

Candy Spence Ezzell
Republican | New Mexico
Candidate Profile
Conservative
BIOGRAPHY
Name
Candy Spence Ezzell
Party
Republican
Election Year
2024
Election
Primary
Race
State Senator, Dist. 32
Incumbent
No
EDUCATION
NMSU, ENMU-R, Las Cruces, Roswell
WORK & MILITARY
Candidate did not provide
AFFILIATIONS
St. Andrew's Episcopal Church, member, 4-H and FFA
Leader 12 years, livestock judging coach, Leader of the Year 1984, Little League Baseball coach, Coach 6 years
NM 4-H and NM High School Rodeo Coach, 4-H Rodeo Executive Committee 8 yrs, NM High School Finals Rodeo Chairman 6 years, Eastern NM State Fair
Arts & Crafts Superintendent, Jr. Livestock Sales Committee, Assistant Swine Superintendent, National Assembly of Sportmen's Caucus, National Executive Board 8 years
American Quarter Horse Association, Life member, North American Limousin Foundation
Life member, National Rifle Association, Life member
NM Sportsmen's Caucus, NM House of Representatives Co-Chair 12 years
POLITICAL OFFICES HELD
NM House of Representatives, District 58, 2004-present
POLITICAL OFFICES SOUGHT
NM State Senator, District 32
Race
Previous Races
SCORECARDS
CONSERVATIVE ORGANIZATIONS
2020
100%
2021-2022
89%
2023
81%, 80% (cum.)†
2023
66%
2022
50%
2020
|100%
2021-2022
|89%
2023
|81%, 80% (cum.)†
2023
|66%
2022
|50%
LIBERAL ORGANIZATIONS
ENDORSEMENTS
CONSERVATIVE (1)
National Rifle Association (NRA) PVF
REPORTED BY CANDIDATE (1)
Rep. Jim Townsend, Rep. Cathrynn Brown, Sen. Stuart Ingle, Sen. Mary K. Papen, Chaves County Manager Bill Williams, Chaves Co. Commissioner Jeff Bilberry, Mayor Tim Jennings, Rep. Jimmy Mason, Chaves County Federated Republican Women President Joan Boue', plus numerous more
SELECTED CONTRIBUTIONS
CONSERVATIVE
GIVEN BY CANDIDATE (4)
Michelle Garcia Holmes (2022)
Republican National Committee (2020)
State Republican Party Organizations (2020)
Allen Weh (2014)
RECEIVED BY CANDIDATE (0)
OTHER INFORMATION
QUESTIONNAIRE
RIGHT TO LIFE
Under what circumstances should an elective abortion be allowed?
Medical health of the mother, rape (conviction), incest
Under what circumstances should an elective abortion be allowed?
Medical health of the mother, rape (conviction), incest
Under what circumstances should an elective abortion be allowed?
Medical health of the mother, rape (conviction), incest
Chemical abortion drugs should meet essential safety standards (such as in-person consultation with a medical doctor) and require reporting to gather evidence on reactions and outcomes.
Strongly Agree
Chemical abortion drugs should meet essential safety standards (such as in-person consultation with a medical doctor) and require reporting to gather evidence on reactions and outcomes.
Strongly Agree
Chemical abortion drugs should meet essential safety standards (such as in-person consultation with a medical doctor) and require reporting to gather evidence on reactions and outcomes.
Strongly Agree
Abortion providers, including Planned Parenthood, should not receive taxpayer funds from federal, state, or local governments (including Title X grants).
Strongly Agree
Abortion providers, including Planned Parenthood, should not receive taxpayer funds from federal, state, or local governments (including Title X grants).
Strongly Agree
Abortion providers, including Planned Parenthood, should not receive taxpayer funds from federal, state, or local governments (including Title X grants).
Strongly Agree
I support 'aid in dying' laws which legalize assisted suicide and euthanasia.
Strongly Disagree
I support 'aid in dying' laws which legalize assisted suicide and euthanasia.
Strongly Disagree
I support 'aid in dying' laws which legalize assisted suicide and euthanasia.
Strongly Disagree
ECONOMY
Free enterprise and the right to private property are essential elements of a productive economic system.
