John Block
NAME: John Block
POLITICAL PARTY: Republican
OCCUPATION: Founder and editor of the Piñon Post®, New Mexico’s #1 online conservative news publication
CITY OF RESIDENCE: Alamogordo
RELEVANT EXPERIENCE: Managed one of the largest independent ally organizations of President Donald J. Trump, the Committee to Defend the President, worked as a staffer at the state House of Representatives and fought for the right to life as a manager at Americans United for Life. Through the Piñon Post, we have exposed waste, fraud, and abuse in New Mexico politics while bringing a conservative perspective to our state’s media.
EDUCATION: B.A. in business from Rutgers University, MBA from Eastern New Mexico University
CAMPAIGN WEBSITE: JohnBlock.com
1. New Mexico is highly reliant on the oil and natural gas industries to generate revenue to fund state programs, as evidenced by recent oil boom and bust cycles. What steps should the Legislature take to diversify the state’s economy and revenue base?
We must expand oil, gas, and coal by striking bad legislation such as 2019’s enviro-Marxist Green New Deal (Energy Transition Act). Laws like this cripple energy producers and kill jobs. I will sponsor legislation to expand oil, gas, and coal production while making it easier to do business in New Mexico.
2. During the last regular legislative session, there was an unsuccessful push to make it easier to keep certain defendants behind bars until trial. Should New Mexico law be changed to make it easier to hold individuals charged with violent offenses such as murder and first-degree child abuse behind bars until trial?
Violent criminals must be taken off the streets, and if that means changing our laws to guarantee those who terrorize our communities stay behind bars, I fully support such a measure. Criminals, such as pedophiles, murderers, and rapists, must be locked up, period.
3. What steps should the Legislature take to address crime and public safety amid a rise in violent crime rates?
New Mexico must secure our border to stop criminal alien invasions. We must strengthen state statutes to stop violent offenders from returning to our streets. Victims and their families must get swift justice. I do not believe in “restorative justice.” If someone breaks the law, they face the consequences.
4. What changes, if any, should New Mexico make to its gross receipts tax code?
Gross receipts taxes must be heavily cut at the state level, giving localities the sole authority to oversee GRT.
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Source: https://www.abqjournal.com/2497462/qa-house-district-51-republican-candidate-john-block.html
