This week, New Mexico in Focus (NMIF), wraps up its election coverage in northern and southeast New Mexico — the state’s 3rd Congressional District.
Politics Correspondent Gwyneth Doland sat down with both candidates: Democratic U.S. Rep. Teresa Leger Fernández and her Republican opponent, NM Rep. Martin Zamora. They ran through a list of constituent concerns: immigration reform, affordable housing, and a lack of urgency from FEMA for families still waiting for relief funds, years removed from the Hermits Peak-Calf Canyon Fire.
Last week, NMIF spoke with Amanda López Askin, the Democratic nominee for Secretary of State. This week, Gwyneth sits down with Ramona Goolsby, the Republican nominee who is running to oversee the state's election system.
Goolsby has been a vocal critic of the office for many years, and she tells us why updating the state's voter rolls would be near the top of her to-do list if elected.
NMiF airs on NMPBS 5.1 (KNME HD) on Friday, Oct. 30, at 7 p.m. and Sunday, Nov. 1 at 7 a.m. and streaming on the PBS video app. Involved, informed, in-depth media: watch New Mexico in Focus again online shortly thereafter.
Host
Nash Jones
NMiF Segments
U.S. Rep. Leger Fernández on FEMA Claims, Affordable Housing
Correspondent
Gwyneth Doland
Guest
U.S. Rep. Teresa Leger Fernández, D-NM, District 3
NM Rep. Martin Zamora on Immigrant Workers, FEMA Concerns
Correspondent
Gwyneth Doland
Guest
Rep. Martin Zamora, Republican nominee for New Mexico Congressional District 3
Ramona Goolsby on Updating New Mexico's Voter Rolls, Requiring Voter ID
Correspondent
Gwyneth Doland
Guest
Ramona Goolsby, Republican nominee for Secretary of State
New Mexico in Focus is the New Mexico PBS prime-time news magazine show covering the events, issues, and people shaping life in New Mexico and the Southwest. NMiF takes a multi-layered look at social, political, economic, educational, and art issues, exploring them in depth with a critical eye to provide context beyond the "news of the moment."
NMPBS Executive Producer, Public Affairs is Jeff Proctor. New Mexico in Focus's senior producer for public affairs is Lou DiVizio. Host and producer of New Mexico in Focus is Nash Jones. The producer is Antonio Sanchez, and the multimedia journalist is Cailley Chella.
Funding for New Mexico in Focus is provided by the McCune Charitable Foundation and Viewers Like You. Funding for the Your New Mexico Government Project comes from the Thornburg Foundation and New Mexico Local News Fund. Funding for Our Land: New Mexico’s Environmental Past, Present & Future is provided in part by the Neeper Natural History Programming.
