Aubrey Blair Dunn

Aubrey Blair Dunn earned a high school diploma from Artesia High School, a bachelor's degree from New Mexico State University in 2004, and a law degree from the University of New Mexico in 2007.

His career experience includes working as an attorney.[1]

Who are you? Tell us about yourself.

Say what you mean and mean what you say.

Please list below 3 key messages of your campaign. What are the main points you want voters to remember about your goals for your time in office?

Elect-ability in November is paramount.Integrity is non-negotiable.Our Republican Party needs accountability and discernment.

What areas of public policy are you personally passionate about?

Education and criminal justice reform.

Who do you look up to? Whose example would you like to follow, and why?

I follow my grandfather and my father's examples of public service to put what is best for all New Mexicans first.

What characteristics or principles are most important for an elected official?

Integrity, Virtue and Discernment

What do you believe are the core responsibilities for someone elected to this office?

Advocacy for the Public

What legacy would you like to leave?

Real structural change that helps NM achieve its vast potential to be the best state in the Union to live in.

What was your very first job? How long did you have it?

I was a wildland firefighter for the federal government for 7 seasons.

What organizations or individuals have endorsed your campaign?

The Santa Fe New Mexican, Taos News and Duke Rodriguez for Governor

What would be your top three priorities, if elected?

Prosecuting Corruption, protecting civil rights, criminal Justice reform.[7][8]

What areas of public policy are you personally passionate about? Why?

Restoring respect for citizens civil rights and the rule of law by government officials because those abuse allow the government to abuse their power.Cite error: Invalid <ref> tag; invalid names, e.g. too many[8]

[the profile publisher] also asked the candidate a series of optional questions. A. Blair Dunn answered the following:

Is there a book, essay, film, or something else that best describes your political philosophy?

The Law by Frederic Bastiat[8]

What characteristics or principles are most important for an elected official?

Honesty and placing public interest ahead of self interest.[8]

What qualities do you possess that would make you a successful officeholder?

Honesty and the courage to challenge the status quo.[8]

What do you believe are the core responsibilities for someone elected to this office?

Prosecuting government corruption and enforcing having the government follow the laws/Constitutions.[8]

What legacy would you like to leave?

Ending the rampant government corruption.[8]

What was your very first job? How long did you have it?

Wildland firefighter for the BLM[8]

A state's attorney general has many responsibilities. Which of those do you personally consider the most important?

Transparency and government accountability[8]

The attorney general often sets policy priorities for law enforcement. For example, a state's attorney general may decide to dedicate extra resources to combat human trafficking. Are there certain areas of law enforcement that you would emphasize?

Prosecuting government corruption[8]

Attorney's general can represent their states in legal conflicts with the federal government. Do you consider this an important part of an attorney general's responsibilities?

Yes I believe the NM AG should be a champion of States' rights and hold the federal government accountable for abuses.[8]

Dunn's campaign website highlighted the following issues:

Education

Our teachers need to be able to teach, without worrying about bureaucracy or stresses that out of their control. While I strongly support teacher evaluations, I think too much emphasis has been placed upon national testing programs. I think that test scores should have a lower percentage of impact in evaluations. I am evaluated daily in my small business for the job that I do; I believe it is absolutely fair and reasonable to evaluate public sector employees at least annually.

Jobs

We can invest more in the areas that our state desperate needs by simply utilizing our abundant natural resources that we’ve been granted by the federal government. Federal and state legislation proposed by the New Mexico Land Commissioner is exactly the “out of the box thinking” that we can use to fund early childhood development programs without taking away funds elsewhere.

Civil Liberties

I strongly believe that people, not politicians, should make choices in their own personal lives. Responsible adults should be free to make their own choices — as long as they aren’t harming anyone else in doing so."

Infrastructure

We must overhaul our years-old way of thinking and our defunct “Christmas Tree Bill” - the capital outlay bill funds our infrastructure using money from bonds issued against the state’s severance taxes on oil, gas, and minerals. However, those projects are selected using a political formula: the dollars are divided up among the governor and 112 legislators, each of whom individually select projects to fund in their districts (the bill is known as the "Christmas Tree Bill" because it contains "presents" for every district and lawmaker).

Budget / Capital Outlay Reform

First, attract more entrepreneurs to the state by offering in-state tuition to international STEM (science, technology, engineering, and math) and Business students at New Mexico’s public universities. Statistically, these students are most likely to start new companies and create jobs for New Mexicans.

Second, reduce administrative burdens on businesses by creating a one-stop business portal for all fees and filings, similar to those in 18 other states.[8]

—A. Blair Dunn[9]