New Mexico — 2nd District

Gabriel Vasquez

Supports comprehensive reform and border security

Vasquez supports reforming the immigration system by establishing a permanent pathway to citizenship for hard-working families and DREAMers while maintaining border security. In Congress, he voted against Republican-led border enforcement legislation including the Secure the Border Act and the Laken Riley Act.

• Protect DREAMers and provide hard-working immigrant families a permanent path to citizenship
• Enhance border security measures along the U.S.-Mexico border
• Voted against the Secure the Border Act of 2023 (H.R. 2)
• Voted against the Laken Riley Act (S. 5) and the DUI deportation bill (H.R. 875)
• Voted against impeaching Homeland Security Secretary Alejandro Mayorkas (H.Res. 863)

“We must reform our immigration system to protect DREAMERS and provide hard-working families with a permanent path to citizenship, while ensuring we have a safe and secure border.”

Greg Cunningham

Supports closing border with Trump

Cunningham prioritizes securing the southern border and halting illegal immigration, drawing on his 22-year law enforcement career dealing with cartels and violent crime. He pledges to work directly with Donald Trump to close the border.

• Partner with President Donald Trump to close the U.S. border
• Leverage law enforcement experience to combat border cartels and transnational crime
• Prioritize American national security and America First policies

“I'm gonna stand with President Trump in closing down the border, fighting the extreme left trying to defund the police and putting Americans and America first.”

Gabriel Vasquez

Supports police reform and funding

Vasquez rejects defunding the police, advocating instead for increased law enforcement funding paired with accountability and training reforms. He points to his municipal council record of expanding police budgets and securing law enforcement grants.

• Voted repeatedly on the Las Cruces City Council to increase police department budgets and fund new officer positions
• Secured over $3 million for local law enforcement and public safety programs
• Supports raising training standards and law enforcement accountability while rejecting police defunding

“Police reform, not police defunding, is the right way to move forward.”

Greg Cunningham

Supports law enforcement and opposes defunding

Cunningham highlights his 22 years of service as a police officer and undercover detective combating cartels, gangs, and violent crime. He strongly opposes efforts to defund police departments.

• Served 20 years with the Albuquerque Police Department and 2 years with the Bernalillo County Sheriff's Office
• Worked as an undercover detective targeting cartels and violent street gangs
• Opposes left-wing efforts to defund or roll back law enforcement funding

“I'm gonna stand with President Trump in closing down the border, fighting the extreme left trying to defund the police and putting Americans and America first.”

Gabriel Vasquez

Supports pro-worker economic policies

Vasquez focuses on lowering costs for working families while ensuring corporations and high earners pay higher tax rates. He supports raising the federal minimum wage, protecting union rights, and repealing former tax cuts for high earners.

• Raise the federal minimum wage to $15 an hour
• Pass the Protecting the Right to Organize (PRO) Act to support union organization rights
• Repeal Trump-era tax cuts for individuals in the top one percent
• Lower working-class costs for healthcare, childcare, housing, and utility bills
• Voted against the 2025 Reconciliation Act (H.R. 1 / One Big Beautiful Bill Act)

“This starts with raising the minimum wage to $15 an hour, supporting workers’ right to organize and join a union, passing the Protecting the Right to Organize (PRO) Act, increasing support for our small businesses, and repealing the Trump tax cuts for the wealthiest one-percent.”

Gabriel Vasquez

Supports public option and Medicare expansion

Vasquez advocates for expanding healthcare access and reducing out-of-pocket costs by creating a public insurance option and lowering the Medicare eligibility age to 55. He also supports Medicare price negotiation for prescription drugs and adding dental and vision coverage.

• Establish a healthcare public option to increase coverage choices
• Lower the eligibility age for Medicare to 55
• Expand Medicare coverage to include vision and dental benefits
• Allow Medicare to negotiate prescription drug prices to reduce costs

“In Congress, Gabe will work to lower healthcare costs for New Mexicans by fighting for a public option, adding dental and vision benefits and lowering the eligibility age for Medicare to 55, and ensuring that Medicare can negotiate for lower prescription drug costs...”

Gabriel Vasquez

Supports clean energy transition and land conservation

Vasquez advocates for transitioning to clean energy sources like wind and solar to fight climate change and create regional jobs. He strongly supports conserving public lands, managing water scarcity, and opposing the sell-off of public lands.

• Promote transition to wind and solar clean energy technologies
• Electrify homes, businesses, and vehicles to lower emissions
• Protect New Mexico's public lands, water, and wildlife from commercial sell-offs
• Invest in drought-adaptation strategies and water scarcity management
• Voted against the Lower Energy Costs Act (H.R. 1)

“He’ll work to encourage a transition to clean energy like wind and solar so that we can not only dramatically reduce the pollution that is disrupting our climate and making our families sick, but also create thousands of good-paying jobs right here in Southern New Mexico.”

Gabriel Vasquez

Supports federal abortion rights

Vasquez views healthcare and reproductive freedom as fundamental rights. He opposes federal restrictions on abortion and birth control, promising to block congressional attempts to ban procedures.

• Oppose federal abortion bans and restrictions on birth control
• Protect women's right to choose their reproductive healthcare options

“Gabe will oppose any attempt by Republicans in Congress to ban access to abortion, birth control, or to prevent women from having the right to choose.”

Gabriel Vasquez

Supports expanding voting access and congressional ethics

Vasquez supports federal protections for voting access, non-partisan election administration, and legislative ethics reform. He opposes partisan efforts to overturn election results and voted against mandatory voter ID requirements in the SAVE Act.

• Protect voter access and non-partisan oversight of election administration
• Ban insider trading by members of Congress and curb lobbyist influence
• Voted against the SAVE Act (H.R. 22) documentary proof of citizenship requirement

“Gabe will fight to protect every eligible American’s right to cast a ballot and have their votes counted and to make sure that, when the votes are counted, the will of the people prevails.”

Gabriel Vasquez

Supports expanding veterans benefits and VA oversight

Vasquez serves on the House Armed Services Committee and advocates for improving veterans' healthcare access, mental health services, and education benefits. He strongly opposes privatizing the Veterans Administration.

• Improve rural and tribal access to VA medical and mental health services
• Oppose privatization of the Veterans Administration
• Voted for the National Defense Authorization Act for Fiscal Year 2024 (H.R. 2670)

“We must also fight every day to end homelessness among veterans and oppose privatizing the Veterans Administration.”

Gabriel Vasquez

Supports tribal sovereignty and targeted investment

Vasquez emphasizes maintaining government-to-government relationships with sovereign tribal nations in his district. He advocates for increased federal investments in healthcare, education, and infrastructure for Native American communities.

• Uphold tribal sovereignty and government-to-government federal relationships
• Direct federal resources to health, infrastructure, and education across NM-02 Pueblos and Apache nations

“Gabe will fight to ensure we invest in these communities and capitalize on the opportunities to bring economic, healthcare, education, and infrastructure resources to all of New Mexico’s Native communities.”