There's Some Good Election News In Albuquerque

 

DAN LEWIS RECAPTURES ALBUQUERQUE CITY COUNCIL SEAT   REPUBLICANS HAVE AN OPPORTUNITY TO HOLD MAJORITY ON COUNCIL   Albuquerque, November 3—Former Albuquerque City Councilor Dan Lewis is heading back to City Hall. Lewis defeated incumbent Cynthia Borrego last night with 52% percent of the vote.    Lewis’s victory means another conservative voice will be on City Council. He represents District 5 in Northwest Albuquerque. Lewis served as City Councilor from 2009-2017.   Lewis says he’s honored voters put their faith in him again and pledges to bring more accountability to city government.   “I look forward to working with the administration, but we must make sure we have checks and balances,” said Lewis. “We must hold the administration accountable and really take a look at spending and priorities. I also really want to improve road infrastructure in my district and to work at getting my constituents a better quality of life.”   Lewis’s win swings Council to the right, and there’s now an opportunity for a power change. Republicans have a chance to hold the majority of seats.   Two other Republican candidates ran strong campaigns and will be in runoffs next month.    City Councilor candidate Lori Robertson in District 7 received 32% of the vote. That district is in the Northeast Heights.     “We have a great opportunity for big change at City Hall,” said Robertson. “We need to get people to go out and vote in the runoff election. There’s never been a greater opportunity for conservative voices to be heard on City Council. It’s so important to make sure people get out and vote.”   City Council candidate Renee Grout in District 9 got 43%. That district is in the Southeast Heights and Foothills.    “I’m so grateful to my family, our volunteers and all the voters who supported me. We still have a lot of work to do,” said Grout. “We will continue to campaign hard, and I look forward to serving our great city.”   Both Robertson and Grout ran strong campaigns and got out their conservative message.   If Robertson and Grout win their runoffs, Albuquerque’s City Council would hold a Republican majority for the first time since 2013.   The runoff election is December 7.

Trampling of the Second Amendment

The Democrats in Albuquerque are hellbent on trampling on our constitutional rights. This smells of a sneaky backdoor way to gut the Second Amendment which could lead us into martial law. 

The Albuquerque City Council is meeting today.

From Audrey Trujillo:

The Democrats in office are trampling on our Constitutional rights and liberties using this Corona virus to halt gun and ammunition sales. No public comment is allowed at this closed door meeting. 

City Council meeting: 5-10:30pm 

Current members 

Name Position Party reg.
LAN SENA - District 1
lansena@cabq.gov 

ISAAC BENTON - District 2
ibenton@cabq.gov 

KLARISSA PENA - District 3
kpena@cabq.gov 

BROOK BASSAN - District 4
bbassan@cabq.gov 

CYNTHIA BORREGO - District 5
cynthiaborrego@cabq.gov 

PATRICK "Pat" DAVIS - District 6
patdavis@cabq.gov 

DIANE GIBSON - District 7
dgibson@cabq.gov 

TOMORROW - Albuquerque City Council Upcoming Meeting
City Council Meeting 

Mar 16, 2020 from 05:00 PM to 10:30 PM 

FIND YOUR ALBUQUERQUE CITY COUNCILOR AND CALL/EMAIL AND THEM TO DEATH..... THAT THIS IS UNACCEPTABLE!!!!

From Steve Pearce, Chairman of the New Mexico Republican Party:

So the ABQ City Council will consider a proposal to grant Mayor Keller additional emergency powers during this Coronavirus pandemic. What you're not told is that this measure would also take away your 2nd Amendment rights. Here's what the bill would allow the city to do:

"Order the discontinuance of selling, distributing, dispensing or giving away of any firearms or ammunition of any character whatsoever, or in the alternative, order the closing of all establishments or portions thereof where arms and/or ammunition are kept for sale or distribution."

Mark Reed For Los Angeles City Council District 7

Above, Armand with Mark Reed and a campaign supporter at the Valley Relics Museum in 2014.

