08/28/2024
Gabe Vasquez
NM-02Last updated October 10th, 2026 at 8:48pm GMT.
Voters in both Albuquerque and El Paso DMA’s will continue to be reminded of the contrast between Greg Cunningham and Gabe Vasquez. In mid-October, voters in both markets will see from both Republican and Democrat supporters why they are supporting Greg Cunningham.
- October 6: Regular Voter Reg. Closes (Election Day Registration is available)
- October 6: Early in-person voting begins
- October 6: County Clerks begin sending mail ballots
- October 17: Expanded Early Voting – additional early vote centers open
- October 20: Mailed ballot application deadline
- October 31: Early Voting Ends
- November 3: Mail ballots due by 7 PM in the office of the County Clerk
Candidates confirmed on ballot:
Republican: Gregory G Cunningham
Democratic: Gabriel Vasquez
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Voted to tax Social Security
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Voted to raise taxes on the middle class
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After promising to support victims compensation, Gabe Vasquez voted against funding for fallout victims
Greg Cunningham B-roll and Stills
PHOTO: Gabe Vasquez photo library
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VIDEO: Gabe Vasquez open to defunding police
VIDEO: Vasquez appears to call for giving a second chance to people involved in bad activities
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Greg Cunningham is a lifelong New Mexican who enlisted in the United States Marine Corps and served in Operation Desert Storm, being awarded a Combat Action Ribbon and additional commendations for his service in combat. After returning home to New Mexico, Greg continued to serve his community with the Albuquerque Police Department where he fought gangs, cartels, and violent crime. Greg is a proud husband, father, and grandfather.
- Greg Cunningham supports banning members of Congress from trading individual stocks to ensure they are not using their position as a public servant to get rich.
- Greg Cunningham will protect Social Security and Medicare because America must keep our promise to our seniors.
- Greg Cunningham supports requiring health insurance companies to publish rate and coverage comparisons on their websites in plain English to make it easier for consumers to make better insurance purchasing decisions.
- Greg Cunningham supports a push to lower prescription drug prices by putting into law a requirement that drug companies give Americans most favored nation pricing, which means Americans would pay the same low prices for prescription drugs as offered in any other country.
2026 Cycle
- Albuquerque Journal: New Mexico downwinder says Rep. Gave Evans voted no on RECA expansion
- The New Mexico Sentinel: Democratic super PAC enters NM-02 ad war, weeks after excluding district
- Santa Fe New Mexican: Vasquez staff defends timed New Mexico social media posts during Alaska trip
- The New Mexico Sentinel: NRCC video spotlights Cunningham’s military, police background in NM-2 race
- The New Mexico Sentinel: Cunningham reports record $902,000 Q2
- Fox News: Battleground Democrat said traditionally White outdoor spaces ‘will no longer be White’
- Fox News: Marine combat veteran bets big on Hispanic outreach in bid to flip Dem-held House seat
- Fox News: ‘Moderate’ Dem’s unearthed ‘deconstruct’ law enforcement comments draw fire from GOP critics
- Fox News: Unearthed video exposes vulnerable House Dem’s reversal on crucial issue impacting state
- Pinon Post: Vasquez lays it on thick to gaslight voters on anti-cop record
- Piñon Post: New poll shows Cunningham surging as Vasquez slips in NM-02
- The Albuquerque Journal: New Mexico’s CD2 race set for new spending barrage, as Republicans try to hold narrow majority
- Pinon Post: New ad torches Gabe Vasquez for voting against NM funds, then taking credit
- The New York Times: After Shutdown, Democrats Claim Credit for Funding They Opposed
- The Pinon Post: Did Vasquez forget NM exists? He votes down $32M+ in local funding
- The Piñon Post: Vasquez, Dems shut down government, but he claims to ‘protect troops’ pay’
- Piñon Post: NM’s congressional Dems shut down the government to protest Trump
- Piñon Post: Vasquez On The Ropes After Voting Against Biggest Middle-Class Tax Cut
- Santa Fe New Mexican: The Roundhouse Report, GOP attack ad brands Vasquez a ‘socialist’
- Washington Free Beacon: Dem Rep Gabe Vasquez Denounced ‘Fancy Dinners’ While Spending Thousands in Campaign Cash at Swanky Restaurants
- Pinon Post: Fishy behavior: Vasquez’s steakhouse splurges expose his everyman lie
- Washington Free Beacon: Vulnerable Border District Dem Leans Into ICE Resistance
- Pinon Post: Vasquez tells illegals how to evade ICE after refusing to condemn violent riots
- Townhall: Democrat Rep. Gabe Vasquez joins AOC in renewed push to abolish ICE
- Fox News: Dem border rep brags about voting against Laken Riley Act
- Pinon Post: Vasquez brags about voting against ‘Laken Riley Act’ at town hall
- OAN: Democrats Speak Out Against Laken Riley Act, Citing ‘Due Process’
- Pinon Post: Vasquez once again sides with criminal aliens in latest move
- New Mexico Political Report: Republicans say they’ll target Gabe Vasquez (again) in 2026
Previous Cycle
- Police report: Vasquez once threatened to ‘kill and bury’ fellow NMSU student
- Pro-defund police Dem in key race once threatened to ‘kill’ and ‘bury’ man over the phone: police records
- Report: Texas executed arrest warrant in March for Rep. Vasquez over 2002 traffic citations
- Rep. Gabe Vasquez Due in Court After Texas Police Execute Arrest Warrant Against Him, Court Docs Show
- ‘Chris, the N—er’: Police Report Describes Dem Rep. Gabe Vasquez Using Racial Slur in Harassing Phone Call with Former Colleague
- New Mexico Democrat caught in n-word scandal: Gabe Vasquez’ past includes a racist comment to his colleague, marijuana citations and illegal driving
- Read the Unredacted Police Report Detailing Dem Rep. Gabe Vasquez’s Use of Racial Slur
- ‘Chris, the n—er’: Police report unmasks Vasquez’s racist, violent past
Border
- Biden Admin Abandons Wall Material at the Border (In NM-02)
- NM congressman denounces border fence between New Mexico and Texas
- ‘You Just Called It A Crisis’: CNN Host Pushes Back Against Dem Rep Who Claims Border Crisis Used As ‘Political Issue’
- Vulnerable House Dems do a U-turn on illegal immigration after calling crisis ‘non-existent threat’
Crime/Defund the Police
- Las Cruces police say the city is facing a “growing drug crisis” – as massive amounts of fentanyl are flowing into the city – and a startling 46% increase in violent crime.
- In July, Las Cruces set a 40-year record for most homicides in a single year. Eleven people, including a police officer, have been killed in Las Cruces.
- Democrat candidate in key House race vowed ‘full support’ for cutting police budget in half
Oil & Gas/Education Funding
- Democratic candidate running in toss-up race called to end oil and gas ‘immediately,’ said ‘shut it all down’
- Vasquez wants to “transition” away from oil and gas jobs
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