Yvette Herrell Nd New Mexico’S 2 Congressional District
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Yvette Herrell nd New Mexico’s 2 Congressional District Research Book July 2020 1735 New Hampshire Ave NW Suite 102 Washington, DC 20009 Telephone: (202) 684-8063 Fax: 1-866-356-2010 TABLE OF CONTENTS YVETTE HERRELL 1 TABLE OF CONTENTS 2 POTENTIAL HITS 10 NEGATIVES 10 Policy 10 Personal 14 PERSONAL 17 BIOGRAPHICAL SUMMARY 18 FAMILY 18 Spouses and Romantic Partners 18 Parents 18 EDUCATION 18 Cloudcroft High School 18 ITT Business School (Boise, Iadho) 18 PERSONAL LEGAL RECORDS 19 CIVIL RECORDS 19 TRAFFIC RECORDS 20 DIGITAL FOOTPRINT 21 WEBSITES AND DOMAIN REGISTRATION 21 Plagiarism 21 POLITICS 23 CAMPAIGNS 24 NEW MEXICO’S 2ND CONGRESSIONAL DISTRICT (2018) 24 Primary 24 General Election 24 POST-ELECTION 30 NEW MEXICO’S 2ND CONGRESSIONAL DISTRICT (2020) 34 PRIMARY 34 STATE CAMPAIGN FINANCE 44 RECEIPTS 44 Key Industry: Tobacco 44 POLITICAL RELATIONSHIPS 45 PARTIES AND MOVEMENTS 45 EMILY’S LIST 45 HOUSE FREEDOM ACTION SUPER PAC 45 LEAGUE OF CONSERVATION VOTERS 45 Page 2 of 215 NEW MEXICO OIL AND GAS ASSOCIATION 45 Republican Party 45 National Rifle Association 46 Tea Party 46 House Freedom Caucus 47 NEW MEXICO 48 CHASE, CLAIRE 48 MARTINEZ, SUSANA 50 MATHYS, CHRIS 50 PEARCE, STEVE 51 TORRES SMALL, XOCHITL 51 WOOLEY, BOB 51 NATIONAL 52 Conway, Kellyanne 52 CRUZ, TED 52 Gingrich, Newt 52 JORDAN, JIM 53 MEADOWS, MARK 53 TRUMP, DONALD 53 ENDORSEMENTS 56 2020 56 2018 56 PERSONAL POLITICAL ACTIVITY 58 PERSONAL POLITICAL DONATIONS 58 State and Local 58 Federal 60 Political Party Time 61 ORGANIZATIONS 63 REAL ESTATE COMPANIES 64 OVERVIEW 64 CONFLICTS OF INTEREST / LEGISLATIVE OVERLAP 64 Auctioneer Regulation 64 SEPTIC COMPANIES 67 OVERVIEW 67 OPERATIONS 67 CONFLICTS OF INTEREST / LEGISLATIVE OVERLAP 68 SENIOR COMMUNITIES (CENTENNIAL VILLAGE) 70 OVERVIEW 70 REGULATORY ISSUES 70 CONFLICTS OF INTEREST / LEGISLATIVE OVERLAP 70 High Rolls Senior Center 71 FIRST AMERICAN BANK 73 OVERVIEW 73 Page 3 of 215 CONFLICTS OF INTEREST / LEGISLATIVE OVERLAP 73 ISSUES 74 ABORTION 75 20 WEEK BAN 75 Votes 75 MINOR'S ACCESS TO ABORTION 76 Votes 76 OTHER ABORTION CONTENT 78 PLANNED PARENTHOOD DEFUNDING 78 AGRICULTURE 78 MISCELLANEOUS 78 Votes 78 AIR TRAVEL 79 RURAL FLIGHTS 79 Votes 79 SPACE TRAVEL 79 Votes 79 ANIMALS 80 CONSERVATION 80 Votes 80 MISCELLANEOUS 81 Votes 81 WELFARE 81 Votes 81 BROADBAND 83 INFRASTRUCTURE DEVELOPMENT 83 VOTES 83 BUDGET 84 APPROPRIATION BILLS 84 Votes 84 BALANCED BUDGET 90 BUSINESS 91 ECONOMIC DEVELOPMENT 91 Votes 91 OTHER VOTES 93 REGULATION/GOVERNMENT MANDATES 94 Votes 94 CAMPAIGN FINANCE 94 DISCLOSURE 94 Votes 95 CORONAVIRUS 96 CARES ACT 96 HEROES ACT 97 Page 4 of 215 REOPENING / LOCKDOWN 97 SCHOOLS 98 SPREAD OF VIRUS 98 CRIME/PUBLIC SAFETY 98 DWIS 98 Votes 98 HATE CRIMES 102 Votes 102 OTHER ISSUES 102 Votes 103 PUBLIC SAFETY EMPLOYEES 105 Votes 105 SENTENCING/MANDATORY MINIMUMS 106 Votes 106 SEX CRIMES/CHILD ABUSE 109 Votes 109 DISABILITIES 113 ADA 113 Votes 113 DISASTER ASSISTANCE 114 FIRES 114 Votes 114 EDUCATION (HIGHER ED) 114 STUDENT LOANS/ FINANCIAL AID 114 Votes 115 OTHER ISSUES 116 Votes 116 EDUCATION (K-12) 119 CHARTER SCHOOLS 119 Votes 119 