Vasquez vs. Cunningham, issue by issue

Cunningham’s site says he would “oppose new taxes and mandates that get passed straight through to the price of food at the grocery store.” Vasquez’s issues page says he would lower costs for health care, child care and utilities, and the Santa Fe New Mexican reports he would prioritize reducing housing costs.

Vasquez’s page says he wants to “reform ICE to make sure that it is focused on deporting violent criminals.” Cunningham’s says to “keep the border secure and build on the progress we have made” and to modernize legal agricultural guest worker programs. Neither page names a position on mass deportations.

Vasquez told the Santa Fe New Mexican that keeping the community safe and supporting law enforcement “always has been one of my top priorities.” Cunningham’s site says he “took on cartels, gangs, and violent crime” as an Albuquerque police detective.

Cunningham also says on his site he would “reject any scheme that drains agricultural water to feed data centers.” The Santa Fe New Mexican reported that Cunningham wouldn’t say whether he supports Project Jupiter as built, and Vasquez didn’t say whether he’d back a pause or ban.

Trump has endorsed Cunningham, the Santa Fe New Mexican reported. The Ledger found no Cunningham statement on tariffs.

Vasquez’s page says he is “fighting for a public option.” Cunningham’s site names only one health item, loan repayment for large-animal veterinarians.

Vasquez’s page says he will “oppose any attempt by Republicans in Congress to ban access to abortion.”

Cunningham says he would “defend New Mexico oil and gas and the thousands of jobs it supports, because that energy keeps farm costs down.”

Cunningham’s site says to “hold Mexico to its treaty water obligations and put real pressure through the State Department.”