Stansbury vs. Okpareke, issue by issue

KOB 4 reported that Stansbury says the administration needs “guardrails” because it is “completely out of control,” while Okpareke says its progress could be undone if Republicans lose the House and Senate. At the debate she also told voters, “Don’t pin me to Trump, don’t pin me to a Republican you don’t like.”

At the debate Stansbury said, “These aren’t handouts, this is how our people survive in our communities.” Okpareke accused her of allowing the bill to pass; the Rio Rancho Observer noted that all House Democrats, Stansbury included, opposed it in 2025.

Okpareke said “we are 50th in education” as she questioned earmarks, and said Stansbury “is not fighting hard enough.”

Stansbury’s issues page says “We must take a compassionate approach to fixing our immigration system.” The Yahoo News report paraphrased Okpareke as agreeing with Trump’s policies on immigration; her own site doesn’t address the topic.

Okpareke proposed giving drugmakers incentives to open plants in New Mexico to lower prices. Her site promises “lowering costs at the pharmacy counter.”

Okpareke said her priority is to “fix our gas prices, bring down our cost of living.”

Okpareke told the president, “you promised no new wars and it’s unfortunate that you did not hold up to that promise.” The Ledger found no Okpareke statement saying whether the Iran war should end.

Stansbury said universal child care is “transforming lives” across the state. The Ledger found no public statement from Okpareke on child care.