New Mexico State House District 43 (unopposed)

“Chris has lived in New Mexico for over three decades. Her grandparents were immigrants to this country, and while neither of her parents graduated from college, they encouraged Chris and her brothers to pursue higher education. She was fortunate to have had wonderful teacher-mentors who opened the world up to her. She believes that education is the foundation of economic success and of a vibrant democracy, so she wants to see New Mexico's education system provide the same opportunities that she had to our children.” (Christine Chandler Campaign Website)

“Chris believes that we should take a holistic approach to this goal. We need to redesign communities and schools to integrate health and well-being into their missions. All New Mexicans must have reliable access to primary care and preventative services, as well as specialty care. We know that spending money and energy on wellness up front saves money in the long term, but we haven't been doing this as well as we could as a state.” (Christine Chandler Campaign Website)

“Chris is often asked whether she supports a single-payer health system. Her answer is yes. To ensure maximum economies of scale, the better approach is a national single payer system. However, given the lack of leadership on this issue at the national level, she supports moving toward such a system on the state level. As a first step, she endorses recent New Mexico House and Senate Memorials calling for a study of ways to increase access to Medicaid. Medicaid and Medicare are successful programs that we can build into a single-payer system.” (Christine Chandler Campaign Website)