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Brian Cillessen

Brian Cillessen

Overview

Current roleBusiness owner

PartyRepublican

LocationNew Mexico

BackgroundBusiness owner

Notable personal detailsBrian Gregory Cillessen is a Farmington, New Mexico-based business owner and former host/producer of the outdoor hunting television series "Beyond Rubicon." He is a retired U.S. Marine Corps veteran who completed a 22-year career with multiple combat deployments, ending his service in 2014. He filed paperwork to form a campaign committee as a potential Republican candidate for Governor of New Mexico in the 2026 cycle but did not ultimately become the party’s nominee.

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Positions

LiberalConservative

Economy & Taxes

Brian Cillessen has criticized recent state spending increases and tax policy in New Mexico and called for better use of oil-and-gas revenues and tax reform rather than continued spending increases. His public writing expresses concern about increased state spending paired with insufficient investment in long-term infrastructure and opposition to additional tax hikes.

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