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Protect Progress's FEC Form 1 (filed Dec. 14, 2023) explicitly lists Fairshake (C00835959) as its 'Affiliated Committee' and lists the same mailing address (2740 SW Martin Downs Blvd #51, Palm City, FL 34990), same treasurer (Brandon Philipczyk), and same custodian of records as Fairshake — establishing the structural integration of the three-committee network while containing no information on how spending decisions are allocated among them.
Date: 2023-12-14
Added: 03 May 2026
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Josh Vlasto is the sole named spokesperson for the entire Fairshake-PAC network in all public statements, but his name does not appear on any FEC Statement of Organization for Fairshake, Protect Progress, or Defend American Jobs — meaning his precise role, compensation, and decision-making authority are not disclosed in any public record.
Date: 2023-2026
Added: 03 May 2026
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Brandon Philipczyk, the sole named treasurer for Fairshake, Protect Progress, and Defend American Jobs, operates through Bison Strategies (brandon@bisonstrategies.net), a consulting firm whose ownership structure and client list are not publicly disclosed beyond FEC filings. Philipczyk previously worked on Hillary Clinton's Nevada campaign and Mike Bloomberg's presidential campaign.
Date: 2024-02-21
Added: 03 May 2026
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Tech billionaire Ron Conway, a $500,000 donor to the Fairshake network, was not informed before the network committed $12 million to oppose Sen. Sherrod Brown. In an August 2024 email obtained by Politico, Conway wrote: 'NOT ONE PERSON BOTHERED TO GIVE ME A HEADS UP THAT YOU WERE DOING THIS.' He subsequently severed ties with the network, calling the decision-making process 'short-sighted and stupid.'
Date: 2024-08-19
Added: 03 May 2026
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Representatives of the Fairshake PAC declined to answer questions about the PAC's management, coordination, and decision-making when asked by CoinDesk over a months-long period in 2024. Coinbase, Ripple, and a16z similarly declined to answer who is in charge and how spending choices are made with funds pooled by industry leaders. CoinDesk reported: 'nobody wants to say who's in charge, how it works.'
Date: 2024-06-26
Added: 03 May 2026
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The pesticide amendment that Leger Fernandez celebrated was offered and led by Republican Rep. Anna Paulina Luna (R-FL), not by Leger Fernandez or any Democrat—207 Democrats voted for the amendment, but the legislative vehicle was Republican-authored, placing Leger Fernandez's 'WE stripped' framing in rhetorical tension with the actual bipartisan coalition that achieved the result.
Date: 2026-04-30
Added: 03 May 2026
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The Farm Bill expanded farm subsidies by $60 billion even as it locked in $187 billion in SNAP cuts—a trade-off Leger Fernandez opposed that was particularly acute for a congresswoman who is herself a 17th-generation Northern New Mexican from a 'large rural ranching and farming familia' that owns farmland.
Date: 2026-04-30
Added: 03 May 2026
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Leger Fernandez previously voted Nay on H.R. 1 (the One Big Beautiful Bill Act) on July 3, 2025, which enacted the original $187 billion SNAP cut—making her Farm Bill Nay vote her second vote in under a year opposing the largest food assistance reduction in American history.
Date: 2025-07-03
Added: 03 May 2026
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New Mexico is the most SNAP-dependent state in the nation with 21.5% of residents—approximately 457,000 people—receiving federal food assistance, receiving an average of $176.51 per person monthly (over $80 million in total monthly aid), making the $187 billion SNAP cut codified by H.R. 7567 particularly consequential for Leger Fernandez's constituents.
Date: 2025-11-12
Added: 03 May 2026
Pending Review
Leger Fernandez posted 'GREAT NEWS: We stripped pesticide liability protections from the Farm Bill!' on April 30, 2026, celebrating the adoption of Amendment 18 (offered by Republican Rep. Anna Paulina Luna) which passed 280-142 with 73 Republicans and 207 Democrats voting to remove Section 10205, which would have preempted state pesticide warning-label rules and shielded manufacturers from failure-to-warn liability.
Date: 2026-04-30
Added: 03 May 2026
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Teresa Leger Fernandez voted Nay on H.R. 7567, the Farm, Food, and National Security Act of 2026, Roll Call 154, April 30, 2026—the bill passed 224-200 with 14 Democrats joining 209 Republicans and one Independent; Leger Fernandez was among 197 Democrats opposed.
