Catherine’s priorities focus on the issues that affect families every day: safe neighborhoods, strong public schools, accessible healthcare, and the cost of living.
Rio Rancho families should feel safe in their homes, neighborhoods, and community. Residents already rate Rio Rancho as a safe place to live, and Catherine’s priority is keeping it that way. She supports strong local law enforcement, well-equipped first responders, reliable emergency communications, and policies that hold repeat and violent offenders accountable. Public safety means giving police, firefighters, dispatchers, and frontline personnel the tools and resources they need to do their jobs well.
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Local support and equipment for police officers and firefighters
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Modern, reliable emergency radio and communications infrastructure
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Holding repeat and violent offenders accountable
97%
Feel safe in their neighborhood during the day
93%
Rate fire service positively
88%
Rate EMS and ambulance service positively
83%
Rate police services positively
Source: 2025 Rio Rancho Citizens Survey
Catherine’s education priorities are grounded in her time on the Rio Rancho School Board and ongoing conversations with local teachers and parents. Her focus is keeping decision-making close to local families, giving teachers what they need to thrive, and ensuring every student has clear paths to graduation and good careers. She also believes parents belong in the process, with a real voice in what happens in their children’s classrooms.
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Evidence-based early literacy instruction
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Support and competitive pay for classroom teachers
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Expanded career and technical education (CTE) pathways
Everyday bills hit Rio Rancho households first: groceries, utilities, housing, and healthcare. Catherine believes working families and retirees should not be priced out of the community they helped build. That means keeping state budgets responsible, cutting wasteful spending, and backing the local businesses that create dependable neighborhood jobs.
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Lowering everyday costs for working families and seniors
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Disciplined, responsible state budget stewardship
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Support for homegrown small businesses and local job growth
Families and seniors in Sandoval County should be able to see a doctor without waiting months or driving long distances. Catherine advocates for keeping physicians and healthcare specialists practicing locally, expanding regional clinic capacity, and addressing the rising costs of prescription drugs.
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Recruiting and retaining doctors, nurses, and medical specialists in Sandoval County
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Expanding local clinic access and preventative care options
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Lowering prescription drug and out-of-pocket medical costs
Sandoval County • House District 57
The everyday needs of a growing community.
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Rio Rancho continues to grow, and its infrastructure needs to keep pace. Catherine supports targeted investment in roads, traffic flow improvements, flood control, water security, and public facilities that serve our rapidly expanding neighborhoods.
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Rio Rancho should remain an engine for quality employment. Catherine backs workforce training programs, vocational apprenticeships, and economic policies that encourage regional business growth and good-paying careers close to home.
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Growth should make our community better, not more congested or harder to live in. Catherine supports protecting neighborhood parks, preserving open spaces, expanding youth recreation facilities, and safeguarding the local character families cherish.
Catherine’s first-term record includes work on education, public safety, healthcare, workforce issues and community investments.
Good representation starts with listening. Catherine wants to hear what families and neighborhood leaders across House District 57 are seeing and experiencing.