Yanira Gurrola

State House, District 16 · Democratic · New Mexico

Where they are running

Where they stand

Healthcare costs: Valenzuela supports reducing healthcare costs for families.

Housing affordability: Valenzuela supports expanding affordable housing and homeownership.

Economic opportunity: Valenzuela supports improving access to food and economic opportunity.

Where Yanira stands on the questions on which we score all candidates

Immigration and Border · Likely supports: New Mexico should limit state and local cooperation with federal immigration enforcement.

Energy, Environment and Water · Supports: New Mexico should increase state funding for water conservation and water infrastructure.

Energy, Environment and Water · Likely supports: New Mexico should protect public access to public lands and waterways.

Education and Workforce · Supports: New Mexico should expand career and technical education and apprenticeship programs.

Education and Workforce · Supports: New Mexico should increase state funding and support for early childhood education and childcare programs.

Education and Workforce · Supports: New Mexico should strengthen public-school teacher and educator recruitment, retention, and support.

Education and Workforce · Supports: New Mexico should expand state support for youth employment and internship programs.

Education and Workforce · Likely supports: New Mexico should increase state funding for public schools.

Public Safety and Justice · Supports: New Mexico should increase state support for law enforcement, first responders, and other public-safety personnel.

Public Safety and Justice · Supports: New Mexico should increase state funding for community violence-prevention programs.

Housing and Infrastructure · Supports: New Mexico should increase capital-outlay funding for municipal infrastructure.

Housing and Infrastructure · Supports: New Mexico should increase state funding for affordable housing development.

Housing and Infrastructure · Likely supports: New Mexico should create tax incentives and assistance to support homeownership, including first-time buyers.

Health and Human Services · Supports: New Mexico should increase state funding for behavioral health and substance-use treatment.

Health and Human Services · Likely supports: New Mexico should expand hospital and clinic capacity in rural communities.

Health and Human Services · Likely supports: New Mexico should expand state incentives such as loan repayment and training support to recruit and retain health care providers.

Health and Human Services · Supports: New Mexico should strengthen state support for healthcare affordability and access.