As calls for President Joe Biden to drop out of the race increase and the 2024 Democratic National Convention is right around the corner, all eyes are on the state’s Democratic delegates. There are 46 delegates and two alternates.
Here’s who they are and how they were picked:
Automatic Delegates
According to the state party’s 2024 Delegate Selection Plan, automatic delegates are, “all of New Mexico’s Democratic Members of the U.S. House of Representatives and the U.S. Senate,” as well as the governor — assuming the governor is a Democrat — and “members of the Democratic National Committee who legally reside in New Mexico.” The party’s selection plan also includes “all former Chairs of the Democratic National Committee.”
- Gov. Michelle Lujan Grisham
- U.S. Sen. Martin Heinrich
- U.S. Sen. Ben Ray Lujan
- U.S. Rep. Melanie Stansbury
- U.S. Rep. Gabe Vasquez
- U.S. Rep. Teresa Leger Fernandez
- DPNM Chair Jessica Velasquez
- DPNM Vice Chair Manny Crespin
- DNC Committeewoman Trish Ruiz
- DNC Committeeman Marty Chavez
- Former DNC Chair Fred Harris
Pledged Party Leader and Elected Official Delegates (PLEOs)
These delegates are “big city mayors,” legislators and other local elected officials.
- Albuquerque Mayor Tim Keller
- Mescalero Apache Vice President Duane Duffy
- State Treasurer Laura Montoya
- State Sen. Shannon Pinto
District-level delegates were chosen through an election at the Democratic Party’s primary convention in June and are as follows:
CD – 1 Delegates
- John Dyrcz
- Augustine Montoya
- Jacob Trujillo
- David Trujillo
- Daniel A. Garcia
- Bushra Elfarissi
- Kathleen Moseley
- Diane Gutterud
- Molly McIntosh
- Whitney Muziani-Holland
CD – 2 Delegates
- Julia Brown
- Dale Louis
- Christopher Sedillo
- Albert G Leigh III
- Nancy Claypool
- Marisol Enriquez
CD – 3 Delegates
- Tate Turnbough
- Isaac Dakota Casados
- Mary Jane L. Parks
- Julie Rodriguez
- Brenda Hoskie
- Michael Segura
- Rachel Singer
At-Large Delegates
- Sara Attleson
- Marcos Balido
- Rayellen Smith
- Cristina Parajon
- Robert Carroll
- Claudia Risner
- Gary Lasky
Alternate Delegates
- Albuquerque City Councilor Nichole Rogers
- Daniel Brown
- Lou Baker