Grace Nagamine

Criminal Justice / Public Safety

I will back continued and expanded funding for COPE and victim-services providers, recognizing that survivors need both emergency shelter and a clear path to long-term stability. Learn more

I will support sustained state funding for co-responder models like the Alamogordo Police Department's Mobile Crisis Response Team, so mental health crises are met with care, not just custody. Learn more

Defense / Veterans

I will champion continued state support for military-family housing, childcare access, and spouse-employment programs, building on what the Thrive Guide and base partners have already started. Learn more

I will support veteran-owned small business development and workforce pipelines that let military spouses and transitioning veterans build careers in Otero County instead of leaving the area. Learn more

Economy

I will support targeted state workforce-development funding for NMSU-Alamogordo, aligned to healthcare, skilled trades, and aerospace/defense-adjacent careers tied to Holloman. Learn more

I will push for small-business support — grants, low-interest loans, and regulatory relief — specifically for Otero County's MainStreet and tourism-corridor businesses, many of which are still absorbing rate increases tied to the City's water infrastructure overhaul. Learn more

Environment / Energy

I will push for state and federal accountability on the PFAS contamination near Holloman, including testing support and remediation funding for affected residents and well owners off-base. Learn more

Healthcare

I will support pay and training investments for CNAs and direct-care workers — I've done this job, and I know retention starts with respect and a living wage. Learn more

Housing

I will support coordinated, "no wrong door" homelessness response — the kind 100% Otero and its partners already model — and push for state grants that fund this kind of cross-agency coordination rather than single-agency silos. Learn more

I will push for state resources to address student homelessness identified by Alamogordo Public Schools, recognizing that family stability and child welfare are the same fight. Learn more

Infrastructure / Transportation

I will champion more direct state funding for Alamogordo and Otero County — working hand-in-hand with City leadership, building on the foundation Mayor Payne and Mayor McDonald have already laid, to infuse state and federal dollars into the basics that were neglected for two decades: roads that are actually passable, and water and sewer lines that don't keep breaking under our streets. Learn more

I will support continued investment in tourism infrastructure — roads, signage, water, and broadband — that lets White Sands, the Space History Museum, and the Sacramento Mountains keep drawing visitor dollars into local businesses. Learn more

I will treat my capital outlay "member share" as a transparent, public commitment to HD51's highest-need water, road, and drainage projects — not a closed-door list — and I will publish my requests and their status every session. Learn more

I will bring state-level expertise and funding to expand on the City's desalination initiative — which has sat as a "supplemental resource awaiting full potential" for too long — and push to finally complete the well field connections and transmission pipeline that have repeatedly taken a back seat to other projects. Learn more

I will work to expand transportation options linking rural Otero County seniors to medical appointments, senior centers, and pharmacies. Learn more

Taxes / Budget

I will hold CYFD accountable to the Office of the Child Advocate and to the Kevin S. Remedial orders, and I will push for rural-county-specific reporting so Otero County families aren't an afterthought to Albuquerque-centered data. Learn more

I will support full, sustained funding for CYFD caseworker positions and caseload-reduction targets — not one-time appropriations that lapse the next budget cycle. Learn more

I will fight for state investment in home- and community-based care, so seniors in Alamogordo, Tularosa, and the Sacramento Mountains communities can age in place with dignity instead of being forced to leave the district for care. Learn more

I will work across party lines to protect Holloman's mission and advocate at every opportunity — budget hearings, capital outlay requests, and constituent casework — for the base's long-term viability and growth. Learn more