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US Representative John Lewis

Democratic Party of Torrance County Newsletter 

June 23, 2025

Hello Fellow Democrats,

On Saturday afternoon, the DPTC held its monthly meeting in conjunction with a wonderful barbecue at Tim and Myra Oden’s house. Turnout was great, as was the food and the various discussions about our path forward as a party and the revitalization of the DPNM Rural Caucus. A good time was had by all (pictures below) and everyone went on their way in high spirits and with full bellies.

But, on Sunday morning, we woke to headlines of the bombing attack by our Air Force on Iran’s supposed nuclear enrichment sites, which Trump proudly proclaimed had “completely obliterated” Iran’s nuclear program. There’s now widespread speculation about why Trump actually bombed the mountains in Iran. Of course, there is some small chance that, despite the NSA, CIA and all other segments of our intelligence community claiming otherwise, Iran was weeks . . . possibly only days . . . away from being able to build a nuclear weapon. There is a small chance that the bombing of Iran will make the U.S. and the rest of the world safer. But the opposite is far more likely, with the government and the public now on high alert for potential terrorist attacks.

So, what other reason could there be for blowing up the mountainous research sites in Iran? Knowing Trump, the real reason could be very simple. The press is no longer focused on the rounding up and detention of immigrants, both undocumented and legal, and their citizen supporters. It’s paying almost no attention to Trump’s “Big Beautiful Bill” that experts agree will likely lead to a “Big Blundering Bankruptcy” for the U.S. economy. Not a word is being said about his blatant violation of the Constitution’s “emoluments clause” and multiple violations of the Bill of Rights and other Constitutional Amendments. The bombings in Iran appear, to this observer, to be clearly designed to distract. Trump needs to keep his MAGA supporters fully behind him and divert the public’s attention away from his illegal acts.

For us, it’s vital that we “keep our eye on the ball” and continue to call the administration out every chance we get. We need to:

STAND UP! PUSH BACK! and PROTEST!

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.

Community News

Torrance County Infrastructure Capital Improvement Plan (“ICIP”)

Torrance County is currently reviewing its ICIP for 2027-2031. The ICIP is a planning document, whereby the County prioritizes public infrastructure projects to be executed within the next 5-years. Having projects included and prioritized in the ICIP also makes the projects eligible for State grant funding. The County is currently requesting public input on its ICIP. To view our current ICIP, please click here. To fill out a public comment form related to the ICIP, please click here.

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 Emergency Management Specialist, an Animal Control Officer, 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, a Financial Accountant, and an Events Coordinator.

Click Here for more information

• Mountainair is accepting applications for a Treasurer Clerk, 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)