New Mexico GOP’s Quarrel Over NMOGA Chief’s Remarks

August 14, 2020 – Gene Grant and The Line opinion panel look at the tussle between the New Mexico GOP and the New Mexico Oil and Gas Association. Executive Director Ryan Flynn recently praised Democratic Congresswoman Xochitl Torres Small for her advocacy for oil and gas extraction. The freshman representative is locked in battle to keep her U.S. House of Representatives seat and faces competition from two-time Republican opponent Yvette Herrell.  

Host: Gene Grant 

Line Panelists: 
Merritt Allen, Vox Optima
Dede Feldman, former state senator     
Tom Garrity, The Garrity Group PR  

For More Information: 

State GOP Rebukes Head of N.M. Oil & Gas Association for Praise of Democrat – Santa Fe New Mexican 

NM GOP Leaders Slam Oil and Gas Association – Albuquerque Journal