Draft Pre-Primary-Convention

Grant County Democratic Party

February 17, 2018 Pre-Primary Convention Minutes - FINAL

CALL TO ORDER: Meeting called to order and doors shut at 1:00 p.m.. Executives present: Frances Vasquez, Chair; John Song, Secretary

Credentials Committee Report presented by Bill Hudson. One hundred three (103) registered Democrats present. Attendance by Ward: AE-29, AW-30, B-12, C-32. County Central Committee (CCC) attendees (37 total) by Ward: AE-7, AW-11, B-11, C-8.

Frances Vasquez nominated as convention chairperson (motion Mary Hotvedt., 2nd Gabriel Ramos, all approved) Frances Vasquez appointed John Song as convention secretary.

STATE & NATIONAL CANDIDATES IN ATTENDANCE AND SPEAKING

NM Governor : Peter DeBenedittis; Jeff Apodaca; Joe Cervantes; Michelle Lujan Grisham (Bill Soules speaking)

NM Lt. Governor: Howie Morales; Rick Miera; Jeff Carr

NM Representatives: Dist. 38 Karen Whitlock; Dist. 39 Rudy Martinez

U.S. Senator: Martin Heinrich (Robert Lara speaking)

U.S. Congress NM Dist. 3: Madeline (Mad) Hildebrandt; Angel Peña; Xochitl Torres Small

NM State Auditor: Bill McCamley; Brian Colón

NM Public Regulatory Commission: Sandy Jones; Steve Fischmann

NM Public Lands Commission: Stephanie Garcia Richard; George Muñoz; Garrett VeneKlasen

(Convene to Wards at 3:07 pm; reconvene to County P-P Convention at 3:48 pm)

WARD REPORT ON DELEGATE CREDENTIALING (Bill Hudson)

Ward AE (4): Magdaleno Manzanarez, Danny Vasquez, Raul Turrieta, Fred Marquez

Ward AW (5): Sandra Lucas, Harry Browne, Mike Knight, Anne Lowe, James Medlin

Ward B (5): Patricia Cano, Jan Embree-Bever, Allyson Siwik, Michelle Greyless

Ward C (6): Kate Brown, Cindy Provencio, John Song, Bill Hudson, Linda Pafford, Rick Lass

Alternates: 1. Gabriel Ramos, 2. Rudy Martinez, 3. Robert Mc Donald, 4. Guadalupe Cano, 5. Ben Kieler, 6. David Remley

LOCAL CANDIDATES IN ATTENDANCE AND SPEAKING

GC Commission: Dist 1 - Nick Prince, ; Dist 2 - Cindy Provencio

GC Sheriff: Lonnie Sandoval; Robert Tovar;

6th District Court: Thomas Stewart

Magistrate Judge: Div. 1 - Maurine Laney, ; Div. 2 - Hector Grijalva Bayard Municipal Judge: José Sandoval

ADJOURNMENT at 4:18 pm (motion Magdaleno Manzanarez, 2nd Thomas Durham, all approved)

GCDP Pre-Primary Convention 1 February 17, 2018