If there’s one thing Democrats and Republicans can agree on in southern New Mexico, it’s that scandal-plagued candidate Yvettte Herrell can’t be trusted.
Just this year, Herrell was caught pocketing a half-a-million dollars in taxpayer-funded contracts and violating ethics rules when she kept those contracts out of the public eye. The Albuquerque Journal editorial called her failure to disclose the income as “pretty egregious” and her denial “disingenuous at best.”
Local leaders from both parties have questioned Herrell’s credibility given the sweetheart deal she gave herself. New Mexico Governor Susana Martinez said, “I think there are some questions with reference to [Herrell’s] ability to … represent New Mexico in a fair and reasonable way” and former Alamogordo Mayor wrote, “Yvette Herrell is an insider who can’t be trusted.”
“Both Democrats and Republicans agree that Yvette Herrell is a corrupt politician who can’t be trusted,” said DCCC spokesperson Rachel Irwin. “Herrell was caught red-handed hiding the fact that she was lining her own pockets with state money, and rather than take responsibility, Herrell dodged her unethical behavior. Southern New Mexico voters deserve better than corrupt political insider Yvette Herrell, who will add to the Republican corruption in Washington.”
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How can we trust Yvette Herrell? Her record filled with controversy. Her ethics questioned.
While serving in the state house, Herrell landed nearly half a million dollars in taxpayer funded contracts for her own company, and failed to disclose it to the public.
The Albuquerque Journal called Herrell’s actions egregious. Even fellow republicans say she can’t be trusted and call her an insider who puts her own self-interest first.
We just can’t trust Yvette Herrell.