Greg Cunningham (NM-02) Research Report
Significant Findings
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Greg Cunningham Said He Was “Going To Stand With President Trump” Whose One Big Beautiful Bill Was Projected To Kick Nearly 40,000 People Off Their Health Insurance In NM-02 And Threaten Food Assistance For More Than 60,000 Households In The District
10 findings
- 2026: Cunningham repeatedly praised Trump and his policies, saying “I’m going to stand with President Trump” and “the most important thing is, right now, the President’s agenda.”
- 2026: Trump gave Cunningham his “complete and total endorsement” for NM-02 and Cunningham said he was “so honored” by Trump’s support.
- Trump’s One Big Beautiful Bill enacted the largest cuts to Medicaid in history, slashing local hospital revenue, and would kick nearly 40,000 people in NM-02 off their health insurance.
- The One Big Beautiful Bill let ACA tax credits expire, driving up health care costs for more than 24,000 individuals in NM-02 on marketplace plans.
- The One Big Beautiful Bill enacted the largest SNAP cuts in history, threatening food assistance for more than 60,000 households in NM-02 and across the state, which had the nation's highest SNAP participation rate.
- The One Big Beautiful Bill gutted clean energy tax credits, threatening $1.3 billion in clean energy investments in NM-02, risking nearly 12,000 jobs in New Mexico, and raising energy costs for New Mexico households by $220 on average.
- The One Big Beautiful Bill cut crucial health and nutrition resources for rural Americans.
- The One Big Beautiful Bill gave billions in tax breaks to the ultra-wealthy at the expense of working families.
- The One Big Beautiful Bill made health care more expensive for seniors and older Americans.
- The One Big Beautiful Bill would add $3.4 trillion to the national debt.
Greg Cunningham Was Bad For New Mexico’s Children And Working Families, Opposing Paid Family Medical Leave, A Minimum Wage Increase, And Funding For Pre-K And K-12 Education
4 findings
- 2024: Cunningham opposed paid family medical leave, saying it would have “costly effects on our business community” and enable “fraud and misuse.”
- 2022-2024: Cunningham repeatedly opposed raising New Mexico’s minimum wage, insisting “the free market or supply/demand” should set wages.
- 2022: Cunningham sided with businesses over working families, saying “employers should decide based on [their] individual situation” whether workers should receive sick leave or PTO.
- 2022: Cunningham opposed Constitutional Amendment 1, which was approved by New Mexico voters and increased funding for pre-K and K-12 education in the state.
Greg Cunningham Stood Behind Trump's Reckless Policies Including Tariffs And The Iran War, Which Raised Costs And Hurt New Mexico’s Farmers, Families, And Small Businesses
6 findings
- Cunningham said he was “so honored” to be added to the NRCC’s MAGA Majority program, which highlighted candidates who “embody the Trump agenda.”
- Cunningham acknowledged that Trump’s war in Iran caused gas prices to “shoot up,” which raised costs for households across the country.
- Cunningham said he supported Trump’s tariffs on Mexican imports to “even the playing field” for New Mexico’s farmers.
- Trump’s tariffs raised costs for New Mexico’s farmers, including the state’s $54.8 million chile industry.
- Business leaders in New Mexico were concerned about the impact of Trump’s tariffs on agriculture and small businesses.
- Cunningham said Trump’s agenda, which sold out New Mexico’s cattle ranchers with Argentinian beef imports, would be his “number one priority” if elected to Congress.
Greg Cunningham Implied ICE Was Justified In Using Violence In Public Spaces To Arrest Undocmented Immigrants And Touted His Past Working With ICE
4 findings
- Cunningham implied ICE was justified using violence in public spaces to arrest undocmented immigrants saying “we’re going to put other people at risk” and “there’s going to be collateral damage” to customers, employees, and family members.
- Cunningham touted his law enforcement career’s work with ICE saying “I’ve worked with INS. I worked with ICE.”
- Cunningham said the public should “allow ICE to do their job” and the public “needs training” on what ICE does.
- Cunningham appeared to oppose H.B. 9 which blocked counties from contracting with ICE to hold immigrant detainees, saying it was “going to destroy Cibola, Otero, and Torrance county’s jobs.”
Greg Cunningham Was A Member Of Legacy Church, Which Condemned Same-Sex Marriage, Supported So-Called “Conversion Therapy,” And Called Abortion “Murder”
5 findings
- Cunningham was a member of Legacy Church, a New Mexico-based megachurch.
- Cunningham said Legacy Church Pastor Steve Smotherman challenged him to get involved in politics.
- Legacy Church and Pastor Smotherman condemned same-sex marriage and espoused extreme rhetoric stigmatizing gay people.
- Legacy Church opposed a bill to ban so-called “conversion therapy,” a practice the American Medical Association described as dangerous and “unethical.”
- Legacy Church posted “Abortion is murder!”
Greg Cunningham Claimed In A 2022 Candidate Questionnaire That He Had Never Been Subjected To Tax Liens Despite Him And His Business Facing More Than $14,000 In Tax Liens From The State Of New Mexico
5 findings
- 2022: Cunningham answered “no” when asked if he or his businesses had been subjected to tax liens on a candidate questionnaire.
- 2012: Cunningham faced a personal tax lien for more than $2,000 from the state of New Mexico, which was later released.
- After incorrectly answering “no” to the candidate questionnaire when asked about having a history of tax liens despite facing a $2,000 tax lien, Cunningham blamed the answer on a miscommunication with his campaign consultant.
- 2012-2016: Cunningham’s business GTG Investigations faced more than $12,000 in tax liens from the state of New Mexico, which were later released.
- 2022: Cunningham said he did not know what gross receipts taxes were when he faced liens for not paying them for his business and then called for them to be “abolished.”
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