K-12 120 Votes 120 LIBRARIES 130 Votes 130 EMINENT DOMAIN/CIVIL ASSET FORFEITURE 130 CIVIL ASSET FORFEITURE 130 Votes 130 ENERGY 131 GREEN NEW DEAL 131 NUCLEAR POWER 131 Votes 131 OIL/GAS 132 Votes 132 OTHER ISSUES 133 Votes 133 POWER/POWER PLANTS 134 Page 5 of 215 Votes 134 RENEWABLE/GREEN ENERGY 134 Votes 134 ENVIRONMENT 136 CONSERVATION 136 ENDANGERED SPECIES ACT 137 GLOBAL WARMING 137 LOGGING/FORESTS 137 OTHER ISSUES 137 Votes 137 PUBLIC LANDS 138 SUPERFUND/OTHER CLEANUP 138 Votes 138 WATER/SAFE DRINKING WATER ACT 139 Votes 139 FINANCIAL ISSUES 141 BANK REGULATIONS 141 Votes 141 OTHER ISSUES 142 Votes 142 PENSIONS/RETIREMENT 142 Votes 142 FOOD SAFETY AND REGULATION 144 ALCOHOL 144 Votes 144 SAFETY 145 Votes 145 FOREIGN RELATIONS/AFFAIRS 145 HUMAN TRAFFICKING 145 Votes 145 GOP SOCIAL ISSUES (FAITH/FAMILY) 146 RELIGION 146 GOVERNMENT REFORM 146 ETHICS 146 Votes 146 CONSTITUTIONAL CONVENTION 147 LAWMAKER PAY 147 Votes 147 PERFORMANCE 148 Votes 148 RULEMAKING 148 Votes 149 GUNS 155 ASSAULT WEAPONS 155 CONCEALED WEAPONS 155 Votes 156 Page 6 of 215 GUN SAFETY 156 GUN SHOW LOOPHOLE/ BACKGROUND CHECKS 156 Votes 156 HEALTHCARE 158 ACA (APPLICATION) 158 ACA (FULL REPEAL) 158 HEALTH INSURANCE 159 Votes 159 MEDICARE FOR ALL 160 OTHER ISSUES 161 Votes 161 PRESCRIPTION DRUGS 162 Votes 162 PUBLIC HEALTH 162 Votes 162 TOBACCO REGULATION 164 Votes 164 HOME OWNERSHIP/MORTAGE 165 HOMEOWNERS’ ASSOCIATIONS 165 Votes 165 IMMIGRATION 165 BORDER FENCE 165 CHILDREN 169 DREAM ACT 169 IMMIGRATION ENFORCEMENT 169 OTHER IMMIGRATION ISSUES 170 Votes 170 VISA/ASYLUM 171 LGBTQ 171 DISCRIMINATION 171 LOBBYING/ETHICS 171 ETHICS 171 Votes 172 LOBBYING 175 Votes 175 MARIJUANA 177 HEMP PRODUCTION 177 Votes 177 LEGALIZATION 178 MEDICAL MARIJUANA 178 Votes 178 MINIMUM WAGE 179 INCREASES 179 Votes 179 MINORITY ISSUES 181 HISPANIC VOTERS 181 Page 7 of 215 NATIVE AMERICAN ISSUES 181 OTHER ISSUES 181 Votes 182 OIL/GAS 182 DOMESTIC LEASES 182 FRACKING 183 FEDERAL REGULATIONS 183 TAX BREAKS 184 OTHER 184 TAXES 185 OTHER TAX CUTS 185 OTHER TAX ISSUES 185 Votes 185 SEVERANCE TAX PERMANENT FUND 188 Votes 188 TRADE 188 NAFTA/USMCA 188 TARIFFS 189 TRADE AGREEMENTS 189 TRANSPORTATION 189 AMTRAK/MASS TRANSIT 189 Votes 189 DRIVER’S LICENSE 190 Votes 190 INFRASTRUCTURE 193 Votes 193 SURFACE TRANSPORTATION 193 Votes 193 TRUMP 195 IMPEACHMENT 195 UNIONS 196 LABOR STANDARDS 196 Votes 196 RIGHT TO WORK 196 Votes 196 VETERANS/TROOPS 198 EMPLOYMENT 198 Votes 198 VOTING/ELECTIONS 198 ABSENTEE VOTING 198 ELECTIONS 199 Votes 199 VOTER ID 200 WAR ON DRUGS 200 OPIATES 200 Votes 200 Page 8 of 215 WELFARE 201 FOOD ASSISTANCE 201 Votes 201 OTHER VOTES 201 WOMEN'S ISSUES 202 CONTRACEPTION 202 Votes 202 VIOLENCE AGAINST WOMEN/DOMESTIC VIOLENCE 202 Votes 202 WORKER PROTECTION 203 FAMILY AND MEDICAL LEAVE 203 Votes 203 OSHA 204 Votes 204 UNEMPLOYMENT 204 Votes 204 APPENDIX 206 VALIDATORS 207 NEGATIVE VALIDATORS 207 OP-EDS/ARTICLES 210 “USMCA A GOOD CHOICE FOR AMERICA,” YVETTE HERRELL, CARLSBAD CURRENT-ARGUS, 6/21/2019 210 “HANDOUTS ARE NOT THE SOLUTION TO STUDENT DEBT CRISIS,” YVETTE HERRELL, LAS CRUCES SUN-NEWS, 10/8/2019 210 “TORRES SMALL JOINS DEMOCRATS WHO ARE TRYING TO SABOTAGE TRUMP,” YVETTE HERRELL, LAS CRUCES