Secretary of State of New Mexico
Amanda López Askin
Doña Ana County Clerk (since 2018)D
- Race
- Secretary of State of New Mexico
- Election
- 2026-11-03
- Opponent
- Ramona Goolsby (R)
- Research
- Basic
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Amanda López Askin is the Democratic nominee for Secretary of State and the Doña Ana County Clerk, an office she has held since 2018. She says her experience running 12 elections in the state's second most populous county qualifies her.[1][2]
On the ballotSecretary of State
2026-11-03
| Amanda López Askin D | challenger |
| Ramona Goolsby R | challenger |
Won the June 2, 2026 Democratic primary over Katharine Clark.
Biography
Amanda López Askin is the Democratic nominee for Secretary of State and the Doña Ana County Clerk, an office she has held since 2018. She says her experience running 12 elections in the state's second most populous county qualifies her.[1][2]
Basic profile — the most important sourced facts we found.
López Askin holds a master's degree in marriage and family therapy and a Ph.D. in educational leadership from New Mexico State University.[1]
Doña Ana County commissioners appointed her county clerk two months before the 2018 midterms, and she won re-election in 2020 and 2024.[1] She won the June 2026 Democratic primary for Secretary of State over Santa Fe County Clerk Katharine E. Clark.[3]
On the record
Official actions: bills, executive acts, filings and court records.
- action2018 · Has served as Doña Ana County Clerk since 2018 and has run 12 elections, including a period in which she received a death threat from a former candidate later arrested for organizing shootings, per Source NM.[4]
In their own words
Priorities
Statements, quoted without a stance
- Require documentary proof of citizenship to register to vote
“You cannot register to vote without having proven through several sources who you are.”[4]
Source NM interview, in answer to a question about photo ID to register; she did not address proof of citizenship
Campaign moneyNo FEC filing summary matched — state candidates file with their state, not the FEC.
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Sources cited in this profile
- 1.New Mexico Primary 2026: Secretary of State · Source NM · 2026-04-29 News report
- 2.Amanda for New Mexico · Amanda López Askin campaign Candidate's own words
- 3.New Mexico Election 2026: Secretary of State · Source NM · 2026-09-29 News report
- 4.New Mexico Primary 2026: Secretary of State · Source NM · 2026-04-29 News report
- 5.Amanda for New Mexico · Amanda López Askin campaign Candidate's own words