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Submission Deadline 11:59 PM Sunday Night
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Democratic Party of Torrance County Newsletter
May 11, 2026
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Hello Fellow Democrats and ANTIFA followers,
EARLY VOTING FOR THE PRIMARY HAS BEGUN!
Absentee ballots have been mailed out. If you requested one, it’s probably already in your hands now, or it’s in the mail. Voter turnout in a primary election is typically low since Democrats are either uncontested or they’re going up against other Democrats. In the contested races, the party takes no sides, and party officers aren’t allowed to publicly support any given candidate in a contested race, but there are still choices to be made, and I encourage everyone to check out the list of Democratic candidates in the graphic below, and vote for the candidate of their choice.
Despite this being just a primary election, the shadowy right-wing PACs are already heavily involved, tearing into the front runners in some of the races. Please remember that, in most cases, when the Republicans start attacking the Democrats who are leading in the polls, they’re either trying to get a weaker Democratic candidate as the party’s nominee, or they’re trying to make Democrats in general look bad in preparation for the general election in November.
Don’t take the bait! Check out each candidate’s positions on the issues and vote your conscience. The only thing that we can count on from Republicans is that they’ll lie about Democrats.
STAND UP! PUSH BACK!
AND VOTE AS IF YOUR STATE AND COUNTY DEPENDS ON IT!!!
Because they DO!
Bill
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TRUMP LIES ABOUT EVERYTHING!
Refute the Republican Rhetoric
By Bill Peifer
On Saturday, Trump posted the following on his Untruth Social account:
Happy Mother's Day weekend to all, especially to the 115 THOUSAND AMERICANS who found jobs in the month of April alone! As usual, over 90 percent of Bloomberg Economists (nearly all of whom have a "Terminal" case of TRUMP DERANGEMENT SYNDROME!) underestimated the strength of the Trump Economy. Despite the best efforts of Jerome "Too Late and Won't Leave" Powell, and the America Hating Democrat Party, more Americans are working today than ever before. Happy Mother’s Day and, know that, we are MAKING AMERICA WEALTHY AND SAFE AGAIN! President DONALD J. TRUMP
So, let’s take a look at “the strength of the Trump Economy” that the Orange President is boasting about. Over the course of Trump’s presidency, including his first term, private sector job creation has averaged a net monthly LOSS of 36.46 thousand jobs. That’s right! It’s a very large NEGATIVE number! But let’s ignore, for the moment, the average loss of 57.6 thousand jobs per month during his first term, since much of that is partially due to Covid. Let’s compare it with Biden’s four years, which also included Covid at the beginning of his term. Biden’s average monthly job growth during his term was 320.94 thousand jobs per month, more than double . . . almost triple . . . the job growth for April that Trump is bragging about. 115 thousand new jobs in April doesn’t even come close to offsetting the 156 thousand jobs that the great “Trump Economy” LOST just two months prior, in February.
Let’s look at Trump’s average job growth performance just during the 15 months of his second term. That performance, at least, is a positive number. He’s averaging 31.2 thousand jobs a month since returning to the White House, roughly one tenth of Biden’s average. THAT’S the real story of “the strength of the Trump Economy”!
So, when he says that “more Americans are working today than ever before,” it’s actually the truth, but since we have job growth in almost every month it’s a statement that should be true almost EVERY month, but is not always the case when Donald J. Trump is at the helm of the ship of state.
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Drop off Non-Perishable Food Items
at the DPTC Office:
Tuesday, Wednesday or Saturday
12 Noon to 4PM
or
United Country Farm & Home Realty
200 Central Avenue, Moriarty
or
Donate Cash!
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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
MAY 5, 2026 EARLY VOTING BEGINS
TORRANCE COUNTY OFFICE
205 S. NINTH STREET, ESTANCIA
June 13, 2026 DPTC Monthly Meeting 2 PM
DPTC Office
July 25, 2026 Olde Timers Day - Estancia
Parade and Booth Help Needed
August 29, 2026 Mountainair Sunflower Festival
Booth Help Needed
September ?, 2026 Moriarty Pinto Bean Fiesta
Parade and Booth Help Needed
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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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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 currently looking for a volunteer to take the Tuesday and Saturday shift - If you would like to help email Millie.
Help Wanted!
The DPTC has a need for a Certified Licensed Electrician. 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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Torrance County is currently accepting applications for a Seasonal PRN/EMT Fire Fighter, Laborer/Equipment Operator, Customer Service Specialist, an Emergency Management Specialist, a Community Service Aide, and an EMT/Fire fighter.
Click Here for more information.
- Moriarty is accepting applications for a Police Officer.
Click Here for more information
- Mountainair is accepting applications for a Certified Police Officer.
Click Here for more information.
| | Commission, Council and Board Meetings | |
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Torrance County Commission
Meeting May 13, 2026 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
2nd Tuesday, 8:30 AM
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 - vicechair@dptc-nm.org
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) - Available. Interested? Email Myra Oden
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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