Victories in New Mexico

Yesterday marked two primary victories for candidates endorsed by LCV. Ben Ray Lujan won the Democratic nomination for Congress in the 3rd District, and Martin Heinrich won in the 1st District.

These two environmental champions will carry on to the general election on November 4th where they will face off against their GOP opponents.

Both candidates ran strong campaigns and LCV was happy to help by supplying them with resources to support their messages and drive them to victories. Thanks to 25,000 phone calls made by LCV, signs displaying Environmentalists for Lujan, newspaper and internet advertisements, we were able to reach Democratic primary voters and encourage their votes in New Mexico.

For more information and quotes from President Gene Karpinski, see the press release issued this morning by LCV, congratulating our two congressional nominees.
http://lcv.org/newsroom/press-releases/environmental-candidates-win-nm-democratic-primary.html

In Case You Missed It...

It's been a busy couple of weeks at LCV.

We launched two independent expenditure campaigns, one to support Ben Ray Lujan in New Mexico District 03 and another to go after Mark Udall's opponent in Colorado, Bob Schaffer.

To see what LCV is doing in the Lujan race, check out http://environmentalistsforlujan.org.

Visit http://fingerprintbob.com to learn more about Schaffer's ties to Big Oil.

And read some of our recent news:

Poll Shows Coloradoans Prefer Udall on Energy
http://www.lcv.org/newsroom/press-releases/poll-shows-coloradoans-
prefer-udall-on-energy.html

LCV Endorses U.S. Sen. Frank Lautenberg
http://www.lcv.org/newsroom/press-releases/lcv-endorses-u-s-sen-
frank-lautenberg.html

LCV Launches EnvironmentalistsForLujan.org Website

Ben Ray Luján, candidate for New Mexico’s Congressional District 3, was endorsed by LCV on April 22nd for his “experience with renewable energy and proven commitment to the environment.”

Today, LCV launched environmentalistsforlujan.org which is part of LCV's larger independent campaign to help elect Luján and includes targeted voter contact, paid media and visibility efforts.The website includes facts and figures of Luján’s environmentally friendly political stance and displays links to fellow endorsers, The Sierra Club and Conservation Voters of New Mexico.

The launch of the site comes on the heels of significant endorsements, the latest from former congressman and United States Secretary of the Interior, Stewart Udall, the father of the outgoing District 3 congressman, Tom Udall, who earned a 100% rating on the 2007 National Environmental Scorecard.

Steward Udall's endorsement on May 14th stems from his belief that Luján is the best candidate to carry on the pro-environment policies that his son supported and fight for clean and renewable energy will continue and that he will work in office towards legislation ending global warming.