Jeff and Lovejoy Offer Kind Words for Martinez



Sandra Jeff

NMPolitics - Though many Democratic lawmakers aren’t impressed with the job Gov. Susana Martinez has done thus far, two Democratic state lawmakers who represent an area that’s often forgotten have a different take. The praise for the Republican governor comes from Sen. Lynda Lovejoy and Rep. Sandra Jeff, Democratic lawmakers from Crownpoint who are both Navajo. It follows the appointment by Martinez of a Navajo to be the state’s Indian affairs secretary, and a legislative session in which both found some common ground with the governor. 

Lynda Lovejoy



“I do admire her willingness and her openness and her accessibility,” Lovejoy said in a recent interview. “I’m not going to say Navajos are going to change their party affiliation and vote for her. It’s too soon. But it’s a good start for her, in my point of view.” Jeff heaped even more praise on Martinez, saying she’s done such a good job of reaching out that some Navajo Democrats are considering becoming Republicans. “There’s a common ground, and they see it in her,” Jeff said of Martinez. Read full story here: News New Mexico

Jeff and Lovejoy Offer Kind Words for Martinez