States have sovereign powers.
Learn how blue states are using them to fight
the excesses of the Trump administration
Residents of states decide how their state will run elections, not the federal government, according to the U.S. Constitution. No executive order can take that right away.
How is New Mexico protecting its citizens from Trump’s infringements on their rights? And what more can state leaders do? You’ll get to ask Governor Michelle Lujan Grisham these and other questions in an online fundraiser for Blue CD2 NM on Tuesday, March 31, 6-7pm.
We'll also share a bit about us, what we've done to help elect Gabe Vasquez twice in a red district, and our plans for 2026.
Your donation will help us buy billboards, social media, online ads, and text-messaging campaigns to build awareness of the vast overreach and destructive chaos of the Trump administration and how we can push back by voting.
​​Your sponsorship will be seen by people in New Mexico and all across the country. If you'd like your business to be a sponsor, please tell us how you'd like to be called and provide a logo in jpeg format.
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Our 5 sponsorship levels and benefits:
Silver Level Sponsors - $2500
There are two sponsorships available. Silver sponsors are featured throughout the event, and are included in pre-event advertising.
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Large logo featured prominently on webinar background
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Promotional materials
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Inclusion on BlueCD2 website and social media
Turquoise Level Sponsors - $1500
There are four sponsorships available. Turquoise sponsors receive prominent treatment.
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Medium logo on webinar background and promotional materials
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Inclusion on BlueCD2 website and social media
Amber Level Sponsors - $1000
There are eight sponsorships available. Amber sponsors receive:
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Small logo on webinar background and promotional materials
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Inclusion on BlueCD2 website and social media
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Coral Level Sponsors - $500
There are 12 sponsorships available. Coral sponsors receive:
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Text name (12pt font) on webinar background and promotional materials
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Text on BlueCD2 website
Quartz Level Sponsors - $250
There are 12 sponsorships available. Quartz sponsors receive:
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Text name (8pt font) on webinar background and promotional materials
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Inclusion on BlueCD2 website
Our Speaker
Governor Michelle Lujan Grisham is the thirty-second governor of the state of New Mexico and the first Democratic Latina to be elected governor in U.S. history. She was a state Cabinet secretary at both the New Mexico Department of Aging and Long-term Services and Department of Health. She was elected to the U.S. Congress in 2011, serving three terms in Washington on behalf of New Mexico’s 1st Congressional District. Lujan Grisham was born in Los Alamos and graduated from St. Michael’s High School in Santa Fe before earning undergraduate and law degrees from the University of New Mexico. A 12th-generation New Mexican, she is the mother of two adult children and grandmother of three.​
Our Host and Moderator
Host - Jim Collie​
Jim Collie has lived in Albuquerque over thirty years. Until his retirement in 2010 he was an administrator for churches of the Presbyterian Church (U.S.A.) in the northern half of New Mexico. In 2020 he was appointed by the Governor to fill a one year vacancy on the Bernalillo County Commission. It was during that year of Covid that he learned the usefulness of Zoom.
Moderator - Eddie Estrada​
Eddie may be a familiar face. He helped Blue CD2 New Mexico grow and develop our approach in 2023 as our Executive Assistant - and he's gone far since. He's now the Communications Director for the New Mexico House Campaign Committee.
About Us
Blue CD2 New Mexico is a grassroots organization, formed in 2021, which has been instrumental in the election of Gabe Vasquez to the NM District 2 House seat twice. Gabe is now running for a third term, and the Republicans would dearly love to have his seat. We've got his back for 2026.
We focus on registered but reluctant voters who generally don't go to the polls. In addition to our work with Gabe and down ballot races in the district, we've developed "how to" guides for groups in other states wanting to flip a district from red to blue. We currently have 10 of these districts signed up to receive our guides and workshop training for the 2026 mid terms. Imagine if all 10 were to win - we'd flip the house!!
Learn more about us here.