DFA-DFNM Meetup Tonight: Jennifer Ford, Eric Griego, Tim Keller

It's that time again. Our regular monthly Albuquerque DFA-DFNM Meetup is set for tonight, March 6 at 7:00 PM at the Social Hall of the First Unitarian Church at Carlisle and Comanche. If you'll be attending, join the group and/or RSVP now.

This Meetup we'll hear from Jennifer Ford, Executive Director of the New Mexico chapter of America Votes, on the group's study on local voter demographics and more as we gear up for encouraging participation in the coming elections. Click to check out the many local organizations, including DFNM, that are members of the America Votes Coalition.

Two progressive Dem primary challengers for the New Mexico Legislature will also be reaching out to our group: Former City Councilor and mayoral candidate Eric Griego is running for State Senate in District 14 in the S. Valley/Downtown area. And fresh face Tim Keller just announced his candidacy for State Senate in District 17 in the SE Heights.

If we want to get rid of some of the "dead wood" status-quo Dems who've been blocking progress in the Legislature on issues like public campaign financing, ethics reform and achieving universal health coverage, we need to help more and better Dems get elected to replace them.

We can and should support progressive candidates like these even if we don't live in their districts. We'll soon be conducting a process that will provide DFA-DFNM endorsements in several legislative races including these two, so it's important to take advantage of this opportunity to get to know these candidates and their positions.

We'll also be discussing what's on your minds during this exciting time to be a Democrat. Come on down.