RIO RANCHO, N.M. (AP) – Federal Rep. Xochitl Torres Small of New Mexico today released a new ad promoting her bipartisan paintings in a COVID-19 help package as she prepares to face a re-election fight.
Democrat Las Cruces unveiled the “Responsible” she says worked with Republicans, Democrats and President Donald Trump to get the measure approved.
Appearing with farmers and walking along a creek, Torres Small said it was time to hold the federal government and banks accountable for mismanagement of aid funds.
“As new Mexico’s inhabitants continue to mobilize this crisis, we want to make sure that the stimulus budget and aid efforts succeed in small businesses, farmers, and families who really want them,” Torres Small said in the announcement. “Working together to find meaningful answers also means empowering others, and that’s what I’m going to continue to do in Congress.”
The ad is expected to be in the Albuquerque and El Paso media markets in English and Spanish.
Republicans attacked the bipartisan message of the announcement and reminded the electorate in a press release that Torres Small had voted to charge Trump.
“Representative. Torres Small’s weak and useless leadership has now done wonderful damage to our 2nd Congressional District. She pretends to be the one who understands her citizens and then votes 95% with (the speaker of the House) Nancy Pelosi,” the New Mexico Republican Party said. President Steve Pearce. “She can’t continue to make up her constituents with this two-sided behavior.”
Torres Small takes on republican Yvette Herrell in a career widely seen in southern New Mexico. It’s a rematch of the 2018 election where Torres Small won with less than 4,000 votes to overthrow the republican-leaning district.
Torres Small has a monetary merit of more than 10 to 1 over Herrell, according to the most recent financial reports of the federal crusade. Records show that he raised $795,444 from mid-May to June 30, but had $3,920,818 in cash.
Records show Herrell raised $395,062 during the same time after grueling and Republican primaries. However, the former state-lelgisedist said it had $379,094 in cash, illustrating the costly effect of the three-way Republican contest.
Steve Jones, an independent candidate in the race, did not raise cash at the same time and had only $250 in cash, according to records.