Strongly Agree
Free enterprise and the right to private property are essential elements of a productive economic system.
Strongly Agree
Free enterprise and the right to private property are essential elements of a productive economic system.
Strongly Agree
What is your position on the minimum wage?
Minimum wage is certainly important, however most private business owners (which are the backbone of the nations economy) reward their employees with monetary increases on their own.
What is your position on the minimum wage?
Minimum wage is certainly important, however most private business owners (which are the backbone of the nations economy) reward their employees with monetary increases on their own.
What is your position on the minimum wage?
Minimum wage is certainly important, however most private business owners (which are the backbone of the nations economy) reward their employees with monetary increases on their own.
Should environmental and social issues, like ESG (environmental, social, and governance) ratings, be used as criteria in deciding where to invest public monies?
No
Should environmental and social issues, like ESG (environmental, social, and governance) ratings, be used as criteria in deciding where to invest public monies?
No
Should environmental and social issues, like ESG (environmental, social, and governance) ratings, be used as criteria in deciding where to invest public monies?
No
RELIGIOUS LIBERTY
Under what circumstances can government close churches?
Government should not be involved.
Under what circumstances can government close churches?
Government should not be involved.
Under what circumstances can government close churches?
Government should not be involved.
Individuals and businesses should be required to provide services even if it would violate their moral and/or religious beliefs.
Strongly Disagree
Individuals and businesses should be required to provide services even if it would violate their moral and/or religious beliefs.
Strongly Disagree
Individuals and businesses should be required to provide services even if it would violate their moral and/or religious beliefs.
Strongly Disagree
HEALTHCARE
What most closely matches your view on healthcare: A) Healthcare for all should be guaranteed and funded by the government with no private healthcare option. (includes "universal healthcare," "medicare for all," etc.) B) Healthcare insurance funded by the government should be available for all who want it, along with private healthcare options. C) Medicaid and Medicare should remain available, but no other taxpayer-funded programs are necessary. D) Taxpayer funded health care should be abolished in all forms, and Medicaid and Medicare should be defunded.
A. NO B. NO C. Yes D. Yes to the first part, no to the second part
What most closely matches your view on healthcare: A) Healthcare for all should be guaranteed and funded by the government with no private healthcare option. (includes "universal healthcare," "medicare for all," etc.) B) Healthcare insurance funded by the government should be available for all who want it, along with private healthcare options. C) Medicaid and Medicare should remain available, but no other taxpayer-funded programs are necessary. D) Taxpayer funded health care should be abolished in all forms, and Medicaid and Medicare should be defunded.
A. NO B. NO C. Yes D. Yes to the first part, no to the second part
What most closely matches your view on healthcare: A) Healthcare for all should be guaranteed and funded by the government with no private healthcare option. (includes "universal healthcare," "medicare for all," etc.) B) Healthcare insurance funded by the government should be available for all who want it, along with private healthcare options. C) Medicaid and Medicare should remain available, but no other taxpayer-funded programs are necessary. D) Taxpayer funded health care should be abolished in all forms, and Medicaid and Medicare should be defunded.
A. NO B. NO C. Yes D. Yes to the first part, no to the second part
Under what circumstances (if any) should a government, school, or employer be allowed to require vaccinations?
Did not answer
Under what circumstances (if any) should a government, school, or employer be allowed to require vaccinations?
Did not answer
Under what circumstances (if any) should a government, school, or employer be allowed to require vaccinations?
Did not answer
NATIONAL SECURITY
The Chinese Communist Party poses serious military, cyber security, intellectual property, and global economic threats to the United States.
Strongly Agree
The Chinese Communist Party poses serious military, cyber security, intellectual property, and global economic threats to the United States.
Strongly Agree
Is the United States' relationship with Israel important, and if so why?
Did not answer
The Chinese Communist Party poses serious military, cyber security, intellectual property, and global economic threats to the United States.
Strongly Agree
Is the United States' relationship with Israel important, and if so why?
Did not answer
Is the United States' relationship with Israel important, and if so why?
Did not answer
IMMIGRATION
The U.S. should do more to physically secure the southern border.