Date: 2026-04-30
Added: 03 May 2026
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[constituency_baseline] Demographic anchor: Mean commute time: 22.7 minutes
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[constituency_baseline] Demographic anchor: Drive alone to work: 76%
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[constituency_baseline] Demographic anchor: Median home value: $232,100
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[constituency_baseline] Demographic anchor: Homeownership rate: 71.6%
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[constituency_baseline] Demographic anchor: Bachelor's degree or higher (age 25+): 28.1%
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[constituency_baseline] Demographic anchor: Population Hispanic: 43%
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[constituency_baseline] Demographic anchor: Population White (Non-Hispanic): 45%
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[constituency_baseline] Demographic anchor: Unemployment rate: 6.2%
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[constituency_baseline] Demographic anchor: Poverty rate: 15.5%
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[constituency_baseline] Demographic anchor: Median household income (2024): $62,557
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[constituency_baseline] Ballot measure: New Mexico Bond Question A (2024) — $18.3 Million for Senior Citizen Facility Improvements (2024) — passed, margin 63% yes – 37% no
Added: 03 May 2026
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[constituency_baseline] Ballot measure: New Mexico Constitutional Amendment 1 (2024) — Disabled Veteran Property Tax Exemption (2024) — passed, margin 83% yes – 17% no
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[constituency_baseline] Dominant industry: NAICS 21 - Mining, Quarrying, and Oil and Gas Extraction (share 0.06)
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[constituency_baseline] Dominant industry: NAICS 72 - Accommodation and Food Services (share 0.1)
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[constituency_baseline] Dominant industry: NAICS 61 - Educational Services (share 0.11)
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[constituency_baseline] Dominant industry: NAICS 62 - Health Care and Social Assistance (share 0.14)
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[constituency_baseline] Dominant industry: NAICS 92 - Public Administration (share 0.13)
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[constituency_baseline] Top employer: State of New Mexico (Santa Fe capital complex) (17000 employees)
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[constituency_baseline] Top employer: San Juan Regional Medical Center (Farmington) (2000 employees)
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[constituency_baseline] Top employer: Santa Fe Public Schools (3000 employees)
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[constituency_baseline] Top employer: Los Alamos National Laboratory (14000 employees)
Added: 03 May 2026
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[constituency_baseline] District summary: New Mexico's 3rd Congressional District spans the northern half of the state, from Santa Fe to Farmington, encompassing the majority of the state's Native American lands including large portions of the Navajo Nation and multiple Pueblo reservations. It is a majority-minority district: 45% White, 43% Hispanic, with a significant Native American population. The district has a median household income of $62,557 — above the national median of $37,585 but masking deep rural poverty. The poverty rate is 15.5% and unemployment is 6.2%, well above national averages. Only 28.1% hold a bachelor's degree. The economy is anchored by government, oil and gas (San Juan Basin), tourism (Santa Fe), agriculture, and Los Alamos National Laboratory. The district is safely Democratic (D+13) and has been represented by Teresa Leger Fernandez since 2021. She won reelection in 2024 with over 56% of the vote.
Added: 03 May 2026
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Voted nay on H.R. 1023 (To repeal section 134 of the Clean Air Act, relating to the greenhouse gas reduction fund) on 2024-03-22: Leger Fernandez voted to protect the $27 billion Greenhouse Gas Reduction Fund from GOP repeal. Her district includes the oil-and-gas-rich San Juan Basin (Farmington area), creating tension between environmental goals and fossil-fuel employment. Oil & Gas is a significant industry in NM-03. Her vote prioritized climate action over a major local employer sector. The AFL-CIO did not score this vote.
Date: 2024-03-22
Added: 03 May 2026
Pending Review
Voted nay on H.R. 2670 / S. 1071 (National Defense Authorization Act for Fiscal Year 2025 (with last-minute GOP ban on transgender medical care for service members' children)) on 2024-12-11: Leger Fernandez voted against the NDAA despite supporting its quality-of-life provisions and pay raises for junior enlisted members. She said Republicans 'politicized the historically bipartisan bill' with a last-minute provision denying military parents the right to seek transgender health care for their children. The bill passed 281-140, but her vote specifically crossed the defense-sector interests of New Mexico's military installations (Kirtland AFB, Los Alamos) in favor of LGBTQ+ rights.
Date: 2024-12-11
Added: 03 May 2026
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Voted nay on S. 1383 / H.R. 22 (Safeguard American Voter Eligibility (SAVE) Act — requiring documentary proof of U.S. citizenship to register to vote) on 2026-02-11: As Democratic Women's Caucus Chair, Leger Fernandez led opposition to what she called 'blatant voter suppression.' Her district is majority-minority (45% White, 43% Hispanic, significant Native American population) — precisely the communities most affected by documentary proof requirements. She stated the bill 'strips power from voters' and makes it 'harder for Native Americans and rural residents to vote.'
