New Mexico has the highest rate of food insecurity and the lowest ranking for child welfare in the country.
But Governor Martinez's administrator for fixing those problems, Secretary Sidonie Squires, doesn't even believe there is a problem.
New Mexico needs a new secretary who knows New Mexico and has the toolkit to build a brighter future for those in need.
I support legislative leaders calling for Squires to resign and give New Mexico's most vulnerable residents a fresh start at a brighter future.
Why is this important?
New Mexico has serious issues with poverty, including the nation's worst ranking for child welfare, serious mental health issues and largest number of people living with food insecurity.
Secretary Sidonie Squires is responsible for our most important programs addressing these problems, but she denies the problem and the science behind it.
She told staff in an email, "There has never been and is not now any significant evidence of hunger in New Mexico."
Like other out-of-state leaders appointed to critical government positions, Squires didn't know New Mexico's issues when she started and she just won't learn.
