Dear Editor,

First promise broken. It appears the new campaign style and message of southern New Mexico progressive democrats can be summed up with Congresswoman elect Xochitl Torres Small first vote. We watched hundreds upon hundreds of campaign ads where Congresswoman-elect Torres Small touted her moderate views. She also promised us she would be an independent voice for our district. While campaigning, Torres Small told us she wasn’t sure if she could support Nancy Pelosi for Speaker, but it only took her 10 days to vote for her instead of voting with the 32 moderate democrats who opposed Pelosi for speaker.

Speaker-Elect Pelosi, the San Francisco liberal is known for her agenda which advocates abolishing the Second Amendment, restricted gun ownership, a weaker military and much more government control. This agenda also includes plans for socialized medicine, open borders and further regulating the oil and gas industry, New Mexico’s primary source of tax revenue.

Congresswoman elect Xochitl Torres Small is on her way to becoming a Washington insider after breaking her first promise to us. Southern New Mexico is a special place and we deserve better.

Chris Mathys

Las Cruces, NM