JD Mathews
JD Mathews is a State Central Committee Member at Democratic Party of New Mexico. Married to Elsie Stott.
Activism
- Political Director at New Mexico Working Families Party
- Planning Committee Member at Progressive Democrats of America of Central New Mexico
- Former CD1 Male Vice Chair at Democratic Party of New Mexico
- Former Leadership committee member at New Mexico Progressive Coalition
- Former Volunteer Co-Editor/Admin/Author at Our Revolution New Mexico
Open Letter from RWU to the President
In November 2022 JD Mathews signed the Open Letter from RWU to the President .
Grisham connection
JD Mathews with Michelle Lujan Grisham.
Backing Melanie Stansbury
March 9, 2021 — The New Mexico Working Families Party today announced it is endorsing State Representative Melanie Stansbury in the general election for the open seat in New Mexico’s First Congressional District. Stansbury won the Democratic nomination to replace Deb Haaland, who joined President Biden’s Cabinet as Secretary of the Interior.
JD Mathews, Teresa Leger Fernandez and Melanie Stansbury.
“We are proud to stand with Representative Melanie Stansbury to take over the Congressional seat held by Interior Secretary Deb Haaland,” said Oriana Sandoval, CEO of the Center for Civic Action and WFP affiliate. “Melanie has been an unwavering ally in our fight for social and economic justice for all New Mexicans, including a just transition to a diverse economy that centers communities affected most by climate change.”
“Representative Stansbury has deep roots in this Congressional district and understands the struggles of working families first hand,” said Andrea Serrano, Executive Director of OLE New Mexico and member of the Working Families Party national executive committee. “We look forward to working with her to fight for a $15 minimum wage, Medicare for All and to pass the THRIVE Act to make sure all New Mexicans have access to the opportunity to prosper and raise their families with dignity.”
“Melanie has been a great partner, and champion for Climate Justice, and equity. We are committed to advancing progressive policies, and working together to promote a strong working families agenda that balances new jobs, a clean environment, and a more prosperous economy for all working people” said Austin Weahkee, Political Director with New Mexico Native Vote.
“We thank all of the candidates for their hard work in the primary campaign for taking strong progressive stances on issues affecting working families,” said JD Mathews, Acting State Director for New Mexico Working Families Party. “We also thank the hundreds of local New Mexico members and affiliates who participated in our endorsement process.”
““I am so honored to be endorsed by the Working Families Party, which has been on the front lines of racial equity, worker rights, social justice and democracy reform in New Mexico and around the country,” said Representative Stansbury. “I will stand with WFP and other progressive allies in Congress to ensure we put working families and our communities first in every action we take.”
The Working Families Party is a grassroots progressive political party that fights to make our country work for the many, not just the few. WFP recruits, trains, and elects the next generation of progressive leaders to office. In the space of a few years, the New Mexico Working Families Party has become a major challenger to the Democratic Party status quo. The WFP helped oust some of the most conservative Democrats in the New Mexico Senate in the 2020 Democratic primary.[1]
Santa Fe DSA Facebook group
Members of the Santa Fe Democratic Socialists of America closed Facebook group, as of May 22, 2018 included JD Mathews.[2]
ANSWER-NM
Deb Haaland for Congress February 8 2018, With Danny Hernandez, Deb Haaland, JD Mathews, Roxanne Allen, Marcus 'Aurelius' Porter and Zack Quintero at Abq Journal..
New Mexico/WFP connection
Maurice Mitchell August 13 2018:
Excited to engage a packed house at OLE NewMexico, one of our Working Families Party affiliates to discuss how we organize a new sort of politics that inspires us to turn towards each other and win for the long term. — with JD Mathews, Rey Garduno, Javier Benavidez, Deb Haaland, Laurie Weahkee, Eric Shimamoto, Flora Lucero and Felice Garcia.