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Capital & Main
Capital & Main
Jerry Redfern

In New Mexico, Democrats Strike an Oil and Gas Gusher: ‘Money Buys Access’

Chevron gave more. So did ConocoPhillips. Exxon Mobil gave twice as much.

A review by Capital & Main of New Mexico state campaign donations for the 2024 election shows the country’s biggest oil and gas production companies gave more to Democratic candidates than to the industry’s traditional Republican allies. Records show the top 10 oil and gas industry contributors gave $1.2 million to Democratic state candidates while giving $1.1 million to Republicans, comprising roughly two-thirds of the entire industry’s donations to individual candidates in this year’s state elections. 

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