LUJAN GRISHAM ON THE ISSUES

MINIMUM WAGE

Supports immediate increase to $10 an hour and to $12 in 2022, with inflation adjustments after that, saying it would deliver a critical raise to workers.

PERMANENT FUNDS

Supports additional distributions from the fund to expand early childhood programs, in consultation with legislative leaders to determine an amount that would protect the fund’s long-term health.

LEGALIZE MARIJUANA

Supports legalization under certain circumstances, such as protecting patients’ access to medical cannabis, addressing workplace intoxication and keeping marijuana away from children.

STATE TAX CODE OVERHAUL

Says the state should examine tax breaks with an eye toward fairness to families, promoting job creation and eliminating tax deductions and exemptions that don’t produce results.

TEACHER EVALUATIONS

Says the current system focuses too much on testing and would overhaul it by prioritizing professional growth of teachers, tracking students’ skills, and allowing locally developed performance measures.

OPEN PRIMARY ELECTIONS

Supports opening primaries to independent voters as a way to promote voter participation and broaden the electorate that candidates must appeal to.

FILM REBATES

Supports eliminating or bumping up the annual cap on film tax credits, saying she’d like to double the number of films made in New Mexico.

GUN CONTROL

Supports a statewide ban on sale of AR-15-style semiautomatic rifles and high-capacity magazines, as part of broader strategy to address shootings.