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New Mexico U.S. House District 2 2026: where the candidates stand on data centers

2 candidates on the November 3, 2026 ballot, from the New Mexico Secretary of State's list. The officeholder comes first, then the Republican and Democratic nominees together by last name, then everyone else by last name; in each group a candidate with a statement or vote on the record comes first (how the order works). Each has the same space. The list: 2026 General Election Contest/Candidate List (New Mexico Secretary of State candidate portal) (no date printed on the list; a live portal page linked from sos.nm.gov as "Click here to view candidate list").

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The candidates

  1. Gabe Vasquez, Democratic candidate for U.S. House District 2, New Mexico

    Gabe Vasquez

    Democratic · In office

    Of 5 statements on the record, 3 raised concerns about data centers and 2 carry no label.

    What they said

    0 3 0

    What they did

    0 votes in favor of data centers 1 vote against

    5 statements · 1 vote on the record

    Photo: US House Office of Photography, public domain, via Wikimedia Commons, cropped.

    Gabe Vasquez's page · In their own words

  2. Gregory G Cunningham

    Republican

    No sourced statement on the record as of October 21, 2026. No vote on a data center measure either. Silence is not a position.

    0 statements · 0 votes on the record

    Gregory G Cunningham's page · In their own words

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In their own words

Where does Gabe Vasquez stand on data centers?

Of 5 statements on the record, 3 raised concerns about data centers and 2 carry no label.

Statements 5 statements

  1. · quoted

    Should you fall short of these standards and fail to provide anything other than a safe and direct benefit for the communities that house these data centers, we will reject their construction

    Congressional letter to tech industry leaders · Representative Gabe Vasquez (.gov) · [Archived Copy] · Full quote, context and sources

  2. · paraphrased

    Rep. Gabe Vasquez voiced support for a data center moratorium in Grant County

    Representative Gabe Vasquez | (.gov) · [Archived Copy] · Full quote, context and sources

  3. · paraphrased

    Vasquez backed the House passed Ratepayer Protection Act to encourage utility regulators to make large electricity users pay associated infrastructure costs.

    www.quiverquant.com · Full quote, context and sources

  4. · paraphrased

    Vasquez introduced a bill to end certain tax breaks for large data centers.

    www.quiverquant.com · Full quote, context and sources

  5. · paraphrased

    Rep. Gabe Vasquez stands with local residents and leaders calling for a temporary moratorium on data centers in Grant County.

    www.facebook.com · Full quote, context and sources

Votes 1 vote

1 vote on data center measures: 0 in favor of data centers, 1 against.

  1. Voted yes on a measure that limited data centers: H.R. 9340, U.S. House of Representatives, September 16, 2026 · against

Where does Gregory G Cunningham stand on data centers?

No public statement on data centers is on the record yet for Gregory G Cunningham.

Statements 0 statements

No public statement on data centers is on the record yet for Gregory G Cunningham.

Votes 0 votes

No vote on a data center measure on the record.

Candidates and their order come from the New Mexico Secretary of State's list, verified October 9, 2026. Every candidate, by state · How the record reads leaders.

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