Darren White is the Republican running for Congress in Congressional District 1. As a Sheriff he has done a good job in Bernalillo County. I have voted for him for that position in the past. I totally disagree with his stand on national issues. A good number of moderate Democrats understand that Mr. White is good at being a Sheriff but I don’t think they understand that his stand on issues like the War in Iraq and the environment are far for moderate and tend toward the far right. He has no stand on education as far as I can tell. I think he should have views on the important issue of public education since he has a son. On his website there is no way to contact him to ask questions. A good public servant should always be open to public comment and to speaking to the people he represents. I also saw no pictures of his family. I get the feeling that most people would like to know what kind of husband and father our candidates are before we vote for them. White has admitted to the mistake of putting his job before his family in the past.Martin Heinrich the right man for Congressional District 1
Now contrast that to Martin Heinrich. His website has statements on top important democratic issues. If he does not have a statement on an issue he has his contact information so you can email or call him so you can find out what his views are on a subject. Like White, Heinrich is an open and totally honest individual. He has pictures of his family on his website. You can see that he is a loving husband and a completely devoted father to his children. Martin has been an active member of our community for many years. As a husband and caring father he has strong stands on the same issues that affect his constituency. He spent time on our city council dealing with issues that affect us everyday. He has shown quality leadership and an ability to work with both parties in the past.The question is do we, as democrats, want someone who is ready to serve all of his constituency from day one in an open and caring manner or are we willing to vote for the unknown person that has a history of working for the news media and blindly supporting President George W. Bush policies on national issues? Mr. White is a man who has spent most of his life working in law enforcement and I get the feeling that working with honest people would be a new experience for him. I just can not see why any democrat would vote for Mr. White when they have the choice of voting for a genuine democrat like Martin Heinrich for Congressional District 1. To find out more about Martin Heinrich and his stand on issues checkout his website at: http://www.martinheinrich.com/about/story
