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Submission Deadline 11:59 PM Sunday Night
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Democratic Party of Torrance County Newsletter
November 10, 2025
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Good morning, fellow Antifa members!
Most of you are now aware that we are honored to have an anonymous doner donating $400/month earmarked to go to Bethel Storehouse. These funds are to help ease the pain of discontinued SNAP benefits. A couple of others have added to that donation, and it now totals $625/month. The first payment along with the food donations collected at our Saturday meeting will be delivered sometime this week. The Democrats will get recognition for these donations with a message that Democrats Care. Bethel is more than grateful for the work that Democrats are doing to help them, and we are very proud to be able to facilitate it, especially with the holidays coming on when the need for food and money is even greater.
We are also very proud that the State of New Mexico has stepped up and is fully funding SNAP benefits. Our amazing governor has found money in the budget to make this funding happen. Oh, but wait, DJT pulled a fast one on Sunday! He and the Dept of Agriculture demanded that states not fund the SNAP benefits, and if any state has already done so, they must “undo” that payment. AND if states do such a horrifying thing as fund their SNAP program, Donnie will personally see to it that that state suffers severe consequences. Like refusing to reimburse those expenses after the federal government opens back up. Well gee whiz, Donnie, congrats, you have succeeded at screwing things up yet again. This directive is more than shocking and disgusting. Is there anyone who walks this earth that is any more heartless than DJT? He has a total and complete lack of empathy! Yes, it is shocking and disgusting at best.
Now let me connect the dots for you! Because of all this insanity, because of all this craziness and uncertainty, it is even more important than ever that the Dems keep up the donations of food and money to Bethel Storehouse. The Democrats Care, we have a heart and we have empathy!
It is going to be great fun when this shit show is over, and the Dems have the pleasure of marching these lunatics off to jail. Now that is a show we all have to stick around for!
STAND UP, PUSH BACK AND HELP YOUR NEIGHBORS!
Myra
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TRUMP LIES ABOUT EVERYTHING!
Refute the Republican Rhetoric
In a social media post on Sunday, Trump said that “People that are against Tariffs are FOOLS! We are now the Richest, Most Respected Country in the World, With Almost No Inflation, and A Record Stock Market Price. 401k’s are Highest EVER. We are taking in Trillions of Dollars and will soon begin paying down our ENORMOUS DEBT, $37 Trillion. Record Investment in the USA, plants and factories going up all over the place. A dividend of at least $2000 a person (not including high income people!) will be paid to everyone”
As is frequently the case with Trump’s posts, this one is filled with lies, which makes it hard to pick out one lie to focus on, so let’s hit a couple of them, but since it’s predictable that Trump’s fact-blind supporters will be touting the claim that Trump is (once again) promising to send them a big fat check to help cover the high cost of groceries that his tariffs are causing, we’ll start with that one. So, here’s some facts for your MAGA friends, family, and neighbors.
Of course, his definition of “high income people” is pretty vague, but let’s say, for argument’s sake, that the top 25% of the country’s wage earners are the “high income people” he’s talking about. That means that 255,075,000 people will each be getting a $2,000 check. That’s over $510 trillion in checks going out with all of that funding coming from the “Trillions of Dollars” that Trump says that we’ve taken in from his tariffs. So, just how many “Trillions of Dollars” would that actually be? Anywhere close to $510 trillion?
Actually, according to the Department of the Treasury’s data, from April through September tariffs generated a whopping $151 billion. That’s “billion” with a “B”, not “trillion” with a “T”. That’s a little over $25 billion per month. At that rate of income from tariffs it would take approximately 1,700 years to pay for all those checks that Trump is promising, so don’t hold your breath waiting for yours.
Trump also noted in his social media post the size of our National Debt. He was, at least, accurate in saying that it’s now $37 trillion but failed to point out that his non-consecutive five years in office are responsible for the largest percentage of that debt of any president and includes an increase of $1 trillion just this past nine months under his watch. Then he has the gall to call us “the Richest, Most Respected Country in the World”. Only Donald Trump can look at staggering debt and call it being rich and look at laughter and call it respect.
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Help Us, Help Bethel Feed our Neighbors!
https://secure.actblue.com/donate/dptc-bethel
Donations made through that special page will NOT be used to fund party activities. Every dollar that we get, and every dollar that gets matched, will go to Bethel*.
*Minus any donation processing fees.
