Growing up on the Westside it was not uncommon to be bused across the river to attend school. The friends I had in my Paradise Hills neighborhood had no middle school to attend and only one elementary school. The normal progression of schools was to first attended Sierra Vista Elementary, then Taylor Middle School and eventually on to Cibola High School, which at the time was busting at the seams. This was all before Rio Rancho started its own school district which meant Rio Rancho students were attending already over crowed schools. Westside schools were overcrowded then just as they are today! Twenty years – nothing has changed! Help me change this by being your voice in Santa Fe.

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The Westside has grown rapidly in the past few years and continues to do so. Unfortunately, our roads have not been able to keep pace with the rapid growth. Roads have been an issue for 20 years; I remember bumper stickers reading “Montano Now” and “Paseo Now”. Only recently have we had a four lane Montano bridge and construction for the Paseo del Norte extension. Twenty years is a long time to wait! I am running to be your State Legislator to make sure we do not have to wait another 20 years to have the Unser Blvd. extension completed.

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The Westside is growing, changing, and evolving. During this period of growth we need to be responsive and adaptive to our quality of life. We have too few parks, too few libraries, and too few resources. I will introduce legislation that protects homeowners and holds community management companies accountable. New Mexico currently does not have any laws in place that directly affects this issue. As our community changes so must our representation in Santa Fe.

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