SUN-NEWS, 12/18/2019 212 PROFILES/INTERVIEWS 213 “Q&A: CONGRESSIONAL DISTRICT 2 YVETTE HERRELL,” ANTHONY JACKSON, ALBUQUERQUE JOURNAL, 5/5/2020 213 “U.S. HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES: DISTRICT 2 – REPUBLICANS; YVETTE HERRELL,” THE GALLUP INDEPENDENT, 5/27/2020 215 Page 9 of 215 POTENTIAL HITS NEGATIVES POLICY Herrell Doesn’t Care About Kids Herrell’s record on children is atrocious—she doesn’t vote to protect them and doesn’t encourage positive growth. She voted against1 increasing penalties for child abusers, including repeat offenders2 and voted against3 prohibiting corporal punishment in public schools. She also voted against4 a bill that would “give the Children, Youth and Families Department the tools to intervene at programs for troubled youth that faced abuse allegations.”5 She even voted against6 a bill that would have penalized persons for smoking in a car when kids aged 13 and younger are present. 7 But protecting kids’ physical safety isn’t the only issue Herrell falls short on. While in the legislature, she voted against establishing an early childhood education system8 and even said that the state Public Education Department should be abolished.9 And Herrell voted against10 allowing tax credits for businesses and employers who hire foster kids to give them a chance to develop skills they may not get in foster care. 11 Our children deserve better than Yvette Herrell; we shouldn’t send her to Congress. ALT: Doesn’t Care About Kids’ Safety (Hazing / Scott Chandler) Herrell’s record on children is atrocious. She voted against12 increasing penalties for child abusers, including repeat offenders,13 and voted against14 prohibiting corporal punishment in public schools. She was one of two representatives who voted against15 an anti-hazing bill. She even voted against16 a bill that would have penalized persons for smoking in a car when kids aged 13 and younger are present. 17 But perhaps the most disgusting display of her apathy towards kids came when she voted against18 a bill that would “give the Children, Youth and Families Department the tools to 1 Final Vote, HB 182, 2015 2 Final Vote, HB 182, 2015 3 Final Vote, HB 172, #2951; 3/8/2011 4 Final Vote, HB 342, Vote #4574; 2/17/2014 5 “House bill would regulate Tierra Blanca at-risk youth ranch,” Patrick Malone, Las Cruces Sun-News, 2/17/2014 6 Final Vote, HB 148, 2015 7 Fiscal Impact, HB 148, 2015 8 Final Vote SB 120, #3236; 3/17/2011 9 KSVP – Good Morning Artesia, 5/15/18; 5:08-5:38 10 Final Vote, SB 231, 2018 11 “Tax incentive for hiring foster youth heads to governor,” Cynthia Miller, Las Vegas Optic, 2/16/2018 12 Final Vote, HB 182, 2015 13 Final Vote, HB 182, 2015 14 Final Vote, HB 172, #2951; 3/8/2011 15 Final Vote, HB 427, #428; 3/13/2017 16 Final Vote, HB 148, 2015 17 Fiscal Impact, HB 148, 2015 18 Final Vote, HB 342, Vote #4574, 2/17/2014 Page 10 of 215 intervene at programs for troubled youth that faced abuse allegations.”19 Although nobody knows exactly why she voted this way, there can be no doubt that it benefited one of her supporters, Scott Chandler. Chandler, the owner of the Tierra Blanca Ranch, was accused of allowing child abuse to run rampant on his ranch.