Primary Profile: Duke Rodriguez for Governor

About this episode

Abe Baldonado interviews gubernatorial candidate Duke Rodriguez about the key issues in the New Mexico primary race.

One week before New Mexico’s June 2 primary, Abe Baldonado sits down with gubernatorial candidate Duke Rodriguez for a wide-ranging conversation on the issues shaping the race for governor. From crime and healthcare to education, homelessness and government spending, Rodriguez shares why he believes New Mexico is “not a poor state, but a poorly run state” and outlines the reforms he says are needed to change the state’s trajectory. The two dive into the failures of status quo leadership, the growing dependence on government programs, the healthcare workforce crisis, and the connection between poverty, addiction, mental health and crime. Rodriguez also reflects on his own upbringing in government housing, his experience leading healthcare systems in New Mexico, and why he believes voters are hungry for solutions over political talking points. Visit Duke's website: https://runwithduke.com/

People in this episode

Host: Abe Baldonado

Guest: Duke Rodriguez

Topics covered

• gubernatorial election
• healthcare
• crime
• education
• government spending
• homelessness

Keywords

• New Mexico
• Duke Rodriguez
• gubernatorial candidate
• healthcare crisis
• government programs
• crime
• education reform

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Places: New Mexico

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