Ten Education Communities Rally at "Educators Vote Early" Events Statewide

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Published: 26 October 2016 26 October 2016

Tomorrow, Thursday October 27, 2016 educators across New Mexico participate in EDUCATORS VOTE EARLY events sponsored by NEA-New Mexico. Educators are invited to gather in public places to create public awareness of the importance for New Mexico's public school students of this election.

"This election will have a tremendous and long-lasting impact on our students and public schools in New Mexico," says NEA New Mexico President Betty Patterson. "We need the community, voters, and especially the politicians to see our collective determination to solve some of the major problems limiting opportunities for student success in our public schools."

"We have more students facing difficult challenges with fewer teachers and financial resources to meet those challenges," adds Patterson. "New Mexico's children and families deserve great public schools.'

Mary Parr Sanchez, NEA-NM Vice President adds: "Educators need to vote and use their muscle to get candidates elected who support the children in New Mexico. Conditions for children have gone from bad to worse, not the direction we should be moving. Use your vote to express your frustration. Vote for Education Friendly Candidates!!"

Through its political action committee, "EdPAC," NEA-New Mexico has endorsed a number of candidates for statewide office, including Maggie Toulouse Oliver for Secretary of State, Michael Vigil for the NM Supreme Court and Julie Vargas for NM Court of Appeals.

Educators Vote Early events take place tomorrow, October 27, 2016 in the communities listed below. Details of each event are available through the local leader contact identified for you, or at the numbers above.

1. Silver City and Cobre Locals - Kat Bustillos 575-379-1965
2. Deming - Charity Cheung 575-567-9012
3. Santa Fe area - Patricia Gay Webb 505-795-0538
4. Roswell - Denise Dawson 575-317-9289
5. Lea County Locals (Lovington, Jal, Eunice, Hobbs, Tatum)- Yazmin Izquierdo 575-396-4707
6. Las Cruces -Mary Parr Sanchez 575-571-3293
7. Alamogordo- Diana Jackson, 575-430-4472
8. Carlsbad - Carrie Boatwright, 575-302-6967

Two Educators Vote Early events also take place, this coming Saturday, October 29, 2016.
9. Las Vegas area locals (NMHU, Luna CC, Las Vegas West and Las Vegas City) - Charles Goodmacher, 505-450-3155.
10. Belen and Los Lunas Locals - Tarla Hill 505-864-3503

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