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Growing up, I saw how hard my parents worked on our small cow and calf operation. New Mexico’s farmers and producers—many from families who have cultivated their land for generations—help drive our state’s economy and are an integral part of our culture and heritage.

Artificial intelligence (AI) is driving transformative advancements in our economy and society, with the potential to power new discoveries in science, medicine, agriculture, and many other areas. At the same time, AI is being used in many ways that pose real risks to our civil liberties, data privacy, intellectual property, and fundamental right to be treated as individual Americans.

Freedom and privacy are two fundamental rights that every New Mexican values. I am committed to making sure that we protect both. That includes fighting to ensure women have a right to make their own health care decisions and receive equal pay for equal work.

As a sportsman, conservationist, and former outdoor educator, I have long worked to protect New Mexico’s public lands, watersheds, and wildlife for future generations. Outdoor traditions on our public lands are at the core of New Mexico’s way of life.

I am committed to unlocking an economic future that’s right for New Mexico. That includes fighting for working families and growing our middle class by delivering the kind of high-quality careers and sustainable industries that New Mexicans can build their families around, in their home communities.

New Mexico’s children deserve a future as bright as they are, and champions committed to delivering exactly that. I am enormously proud to have led the federal effort to unlock early childhood investments from New Mexico’s Land Grant Permanent Fund, securing the required Congressional authorization.

With New Mexico’s abundant wind and solar resources, world-leading energy researchers, and a proven skilled trades workforce, New Mexico can and will be at the center of America's rapidly growing energy economy.

New Mexico has a severe health care shortage. From increasing the number of health care providers to reducing the costs of prescription medication, I am committed to improving health care access and affordability for New Mexico families.

New Mexico families’ economic security depends on a stable, affordable place to call home. But right now, we have a serious housing shortage.

With legal pathways for immigration blocked, effective border security under-resourced, and root causes of mass migration long ignored, our country’s immigration system is broken.

Native Americans have lived in the land we now call New Mexico since time immemorial. I am proud to stand with the Tribes and Pueblos in New Mexico and across Indian Country to defend Tribal sovereignty and self-determination.

New Mexico has long been a leader in innovation and technology. I am committed to delivering the resources we need to cement and grow that leadership. As a member of the Conference Committee that helped pass the CHIPS and Science Act, I was proud to deliver investments to strengthen New Mexico’s research universities, national labs, and high-tech and advanced manufacturing industries.

I am firmly committed to delivering the tools and resources needed to keep our nation safe, fight terrorism, and support our allies. With military bases at Cannon, Holloman, Kirtland, and White Sands Missile Range, and two national laboratories, New Mexico plays a pivotal role in our national security and defense.

Sandia and Los Alamos National Laboratories are indispensable to our national security. They strengthen our state’s economy, and provide thousands of good-paying, high-skilled careers. During my time in Congress, I have been proud to double the total budget for Sandia and Los Alamos, significantly increasing the total employees and local economic impact of both labs.

Every New Mexican deserves to be safe in their home, school, and community. As one of the lead negotiators of the Bipartisan Safer Communities Act, I was proud to successfully pass Congress' first major gun safety law in three decades. But we must do more.

The strength of New Mexico’s communities and economies depends on its transportation and infrastructure. That’s why I was so proud to secure once-in-a-generation federal investments through the Infrastructure Investment and Jobs Act. These resources will rebuild our roads and bridges, expand access to clean drinking water, rebuild wastewater and sewer systems, and ensure more New Mexicans have access to high-speed internet.

America’s veterans served to keep us safe and protect our freedoms. I am committed to ensuring they receive the full education, housing, and health care benefits that they have earned through their service.