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Candidates Attend Mesilla Forum
All four women candidates vying for two seats on the Mesilla Board of Trustees attended the League of Women Voters of Southern New Mexico’s candidates’ forum on Oct. 21. The candidates (photo left to right) are Veronica Garcia, Adrianna Merrick, Martha Mulvihill, and Biviana Cadena.
They answered a variety of questions posed by the League and audience members. Mesilla’s Mayor Russell Hernandez attended as an audience member. Questions ranged from the town’s budget and safety to serving the town’s youth and the candidates’ top priorities. The moderator for the event was LWVSNM Voter Services member Terri Sugarman. Other League members who volunteered included Kathy Brook, Ruth Jaure, Rebecca Courtland, Edwina Jaramillo, David Rice, and Jo Galván Nash. The forum was the third such event held by the League during this election season. [Photos courtesy of Rebecca Courtland]
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NEWS RELEASE
FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE • Oct. 16, 202
CONTACT: Beth Bardwell, Vice President, League of Women Voters of SNM
CANDIDATES’ FORUM SCHEDULED IN MESILLA
LAS CRUCES—The Las Cruces-based League of Women Voters of Southern New Mexico will hold a public forum for candidates running for the Mesilla Board of Trustees. It will begin at 6 p.m., Tuesday, Oct. 21 at the Mesilla Community Center, 2251 Calle de Santiago.
The four candidates running for two seats on the Board are: Veronica S. Garcia, Adrianna Cecilia Merrick, Martha J. Mulvihill, and Biviana Maese Cadena. The candidates will give opening and closing statements and will answer questions from the League and the audience.
“This is a great opportunity to hear directly from the candidates,” said the League Vice President Beth Bardwell. “Similar to other forums the League has recently hosted, this event will also allow the audience to ask questions about the issues important to them and to the town of Mesilla.”
Early voting for the local regular election began on October 7 at the Doña Ana County Government Center, 845 N. Motel Blvd, and will go through October 31. Bardwell said expanded early voting locations will be open from October 18 through November 1 from 11 a.m. to 7 p.m. Voters are reminded that on election day, Nov. 4, registered voters can cast their ballots at any voting convenience center in Doña Ana County. Voting locations are available on the county website: https://www.donaanacountyelections.com/ or on Vote411.org.
For more information about the forum, email lwvsnm@gmail.com.
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LWVSNM VOTER GUIDE IS AVAILABLE IN DONA ANA COUNTY
FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE: Oct. 15, 2025
CONTACT: Beth Bardwell, Vice President
League of Women Voters of Southern New Mexico (LWVSNM)
betbardwell@gmail.com
LAS CRUCES, N.M. – The Las Cruces-based League of Women Voters of Southern New Mexico has distributed thousands of Voter Guides throughout Doña Ana County, providing voters with nonpartisan information prior to the Local Regular Election on Nov. 4, 2025. The 16-page guide provides candidates’ answers to questions from the League regarding candidate qualifications and priorities. Candidates’ answers are also available on the League-supported website Vote411.org.
“Our Voter Guide and Vote411 are two important resource tools the League provides so that the voting public has information to help them make an educated decision about the candidates and the area tax questions,” said Jo Galván Nash, past president. “Vote411 also provides information for all races throughout New Mexico.”
The printed Voter Guides were distributed inside the Oct. 10 Las Cruces Bulletin, in newspaper stands, and at a variety of government, education, and senior centers. It is also online on the League’s website at www.lwvsnm.org. The guides also include voting dates and deadlines, voting locations, information about voter registration, and absentee voting in English and Spanish, Nash added.
Nash said the League wants the public to be aware of one misprint in the guide. She said the League accidentally printed the wrong questions with the responses provided by Las Cruces Municipal Judge candidate James Derossitt.
“We apologize to Mr. Derossitt for this mistake,” Nash said. “The online version of the Voter Guide has been corrected, and the candidate’s questions and answers on the Vote411.org website are also correct.”
For more information about the League, email lwvsnm@gmail.com.
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The League of Women Voters of Southern New Mexico (LWVSNM)’s mission is to empower voters and strengthen democracy. Find more information on LWVSNM’s website at https://www.lwvsnm.org/.