As you may have heard by now, the totals are in and our Campaign for Change was successful.
I
want to thank our many supporters, volunteers, our dedicated campaign
staff and, of course, my family for their hard work and courage on what
is certainly a very un-traditional campaign. Our Campaign for Change was a team effort and I'm so proud of everyone who helped us reach out to the community.
I
would also like to offer a thank you to my opponent, Santa Fe mayor
David Coss, for his gracious phone call to me last night. I realize this
campaign was a contentious one, and I am looking forward to finding a
way forward with Mayor Coss and his supporters that is grounded in
building bridges, not walls.
I
am humbled by the trust that the people have placed in me by voting for
our Campaign for Change to represent our community in the legislature.
As a citizen candidate, my priority has always been to represent the
people, and that singular mission will continue to be our focus.
Our
campaign will continue doing what we've done over the past two years
-- we'll be working hard to reach as many of you as possible, knocking
on doors, attending Listening Parties and reaching out to all the
people of our community.
This was a primary
election, and of course, the general election is in November. While it
was appropriate for Democrats to choose their nominee (and
inappropriate for corporate PACs of any
party to get involved in this race), now that the selection has been
made, it's equally appropriate and important for those individuals in
our community who are not Democrats to have the opportunity to
participate in selecting the person who will represent them in the
legislature.
That
means we'll be reaching out to those of you who we haven't yet met with
personally, including Democrats who voted for my opponent, as well as
members of our community from all political parties, including the ones
who are not in line with our campaign's positions.
Together, we can all work together to bring the best of all of our ideas to the legislature.
Yours truly,
Carl Trujillo
Citizen Candidate
Democratic Party Nominee, State Representative District 46
