Political Ad Insults Police Officers and Stigmatizes Pro-Life Platform in Attack Against House District 29 Candidate

Albuquerque, November 7—The Republican Party of New Mexico is outraged at the release of a despicable and insulting last-minute televised election ad funded by outgoing New Mexico House Speaker Brian Egolf. It's inconceivable that anyone would have the audacity to release such a horrific ad and to explicitly show such hatred of our police departments.

In Egolf's commercial--an assault on Republican House District 29 candidate Greg Cunningham--he brutalizes police officers. They are portrayed as the Gestapo, stopping women from getting abortions in New Mexico. The ad shows a woman driving another young woman to an abortion appointment. The officers in the commercial interrogate her about if she is pregnant. Then the officers forcibly remove the two from the car, with the words "REJECT GREG CUNNINGHAM" appearing on the screen.

Cunningham is a decorated Marine Corps. veteran who served in Desert Storm and a former Albuquerque Police Department officer.

The Albuquerque Police Officers Association took great offense to the commercial.

"Our radical Speaker Egolf has really crossed the line in this ad," said Republican Party of New Mexico Chairman Steve Pearce. "It's bad enough a last-minute ad like this comes out, but to make police officers look like Nazis and disrespect police like this is highly insensitive and insulting. This is a baseless, vicious attack against Cunningham and all police who serve and protect our communities. This is a shameful, inexcusable spot that must be condemned and cannot be tolerated."

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The Republican Party of New Mexico (RPNM) advances the ideals of individual liberties for the advancement of its citizens and the greater prosperity of our communities throughout New Mexico. Led by an Executive Board and its Chairman, former NM Congressman Steve Pearce, RPNM serves all New Mexicans via its headquarters in Albuquerque and can be contacted at (505) 298-3662.