No sooner than the 2016 election is over and done with, there's another election that Los Angeles residents have to deal with.

According to Ballotpedia:

The city of Los Angeles, California, will hold primary elections for mayor, eight city council seats, city attorney, and city controller on March 7, 2017. Any race where no candidate earns a majority (50 percent plus one) of the primary votes cast in that race will advance to a general election on May 16, 2017. Thus, the March election is functionally a general election and the May election is functionally a runoff, as it is only held for races that are not determined in the primary. 

Terms won in this election will be impacted by Charter Amendment 1. Passed in March 2015, the amendment shifted city elections to even-numbered years beginning in 2020. As a result, any officials elected in 2017 will win special five-and-a-half year terms ending in 2022. The following candidates are running in the primary election for the District 7 seat on the Los Angeles City Council.

District 7 is on the northern edge of the San Fernando Valley. The communities in the district are:

• Pacoima
• Lake View Terrace
• Sunland-Tujunga
• Mission Hills
• North Hills
• Shadow Hills
• Sylmar

Mark Reed, a former candidate for the U.S. House of Representatives is running for this city council seat and would be a good voice for the district. He is not part of the leftist Democrat-controlled establishment.

In a letter to the Daily News:

Elizabeth Chou
City Hall beat reporter
LA Daily News 

Hi Liz, 

Thank you for reaching out. 

The northeast San Fernando Valley has always been represented by insiders looking to advance their political careers, consequently we have always been short changed in resources. The idea that Mayor Garcetti did not even reach out to the other candidates, or interview them for endorsement consideration tells me we will get the same as we have in the past if she is elected. Monica Rodriguez is an insider backed by the political machine and the unions and has no real interest in the community she wants to serve. You can not serve two masters. It's time we have a council person who will serve the community as if it were their home front. I have an extensive background both on the local and national stage. I have lived in the community for 60 years. I have several proposals to address the main issues in our communities. Would love to sit for an interview to discuss them. 

Thank you again for reaching out. 

Mark Reed 

One advantage that Reed has over other candidates is his name recognition from his past congressional campaigns.

Vote for Mark Reed on March 7!

UPDATE: I sent this blog post to Mark Reed and received this reply:

Thank you Armand Vaquer for your continued support. We can and will win this one. We need volunteers for phone banking. Please email at mrcongress@verizon.net.

Radical Libs On L.A. City Council Propose New Gun Storage Ordinance

Above, another "great" scheme by the City of Los Angeles.

The Los Angeles City Council, dominated by radical-liberal Democrats, are proposing a gun storage law that infringes on citizens' 2nd Amendment gun rights.

The Los Angeles Daily News reported:

Amid complaints Congress is failing to address gun safety, Los Angeles city leaders backed a sweeping new ordinance Tuesday requiring local handgun owners to safely lock up their weapons or face misdemeanor charges. 

The proposed law, set to be one of the strictest in the California, follows a national trend of children and teens accessing unattended handguns with sometimes fatal results, said Los Angeles City Councilman Paul Krekorian, who spearheaded the ordinance. 

“It will help protect children,” Krekorian said of the law. “It will help prevent momentary instances of anguish from becoming tragic suicides.” 

Under the ordinance, which returns next week to the council for a vote, gun owners must store their firearms in a locked container or disable them with a trigger lock. Guns don’t have to be stored if the weapon is carried or “within close proximity and control that the owner can readily retrieve and use the handgun as if carried on the person.” 

Lawmakers and city attorneys worked on the wording up until Tuesday’s City Council vote after pushback from gun advocacy groups and several City Council members, who sought the additional word “control” in the law. Critics feared that without that phrase, gun owners could leave their weapon on a bedside table, for instance, and fall asleep.

Do you really think a drug-crazed criminal, who has just broken into your home at 2:00 AM, will wait while you fumble around in the dark trying to unlock your 9mm handgun so you can protect yourself? The stupidity of radical liberals knows no bounds!

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