Voters backed conservative candidates in Tuesday's election for three positions the Doña Ana Soil & Water Conservation District board.
The unofficial results, which came into the Sun-News offices shortly after 9 p.m., showed Jerry Schickedanz and David "D.J." Martinez easily retained their positions on the board and Melissa Gorham took an at-large position. All three candidates were backed by conservatives.
A battle between progressive and conservative voters underpinned turnout in the election with progressives backing three candidates and conservatives backing three candidates. The volunteer, seven-member soil and water district board in the past has been staffed by mainly conservative farmers and ranchers. County election officials kept the votes lines flowing, and wait times hovered about 30 minutes throughout the afternoon at the Doña Ana County Government Center, 845 N. Motel Blvd., Las Cruces. The flow of voters at the only two other polling places — in Radium Springs and in Anthony — was faster, county officials said...
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Ain’t had any reason to celebrate for quite a spell, but I
do now. Better stand back, ‘cause when I
paint the town I give it two coats.
Look who just defeated the liberal/environmental coalition
(Progressive Voters Alliance):
These are the folks who successfully opposed the various Bingaling-YouDull-Heiny
bills to create Wilderness on the border.
OH NO!
These are the folks who opposed the 500,000 acre Obama land
grab. OH NO!
These are the folks who want to build and maintain dams to
protect your property from flooding. OH
NO!
OH YES! OH YES!
Cowboys, Conservation & Conservatives: May Ye Rule Forever!
A PhD, a farmer and a realtor…Talk about diversity!
DJ gave them a Chope Chop.
Schickedanz shanked’em.
Gorham gored’em.
&
Kurtz hurts tonight!
OK, celebratin’ is over, but I sure did enjoy the ride. Thanks to Jim Harbison, Jerry Clark, Jeffrey
Isbell and the many others who made this little celebration possible.
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