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and HELP redeem the soul of AMERICA."



US Representative John Lewis

Democratic Party of Torrance County Newsletter 

July 14, 2025

Hello Fellow Democrats,

“Drawing a line in the sand” is a popular figure of speech for establishing a threshold that, once crossed, action must be taken. When it comes to Trump, some of us saw or heard him cross our personal lines in the sand long before he was ever President the first time. Some will tell you that he crossed their lines with his 2005 misogynistic comment about women, "Grab them by the p***y." For others he crossed the line simply with his constant self-aggrandizing. Anyone with an ego that YUGE must be dangerous.

Some may have voted for him in 2016 and later regretted it when he nearly doubled the National Debt during his first three years in office and then suggested combatting Covid 19 by injecting “antiseptics” like bleach or ingesting cattle de-wormer. There may be some who still supported him in 2020 and even voted for him again in 2024, but lost faith in him when he reneged on his promise to deport “the worst of the worst” and instead had ICE begin targeting immigrants who were hard-working field hands, hotel maids, restaurant kitchen employees and day laborers, since they’re easier to arrest and deport than hardened criminals. Some may have waited until his “Big Beautiful Bill” became a Big Ugly Law, designed to double our National Debt again while kicking people off of Medicaid and shutting down rural hospitals, all to give his fellow billionaires a huge gift?

My question for you, dear reader, is What is YOUR line in the sand? Where do YOU draw the line? What will it take to get YOU off the couch and get active in your local Democratic Party? When will YOU take a stand, by joining a protest demonstration? Will you wait until his administration starts targeting immigrants and citizens alike just because of the color of their skin, or wait until he starts deporting native-born citizens? If so, get off that couch NOW, because that’s already happening. Maybe you’ll wait until a close friend or family member dies in one of the new concentration camps that his Big Ugly Law has money allocated for. Better decide NOW where you’ll draw the line, because once they start arresting anyone who dares to appear in public without their MAGA hat on, it will probably be too late to stop him.

Make a statement NOW by volunteering to join us as we march for freedom and democratic values in the Old Timers’ Parade in Estancia in two weeks.

Stand Up! Push Back! Continue the Fight!

Bill

DPTC News

The "BLUE DOT CREW"

The Blue Dot Crew are Democrats who wear a little blue button! "A blue dot in a sea of red dots!" We, in Torrance County, can feel outnumbered and overwhelmed. We are a blue dot in a red county and will be heard. We will be at the three events this summer handing out blue dot buttons to any Democrat who wants one. They can then add their blue dot to the large Torrance County map. It will be our way to identify other Democrats when you feel alone.

NEW SUMMER HOURS! 9-10 AM. SEE BELOW.

Community News

ESTANCIA MUNICIPAL SCHOOLS

MORIARTY EDGEWOOD SCHOOL DISTRICT

MOUNTAINAIR PUBLIC SCHOOLS

FREE Summer Breakfast & Lunch! 

Summer Food Service Program (SFSP) 

Mountainair Public Schools 

For more information call: 

505-847-2333 x-3001 

May 27 through July 25, 2025 

Meals will be provided at the following meal site location(s) and scheduled time(s):

Mountainair Elementary-405 W. Broadway-Mountainair 

Breakfast: 8:00-8:30 AM 

Lunch: 11:30-12:30 PM  

Manzano Convento-Hwy 55-Manzano   

BK & Lunch: 10:30-11:00 AM 

Quarai Ruins-10 Quarai Manzano Road-Punta De Agua

BK & Lunch: 11:15-11:45 AM 

Abo-19751 Highway 60-Abo   

BK & Lunch: 12:15-12:45 PM   

Beginning and ending meals will be provided to all children at no charge. The meals will be the same for all children regardless of race, color, national origin, sex, age or disability and there will be no discrimination in the course of the meal service.

Job Opportunities

• Torrance County is currently accepting applications for an Admin Assistant, a 911 Operator, an Equipment Operator, and an EMT/Fire Fighter.

Click Here for more information.

• Estancia is accepting applications for an EMT Firefighter and a Maintenance Worker 1.

Click Here for more information.

• Moriarty is accepting applications for a Police Officer.

Click Here for more information

• Mountainair is accepting applications for a Public Works Worker and a Certified Police Officer.

Click Here for more information.

Moriarty

City Council

2nd & 4th Wednesday

Moriarty Civic Center

201 Broadway Street

7:30 PM

Estancia

Board of Trustees

1st & 3rd Monday

Estancia Town Hall

513 Williams Avenue

6:15 PM

Mountainair

City Council

1st & 3rd Tuesday  

Council Meeting Room

107 1/2 N. Roosevelt

5:30 PM

Claunch/Pinto Soil & Water Conservation District

1st Friday, 8 AM

1206 NM 55, Mountainair

ZOOM Meeting ONLY

Click here for more information

East Torrance

Soil & Water Conservation District

3rd Wednesday, 6 PM

715 S 5th St, Estancia

Central Tri-County

Soil & Water Conservation District

1st Thursday, 10 AM

2506 US 66, Moriarty

Estancia Municipal Schoolboard

2nd Monday, 6 PM

300 N 9th St, Estancia

Van Stone Room 02/03

Moriarty-Edgewood Schoolboard

3rd Tuesday, 6 PM

MESD Board Room

2422 E. NM-333 Moriarty

Mountainair Public Schoolboard

4th Tuesday, 6 PM

Central Office

512 North Ross

Vaughn Municipal Schoolboard

3rd Wednesday, 6 PM

District Office

101 East 4th Street

Your Democratic Party of Torrance County Executive Committee

DPTC Chair - Myra Oden- chair@dptc-nm.org

DPTC Vice Chair - Bill Peifer - wpeifer@peifercomputing.net

DPTC Secretary - Millie Peifer - secretary@dptc-nm.org

DPTC Treasurer - Bill Peifer -  wpeifer@peifercomputing.net

Ward Chairs

DPTC Ward A (Pcts 1,2,7,14 & 16) - Augustine Montoya - anm4nm@gmail.com 

DPTC Ward B (Pcts 5,13,17, 20 & 21) - Jonathan Pedersen - jpgencon@hotmail.com

DPTC Ward C (Pcts 3,4,8,9,10,11 & 12) - Sidney Smart -sidneysmart271@gmail.com

DPTC Ward D (Pcts 6,15,18,19 & 22) - Bill Peifer - wpeifer@peifercomputing.net

Don't know your precinct? Click here.

Democratic Party of Torrance County Website: DPTC-NM.org

OR

You can mail a check to:

Democratic Party of Torrance County

PO Box 2206, Moriarty NM 87035

(make check payable to Democratic Party of Torrance County)