Strongly Agree
National security, criminals entering our country, human trafficking, drug smuggling just to name a few
The U.S. should do more to physically secure the southern border.
Strongly Agree
National security, criminals entering our country, human trafficking, drug smuggling just to name a few
The U.S. should do more to physically secure the southern border.
Strongly Agree
National security, criminals entering our country, human trafficking, drug smuggling just to name a few
EDUCATION
The state should fund education by allowing dollars to follow the child through programs which protect parents' freedom to choose their child's school – public, private, or homeschool.
Strongly Agree
The state should fund education by allowing dollars to follow the child through programs which protect parents' freedom to choose their child's school – public, private, or homeschool.
Strongly Agree
The state should fund education by allowing dollars to follow the child through programs which protect parents' freedom to choose their child's school – public, private, or homeschool.
Strongly Agree
VALUES
Children are the most vulnerable members of society and must be protected from abuse, including gender ideology, grooming, and bodily mutilation.
Strongly Agree
Children are the most vulnerable members of society and must be protected from abuse, including gender ideology, grooming, and bodily mutilation.
Strongly Agree
Parents should have the right to make decisions for their minor children.
Strongly Agree
Parents should have the right to make decisions for their minor children.
Strongly Agree
Children are the most vulnerable members of society and must be protected from abuse, including gender ideology, grooming, and bodily mutilation.
Strongly Agree
Taxpayer funds should be used to provide gender transition services.
Strongly Disagree
Taxpayer funds should be used to provide gender transition services.
Strongly Disagree
Parents should have the right to make decisions for their minor children.
Strongly Agree
Marriage is a God-ordained, sacred and legal union of one man and one woman. No government has the authority to alter this definition.
Agree
Marriage is a God-ordained, sacred and legal union of one man and one woman. No government has the authority to alter this definition.
Agree
Taxpayer funds should be used to provide gender transition services.
Strongly Disagree
Briefly describe your spiritual beliefs and values.
Raised as a Catholic (roots go back many generations to Ireland), converted to Episcopalian 30+ years ago. Does that tell you anything?
Briefly describe your spiritual beliefs and values.
Raised as a Catholic (roots go back many generations to Ireland), converted to Episcopalian 30+ years ago. Does that tell you anything?
Marriage is a God-ordained, sacred and legal union of one man and one woman. No government has the authority to alter this definition.
Agree
Briefly describe your spiritual beliefs and values.
Raised as a Catholic (roots go back many generations to Ireland), converted to Episcopalian 30+ years ago. Does that tell you anything?
ELECTIONS AND VOTING
People should be able to vote without photo identification.
Strongly Disagree
People should be able to vote without photo identification.
Strongly Disagree
States should join the National Popular Vote Interstate Compact which makes the Electoral College irrelevant.
Strongly Disagree
States should join the National Popular Vote Interstate Compact which makes the Electoral College irrelevant.
Strongly Disagree
People should be able to vote without photo identification.
Strongly Disagree
States should join the National Popular Vote Interstate Compact which makes the Electoral College irrelevant.
Strongly Disagree
EQUALITY
Is racism a threat to domestic security in the United States? Why or why not?
Did not answer
Is racism a threat to domestic security in the United States? Why or why not?
Did not answer
Is racism a threat to domestic security in the United States? Why or why not?
Did not answer
I agree with Critical Race Theory (CRT) which asserts that the institutions in the United States are fundamentally racist.
Disagree
I agree with Critical Race Theory (CRT) which asserts that the institutions in the United States are fundamentally racist.
Disagree
I agree with Critical Race Theory (CRT) which asserts that the institutions in the United States are fundamentally racist.
Disagree
Biological males should not be allowed to participate in women's sports or occupy biological women's spaces whether it be bathrooms, locker rooms, sorority houses, women's shelters, or prison.
Strongly Agree
Biological males should not be allowed to participate in women's sports or occupy biological women's spaces whether it be bathrooms, locker rooms, sorority houses, women's shelters, or prison.
Strongly Agree
Biological males should not be allowed to participate in women's sports or occupy biological women's spaces whether it be bathrooms, locker rooms, sorority houses, women's shelters, or prison.
