwoman Barela responds to Univision on the ICE protests in Albuquerque January 31, 2026January 30, 2026 Albuquerque, NM – Chairwoman Barela responds to Univision on the ICE protests in Albuquerque: “If there is any city in the United States that should stand unequivocally with our ICE officers, it is Albuquerque. Many of our Democrat leaders seem to have forgotten that ICE agents are law enforcement officers, and any […]
- Chairwoman Barela responds to KOAT on Rep. Gabe Vasquez’s continued anti-law enforcement rhetoric January 31, 2026January 30, 2026 Albuquerque, NM – Chairwoman Barela responds to KOAT on Rep. Gabe Vasquez’s continued anti-law enforcement rhetoric: “Sadly, Rep. Gabe Vasquez is showing all of us that he is incapable of defending the heroes in our law enforcement communities when they need it the most. He doesn’t seem to have any issue with […]
- Chairwoman Barela responds to KOAT on Teresa Leger Fernández’s recent anti-ICE stunt January 31, 2026January 28, 2026 Albuquerque, NM – Chairwoman Barela responds to KOAT on Teresa Leger Fernández’s recent anti-ICE stunt: “Nearly everything Teresa Leger Fernández does is political theater which only sows hatred and division in New Mexico. 10 months ago, she encouraged her supporters to ‘agitate’ one day before the arson attack which took place at […]