Date: 2026-02-11
Added: 03 May 2026
Pending Review
Voted nay on H.Con.Res. 14 (FY2025 Budget Resolution (House Republican budget calling for $4.5 trillion in tax cuts and trillions in spending reductions)) on 2025-05-22: Leger Fernandez not only voted NO but stayed in the Capitol for nearly 30 continuous hours of Democratic resistance, calling it the 'Bad Billionaire's Budget.' Her district has a 6.2% unemployment rate — nearly double the national rate — and heavy reliance on federal nutrition and health programs. She exposed a tanning-salon tax break she called a 'subsidy for Donald Trump's spray tan.'
Date: 2025-05-22
Added: 03 May 2026
Pending Review
Voted nay on H.R. 1 (One Big Beautiful Bill Act (Trump tax-and-spending reconciliation, adding ~$3 trillion to national debt, cutting approximately $1 trillion from Medicaid and $187 billion from SNAP)) on 2025-07-03: Leger Fernandez voted NO and called it the 'Betrayed for Billionaires Bill.' Her NM-03 district has a 15.5% poverty rate — well above the national average of 12.4% — and thousands of constituents rely on Medicaid and SNAP, which the bill slashed. She stated the cuts would 'close many of our rural hospitals' and 'throw families off their health care.' The bill passed narrowly, 218-214, with all Democrats and 2 Republicans opposed.
Date: 2025-07-03
Added: 03 May 2026
Pending Review
[vote] Leger Fernandez voted for the Inflation Reduction Act (H.R. 5376, 2022), which included $80 billion in new IRS funding, a 15% corporate minimum tax, and significant climate spending — key priorities for progressive Democrats. She has also consistently supported Democratic budgets that increase spending on social programs.
Date: 2022-08-12
Added: 03 May 2026
Pending Review
[statement] Leger Fernandez condemned the Republican 'Betrayed for Billionaires Bill' (H.R. 1) as a tax giveaway to billionaires, stating 'This so-called budget is not just morally bankrupt—it's downright cruel.'
Date: 2025-05-22
Added: 03 May 2026
Pending Review
[disclosure] During her 2020 Democratic primary, two dark-money groups — Avacy Initiatives and Perise Practical — poured a combined $300,000 into TV and online advertising supporting Leger Fernandez. The groups disclosed no donors. Additional dark money from groups connected to former Senate Majority Leader Harry Reid's chief of staff David Krone also benefited her campaign. Rival candidates John Blair and Marco Serna demanded she denounce the spending and call for ads to be taken down; she refused to do so.
Date: 2020-05-21
Added: 03 May 2026
Pending Review
[statement] Leger Fernandez has made campaign finance reform a centerpiece of her political identity. End Citizens United endorsed her in 2020, citing her pledge to 'reject corporate PAC money.' She told a candidate forum, 'I have issued statements...that say I denounce dark money...and that indeed my work has been recognized, has always been about addressing campaign finance reform.'
Date: 2020-05-21
Added: 03 May 2026
Pending Review
Leger Fernandez was endorsed by End Citizens United in 2020, pledging to 'reject corporate PAC money' and fight for campaign finance reform, even as dark-money groups spent heavily on her behalf. She responded to criticism by stating she 'issued statements denouncing dark money' and that 'my work has been about addressing campaign finance reform.'
Date: 2020-05-21
Added: 03 May 2026
Pending Review
Leger Fernandez's 2020 Democratic primary campaign was boosted by over $300,000 in 'dark money' spending from two mysterious groups — Avacy Initiatives and Perise Practical — that did not disclose their donors. This drew sharp criticism from Democratic primary opponents John Blair and Marco Serna, who called on her to denounce the spending and demand ads be taken down.
Date: 2020-05-21
Added: 03 May 2026
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Other top 2024 donors included Five & Dime General Stores ($16,218), Accel Partners ($13,200), and Martinez, Hart et al ($13,000). Top industries: Retired ($379,403), Casinos/Gambling ($196,646), Lawyers/Law Firms ($129,850), and Securities & Investment ($83,242).
Date: 2024-12-31
Added: 03 May 2026
Pending Review
JStreetPAC contributed $19,350 to Leger Fernandez's 2024 campaign, making it her second-largest identifiable contributor. JStreetPAC is the progressive counterpart to AIPAC, supporting both Israeli security and Palestinian rights. JStreet hosted a February 2024 virtual fundraising event for the entire New Mexico Democratic delegation including Leger Fernandez.
Date: 2024-02-16
Added: 03 May 2026
Pending Review
In the 2023-2024 cycle, Leger Fernandez raised $2,105,098. Top contributor was McGinn, Montoya et al at $20,580. Top industry was Retired at $379,403. 69.63% came from large individual contributions, 16.36% from PACs, and 12.10% from small donors under $200. No self-financing.
Date: 2024-12-31
Added: 03 May 2026
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