YOU GET THE ENERGY YOU VOTE FOR

State and local governments are encouraging the production of clean reliable energy for homes, businesses, farms and factories. Local people are using local resources, such as wind, solar, farm and forestry feed stocks, and municipal waste to generate electricity and make biofuels. This activity creates jobs, stimulates the local economy and makes us more secure.

On the other hand, the federal government lags far behind and the reason can be found right here in New Mexico. While the Governor, the State Legislature, Public Service Company of New Mexico and entrepreneurs work for clean energy, our Republicans in Washington work against us. Sen. Pete Domenici and Reps. Heather Wilson and Steve Pearce put their support of the fossil fuel industry above local interests and national security. They’ll vote against clean air, clean water, land and wildlife conservation if it means more profits for drilling and mining interests. Clean energy amendments to the Energy Bill made by Democrat Jeff Bingaman were eliminated behind closed doors by Pete Domenici.

Based on their voting records, Pearce and Wilson were given the lowest rating possible by the League of Conservation Voters and Domenici received a 14% approval rating. These Republicans are paid handsomely for their efforts by the extraction industries. The data for Heather Wilson is graphically depicted here. Because of corporate money, gerrymandered districts, dirty tricks and corporate media it is very difficult to defeat a Congressional incumbent. We have a rare opportunity in New Mexico to replace Heather Wilson with a Democrat, Patricia Madrid, who will vote for clean reliable local energy and a more secure future.