Greg Cunningham

New Mexico’s 2nd (NM - 02)

Updated: October 16, 2026

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Overview

Greg Cunningham is a right-wing extremist who will put his loyalty to Donald Trump ahead of doing what’s right for New Mexico. Gabe Vasquez has always put party politics aside and put New Mexico first to deliver real results.

SUMMARY

Starting immediately, voters in the Albuquerque media market, especially registered Independents, Hispanic voters, and voters under age 55, need to see English and Spanish broadcast TV including on primetime and live sports, hear radio, and see digital ads on YouTube, streaming, streaming audio, and OTT that:

  • Greg Cunningham says his “number one priority” will be supporting Donald Trump’s agenda – including his disastrous tariffs and war in Iran – that have raised energy costs for the average New Mexican by $220 a year, forced the average New Mexican to spend $760 more on gas a year, are raising mortgage payments by over $1,000 per year, and increased the price of groceries by hundreds of dollars per year.

Starting immediately, voters in the El Paso media market, especially registered Independents, Hispanic voters, and voters under age 55, need to see English and Spanish broadcast TV including on primetime and live sports, hear radio, and digital ads on YouTube, streaming, streaming audio, and OTT that:

  • Greg Cunningham says his “number one priority” will be supporting Donald Trump’s agenda – including Trump’s plans to give data centers $80 billion in tax breaks and ban local governments from enacting guardrails that would protect our communities from data centers. That’s why Cunningham is bankrolled by the Big Tech industry that is building data centers across southern New Mexico, driving up utility costs and using our water.

Starting immediately, voters, especially registered Independents, Hispanic voters, and voters under age 55, need to also see digital ads on YouTube, streaming, streaming audio, and OTT that:

  • Gabe Vasquez worked with both parties to fund 22,000 customs and border patrol agents and get his bipartisan bill to reduce wildfire risk signed by President Trump. He was one of just four Democrats to vote for a bill investing in New Mexico’s military bases, and he led the successful fight to prevent Trump from selling off our public lands. Vasquez is willing to work with anyone and stand up to anyone to do what’s right for New Mexico.

Starting immediately, persuadable voters who are likely to vote, especially Latinas, White Women, and Independents, excluding White Republican men over the age of 55, need to receive mail about how Greg Cunningham has made it clear that he will not support reproductive rights for women.

  • Cunningham signed a pledge from a group whose activists compared abortion to the Holocaust and slavery, declaring that he is “committed to ending all abortion,” even in cases of rape, incest, or when the life of the mother is at risk, and he doubled down on his stance.
  • Cunningham belongs to a mega-church that calls abortion murder and was recruited by, endorsed by, and aligned himself closely with Yvette Herrell, who said she wished she “could have eliminated all abortion” and sponsored a bill to ban abortion with no exceptions for rape or incest.

Voters who could be persuaded to vote for Gabe Vasquez who live in Albuquerque, Anthony, Chaparral, and Las Cruces should hear from canvassers at their doors about how:

  • Greg Cunningham admitted that he is “absolutely” a right-wing extremist and that his “number one priority” will be supporting Donald Trump’s agenda – whether it’s best for New Mexico or not – which is why he’s Donald Trump’s handpicked candidate. Greg Cunningham will do what’s best for Donald Trump even when it drives up costs for struggling New Mexico families and causes thousands to lose their healthcare.
  • Growing up in New Mexico’s borderlands, Gabe Vasquez learned the value of hard work from his single mother. He worked his way through college and served on the Las Cruces City Council before being elected to Congress. In Congress, Vasquez has put partisanship aside and put New Mexico FIRST. He brought Republicans and Democrats together to stop Trump from selling our public lands and got us the funds we need to prevent and recover from wildfires.
  • Gabe Vasquez is fighting back against higher prices. He has repeatedly voted to end Trump’s tariffs and the War in Iran that are making everything more expensive. And Vasquez is fighting to crack down on corporate landlords who are buying up housing stock and gouging New Mexicans with higher rents.

Additional Resources

  • Beginning two weeks before Election Day, all voters will see and hear less communication from the Vasquez campaign, especially in the El Paso media market. 
  • It is important that Hispanic voters hear ads in both English and Spanish in the El Paso and Albuquerque media markets.
  • Voters need to hear Greg Cunningham in his own words.
  • Audio of Greg Cunningham: “Number one priority.”
  • It is important that voters only in these zip codes see digital advertising: 87121, 87105, 88011, 88310, 88012, 88220, 87120, 88001, 88005, 88007, 87114, 87031, 88061, 87002, 88030, 88021, 88081, 87020, 88063, 88008, 87801, 88240, 87901, 87327, 88352, 88044, 87026, 88045, 87102, 87825, 88337, 88231, 88048, 87935, 87357, 87021, 88317, 87034, 88047, 87937, 88023, 88252, 88210, 88072, 88330, 88256, 88026, 88029, 88043, 87062, 87321, 88049, 87942, 88340, 87829, 88022, 88325, 88339, 87007, 87068, 88020, 87830, 88046, 87821, 88041, 88065, 87051, 87006, 87005, 87014, 87931, 87832, 87823, 87930, 88003, 87827, 88002, 88027, 88028, 87941, 88350, 88311, 88038, 88024, 88039, 87023, 87022, 87038, 87040, 87828, 87820, 88042, 87323, 87315, 88053, 87936, 87940, 88265, 88056, 88052, 87824, 87309, 88314, 88025, 88254, 87943, 88250, 88055, 88263, 87831, 88032, 88344, 88354, 87028, 87939, 88347, 87049, 88051, 88268, 87933, 88034, 88255, 88040, 87313, 88342, 87011, 88349, 88058, 87036, 87328, 87325, 87310, 87045, 87151, 87060, 87301, 87320, 87455, 88009, 87365, 88033, 88036, 87316, 88031, 88004, 87326, 87042, 88253, 87549, 87195, 88221, 87122, 87375, 87107, 87125, 87123, 87117, 87144, 87305, 87318, 87376, 87416, 88241, 87635, 87106, 87319
  • {Back-up}
  • Greg Cunningham (NM-02) Research Report
  • Research Report (web version)



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