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Some upcoming public candidate forums will give voters a chance to see and hear people running for various offices in our region.
From 6-8 p.m. Thursday, Oct. 19, it’s a Las Cruces Mayor candidates forum at Nopalito’s Galeria, 326 S. Mesquite St.
The mayor’s forum, as well as an Oct. 26, City Council District 4 forum, is sponsored and presented by SouthWest Organizing Project (SWOP), Citizens for Non-Partisan Civic Engagement, and Las Cruces Hispanic Culture (LCHC).
From 5:30-7:30 p.m. Tuesday, Oct. 24, at the Mesilla Community Center, 2551 Calle de Santiago, there will be a candidate forum for Town of Mesilla candidates, including four candidates for the two Mesilla Board of Trustee positions. Incumbents Stephanie A. Johnson and Veronica S. Garcia are expected to be joined by challengers Gerard R. Nevarez and Priscilla A. Sandoval. The League of Women Voters of Southern New Mexico is helping coordinate the forum, which will include questions from constituents.
From 6-8 p.m. Thursday, Oct. 26, back at Nopalito’s Galeria will be the candidates for Las Cruces City Council.
“We’re proud to host one of the longest-running series of candidate forums in the county, thanks to our members who look forward to organizing them every year,” said SWOP Executive Director George Lujan.
“We wish we could host forums in all our municipalities and communities from Hatch to Sunland, but since the pandemic bringing people together has been more of a challenge and our membership has either moved on or no longer want to engage because of the extreme divisiveness,” said Arturo Uribe, SWOP Organizer, and co-founder of the informal group Center for Non-Partisan Civic Engagement. “We want to change that and create safe, respectful places for people to engage. We look forward to recruiting new members as we continue to work with our elected officials to bring collective ideas and positive change to our communities.”
Victor Gallegos, business owner and founder of the newly formed organization LCHC, will host the forums at Nopalitos restaurant and Galeria.
“I created our organization to represent the people of my community who are often overlooked and not invited to the table to share our ideas and concerns when it comes to the need in the district I live in,” Gallegos said. “We’re bringing the working-class people together to have that voice.”