Strongly Agree
ENERGY & ENVIRONMENT
Which comes closest to your view? (Select all that apply) A) Stricter environmental laws and regulations cost too many jobs and hurt the economy. B) Stricter environmental laws and regulations are worth the cost. C) Stricter environmental laws undermine U.S. energy independence and deter development of reliable electricity sources. D) Climate change is real and requires urgent policy action.
A
Which comes closest to your view? (Select all that apply) A) Stricter environmental laws and regulations cost too many jobs and hurt the economy. B) Stricter environmental laws and regulations are worth the cost. C) Stricter environmental laws undermine U.S. energy independence and deter development of reliable electricity sources. D) Climate change is real and requires urgent policy action.
A
Which comes closest to your view? (Select all that apply) A) Stricter environmental laws and regulations cost too many jobs and hurt the economy. B) Stricter environmental laws and regulations are worth the cost. C) Stricter environmental laws undermine U.S. energy independence and deter development of reliable electricity sources. D) Climate change is real and requires urgent policy action.
A
What do you believe is the most reliable energy source that will supply the growing demand for electricity?
Extraction industry (oil/natural gas, copper mining.) That's what is necessary to produce solar panels and wind turbines.
What do you believe is the most reliable energy source that will supply the growing demand for electricity?
Extraction industry (oil/natural gas, copper mining.) That's what is necessary to produce solar panels and wind turbines.
What do you believe is the most reliable energy source that will supply the growing demand for electricity?
Extraction industry (oil/natural gas, copper mining.) That's what is necessary to produce solar panels and wind turbines.
ABOUT YOU
Have you ever been penalized for sexual misconduct in either civil or criminal court? If so, please explain.
NO
Have you ever been penalized for sexual misconduct in either civil or criminal court? If so, please explain.
NO
Have you ever been convicted of a felony? If so, please explain.
NO
Have you ever been convicted of a felony? If so, please explain.
NO
Have you ever been penalized for sexual misconduct in either civil or criminal court? If so, please explain.
NO
What do you think is the general purpose of government?
To establish justice, promote the general welfare, secure the blessings of liberty, insure domestic tranquility, provide for the common deference, as stated in our United States Constitution. Not to be doing what they are doing now!
Have you ever been convicted of a felony? If so, please explain.
NO
What do you think is the general purpose of government?
To establish justice, promote the general welfare, secure the blessings of liberty, insure domestic tranquility, provide for the common deference, as stated in our United States Constitution. Not to be doing what they are doing now!
When you consider your views on a wide range of issues from economic and social matters to foreign policy and religious liberty, which of the following best describes you overall?
Very Conservative
What do you think is the general purpose of government?
To establish justice, promote the general welfare, secure the blessings of liberty, insure domestic tranquility, provide for the common deference, as stated in our United States Constitution. Not to be doing what they are doing now!
When you consider your views on a wide range of issues from economic and social matters to foreign policy and religious liberty, which of the following best describes you overall?
Very Conservative
When you consider your views on a wide range of issues from economic and social matters to foreign policy and religious liberty, which of the following best describes you overall?
Very Conservative
CRIMINAL JUSTICE & PUBLIC SAFETY
I support redirecting funds from police departments to community programs.
Strongly Disagree
I support redirecting funds from police departments to community programs.
Strongly Disagree
I support redirecting funds from police departments to community programs.
Strongly Disagree
2ND AMENDMENT
What restrictions on gun ownership are needed to protect public safety?
NOT any of the ones New Mexico has passed recently.
What restrictions on gun ownership are needed to protect public safety?
NOT any of the ones New Mexico has passed recently.
Should teachers be allowed to carry guns at school?
Yes
If they have successfully passed a concealed carry class, and have maintained the right to that permit.
What restrictions on gun ownership are needed to protect public safety?
NOT any of the ones New Mexico has passed recently.
Should teachers be allowed to carry guns at school?
Yes
If they have successfully passed a concealed carry class, and have maintained the right to that permit.
Should teachers be allowed to carry guns at school?
Yes
If they have successfully passed a concealed carry class, and have maintained the right to that permit.
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