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Democrat
Sam Bregman
New Mexico Democratic Governor nominee?
$66.6K
JUN 3, 2026Primary Election
Party selects its nominee.
Overview
Current roleDistrict Attorney
PartyDemocratic
Political ideologyModerate Democrat
GenderMale
LocationNew Mexico
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BackgroundAttorney
EducationUniversity of New Mexico (B.A.)
Notable personal detailsSamuel (Sam) Holiday Bregman is an American attorney and prosecutor in New Mexico. In January 2023, Gov. Michelle Lujan Grisham appointed him Second Judicial District Attorney, serving Bernalillo County. He previously served as an assistant district attorney, deputy state auditor, and on the Albuquerque City Council, and later ran a private law practice handling criminal and civil matters. He has also served as chair of the Democratic Party of New Mexico.
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Positions
LiberalConservative
Economy & Taxes
Supports cutting middle-class taxes and eliminating taxes on essential services while expanding refundable tax credits for children and working families, incentivizing small-business job creation, and offering targeted tax credits to attract entrepreneurs and clean-energy manufacturing. Proposes removing New Mexico’s tax on medical services and creating refundable credits for small businesses and relocating skilled workers to grow the tax base.
Healthcare
Supports expanding access to medical care in New Mexico through strengthening public programs and removing barriers to providers; proposals include protecting Medicaid funding, eliminating the gross receipts tax on medical services, medical malpractice reform, and joining an interstate licensure compact to increase provider availability.
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Immigration & Border
Supports protecting asylum access and limiting local/state involvement in immigration enforcement while cooperating with federal authorities for serious criminal offenses; opposes county immigrant detention contracts and non-judicial ICE detainers and proposes safe zones and limits on immigration-status inquiries during delivery of public services.
Climate & Energy
Supports major expansion of clean energy (solar, wind, geothermal, hydrogen), modernizing the grid and building transmission and storage, while endorsing continued, regulated oil-and-gas production during a transition (plugging orphan wells, cutting methane, stronger oversight) and using fossil revenues to fund clean-energy investments and schools.
Public Safety & Guns
Supports expanded background-check enforcement and red-flag orders, stronger prosecution of gun traffickers and straw purchasers, safe-storage programs and school zero-tolerance for firearms while also emphasizing police recruitment and juvenile accountability. Plans a Gun Violence Prosecution Unit and implementation steps to make recent gun-safety laws effective.
News
AINews Summary
Last updatedMar 14, 2026
Sam Bregman is in the news as a candidate in New Mexico’s Democratic primary for governor. Reports say the primary field includes Bregman, the Bernalillo County district attorney, and former U.S. Interior Secretary Deb Haaland. The update comes as several other New Mexico candidates were disqualified from the ballot for not meeting signature requirements.
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Articles
AJAlbuquerque Journal6 months ago
Four New Mexico candidates disqualified after failing to meet ballot requirements
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AJAlbuquerque Journal6 months ago
New Mexico's crowded field of candidates for governor comes into focus on filing day
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AJAlbuquerque Journal6 months ago
New Mexico's crowded field of governor candidates comes into focus on filing day
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Polls
New Mexico Democratic Governor nominee?
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