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Submission Deadline 11:59 PM Sunday Night
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Democratic Party of Torrance County Newsletter
November 17, 2025
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Good morning, fellow Antifa members!
First, a little piece of local news. Tomorrow we’ll be visiting Bethel Storehouse to present them with a load of non-perishable food that’s been donated at our DPTC office and Myra’s real estate office, plus we’ll be presenting them with a check of over $600 to help keep their support of the less fortunate in our community going. This was initially because of the government shutdown, but because the need is ongoing despite the government reopening, we’ll keep it flowing as long as we can.
So now, let’s turn our attention to the three-ring circus we call the federal government. In the first ring, we have the ringmaster, Donald Trump, saber-rattling, threatening to invade Venezuela and blaming Democrats for everything that he’s doing to our once-great country while his press secretary is busy claiming that all the references to Trump with teenaged girls in Jeffrey Epstein’s emails actually serve to exonerate President Pedophile.
In the second ring, we have a handful of Democratic and Independent Senators breaking ranks with the Democratic leadership in the Senate to vote with Republicans to re-open the government. We can all agree that the 44-day Republican shutdown of the government was a terrible thing, and it appears that the only thing a handful of Democrats gained out of going along with the Republicans was a vague promise from Majority Leader John Thune that Republicans will allow Democrats to introduce a bill to fix the healthcare problem sometime before the end of the year . . . a bill that, if it passes, will likely be dead on arrival in the House, according to Speaker Mike Johnson.
Speaking of Mike Johnson, over in the third ring of our circus we had Democrats and a few Republicans joining forces to push through a “discharge petition” that forces the Speaker to allow a vote on releasing the Epstein Files to the public. Insiders estimate that as many as 100 House Republicans will vote with Democrats in favor of releasing the files, so now even Trump, as of late last night, is calling for House Republicans to vote for the release, but he knows that if it passes the House it goes to the Senate where Majority Leader Thune is not supporting even bringing it to a vote. And even if it gets voted on in the Senate and passes, it then goes to the “first ring” of our circus, where Donald Trump will certainly veto it since it would probably end his presidency.
It's an entertaining circus, but our government isn’t supposed to be entertaining. It’s supposed to be helping the American people. To end the circus we need to elect Democrats up and down the ballot!
STAND UP! PUSH BACK! HELP INFORM YOUR NEIGHBORS!
Bill
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TRUMP LIES ABOUT EVERYTHING!
Refute the Republican Rhetoric
At a White House event on Thursday, Trump made the claim that “We are the ones that have done a great job on affordability, not the Democrats. We just lost an election, they said, based on affordability. It’s a con job by the Democrats.” He then went on to say that “Affordability is much better with the Republicans. The only problem is the Republicans don’t talk about it.” So, how are Trump and the Republicans really doing on “affordability”?
Trump and his chief economic advisor, Kevin Hassett, are constantly talking about prices being astronomically lower than they were when Trump took office, thanks to Trump’s tariff policies. But the reality is that the inflation outlook has worsened under Trump. Consumer prices in September increased at an annual rate of 3%, up from 2.3% in April, when Trump first began to roll out his tariff hikes. Trump has emphasized that gasoline prices are coming down, and maintained that gasoline is averaging $2 a gallon, but AAA reported Thursday that the national average was $3.08, a little less than two cents per gallon lower than a year ago. Most economic analysts agree that if Donald Trump had not imposed tariffs, the current U.S. annual inflation rate of 3%, could have been as much as one-third lower, potentially bringing it near the Federal Reserve's target of 2%.
What’s almost hilarious is the fact that Trump keeps claiming that tariffs are bringing prices down, and they’re helping him to do a wonderful job of providing “affordability” for everyday Americans, but this past week he actually refuted his own lies by announcing that he was reducing tariffs on imported coffee, bananas and beef to make these items “more affordable”.
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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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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. 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.
Click Here for more information.
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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.
Click Here for more information
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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 December 10, 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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