RPNM News
- Chairwoman Barela responds to KOB on the importance of the SAVE Act February 7, 2026February 4, 2026 Albuquerque, NM – Chairwoman Barela responds to KOAT on the importance of the SAVE Act: “Requiring proof of citizenship when registering to vote and requiring photo ID are both common sense – yet Democrats are against both. Securing our elections should be a top priority for every elected leader, regardless of party, […]
- Chairwoman Barela responds to KOAT on Sen. Heinrich and Luján filing an amicus brief with 23 other Senate Democrats for immigrant children February 7, 2026February 4, 2026 Albuquerque, NM – Chairwoman Barela responds to KOAT on Sen. Heinrich and Luján filing an amicus brief with 23 other Senate Democrats for immigrant children: “President Trump has done more in one year to protect immigrant children than Senators Ben Ray Luján and Martin Heinrich have done in their entire careers. If […]
- 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 […]