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EVERY SATURDAY - 12 PM - 1 PM
Save Democracy! Protest - Moriarty
Corner of Rt. 41 & 66
THIS A RECURING EVENT - EVERY SATURDAY
EVERY SUNDAY - 10:30 - 11:30 AM
Solidarity Sundays Protest - Tijeras
Corner of Old 66 and Rt. 337
THIS A RECURING EVENT - EVERY SUNDAY
November 25th - December 2
MASS BLACKOUT
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Donate to the Billboard Fund!
We want to put several billboards on I 40! We need $10,000 to do this!
More information will be coming.
Please DONATE to the
Democratic Party of Torrance County!
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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)
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Our Office!
Still Looking for Help!
Did you know that we have an office in Moriarty? It is in the same shopping center as Moriarty Foods. Stop by some time and check it out. We are open: Tuesdays, Wednesdays, and Saturdays, 12 Noon until 4 PM.
We are currently looking for a volunteer to take the Saturday shift - our great volunteer moved! If you would like to help email Millie.
Help Wanted!
The DPTC has a need for a Certified Licensed Electrician, and a Certified Licensed Plumber. We have some minor issues in our office that we would like to have addressed. If you can help email Millie.
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Looking for Democrats to run in 2026
With the 2025 non-partisan elections behind us, the DPTC is now looking at the 2026 Torrance County elections. These elections are partisan, but in the recent past there have only been Republicans on the ballot for the General Election since it’s been difficult to persuade Democrats to run in a county where it’s perceived that only Republicans can win. Because of this perception, there have been times when Democrats want to run, but feel that they have to change their party affiliation to “Republican” to get elected. In 2026 we’d like to change this perception, but we need brave Democrats to step up and “put their hats in the ring”. Here are the positions that will be up for election in 2026 along with the estimated annual salary:
County Commissioner District 1 – Pays $27,570.
County Commissioner District 2 – Pays $27,570.
Sheriff – Pays $72,164.
Assessor – Pays $70,031.
Probate Judge – Pays $24,180.
Magistrate Judge – Pays $79,537
All of the salaries shown are the current salaries which will likely go up slightly with a “cost of living” increase at the first of the year. The DPTC stands ready to assist you as much as possible, should you choose to step up and run for one of these positions! Contact Bill Peifer if you have any interest in running.
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Torrance County is currently accepting applications for a Code Enforcement Officer, a Tax Specialist II, a Delinquent Field Tax Specialist, a Sheriff's Deputy, an Appraiser Apprentice, a Seasonal EMT Firefighter, a 911 Operator, a Finance Manager and an EMT/Fire Fighter.
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Estancia is accepting applications for a Maintenance Worker 1.
Click Here for more information.
- Moriarty is accepting applications for a Police Officer and a Maintenance Worker.
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Mountainair is accepting applications for a Certified Police Officer.
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| | Commission, Council and Board Meetings | |
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Torrance County Commission
Meeting November 12, 2025 9AM
205 S. Ninth Street, Estancia, NM
meeting is available via Zoom
Click Here for Zoom
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Moriarty
City Council
2nd & 4th Wednesday
Moriarty Civic Center
201 Broadway Street
7:30 PM
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Estancia
Board of Trustees
1st & 3rd Monday
Estancia Town Hall
513 Williams Avenue
6:15 PM
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Mountainair
City Council
1st & 3rd Tuesday
Council Meeting Room
107 1/2 N. Roosevelt
5:30 PM
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Claunch/Pinto Soil & Water Conservation District
1st Friday, 8 AM
1206 NM 55, Mountainair
ZOOM Meeting ONLY
Click here for more information
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East Torrance
Soil & Water Conservation District
3rd Wednesday, 6 PM
715 S 5th St, Estancia
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Central Tri-County
Soil & Water Conservation District
1st Thursday, 10 AM
2506 US 66, Moriarty
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Estancia Municipal Schoolboard
2nd Monday, 6 PM
300 N 9th St, Estancia
Van Stone Room 02/03
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Moriarty-Edgewood Schoolboard
3rd Tuesday, 6 PM
MESD Board Room
2422 E. NM-333 Moriarty
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Mountainair Public Schoolboard
4th Tuesday, 6 PM
Central Office
512 North Ross, Mountainair
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Vaughn Municipal Schoolboard
3rd Wednesday, 6 PM
District Office
101 East 4th Street, Vaughn
| | 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) - Ronnie Ray - imronnieray@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) - Available. Interested? Email Myra Oden.
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
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