{"id":2288166,"date":"2024-07-02T16:57:02","date_gmt":"2024-07-02T20:57:02","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/arizona-border-mayor-endorses-gallego-for-senate-washington-examiner\/"},"modified":"2024-07-02T17:00:10","modified_gmt":"2024-07-02T21:00:10","slug":"arizona-border-mayor-endorses-gallego-for-senate-washington-examiner","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/arizona-border-mayor-endorses-gallego-for-senate-washington-examiner\/","title":{"rendered":"Arizona border mayor endorses Gallego for Senate &#8211; Washington Examiner"},"content":{"rendered":"<aside class=\"mashsb-container mashsb-main mashsb-stretched\"><div class=\"mashsb-box\"><div class=\"mashsb-count mash-medium\" style=\"&quot;\"><div class=\"counts mashsbcount\">20<\/div><span class=\"mashsb-sharetext\">SHARES<\/span><\/div><div class=\"mashsb-buttons\"><a class=\"mashicon-facebook mash-medium mash-nomargin mashsb-noshadow\" href=\"https:\/\/www.facebook.com\/sharer.php?u=https%3A%2F%2Fwww.conservativenewsdaily.net%2Fbreaking-news%2Farizona-border-mayor-endorses-gallego-for-senate-washington-examiner%2F\" target=\"_top\" rel=\"nofollow\"><span class=\"icon\"><\/span><span class=\"text\">Facebook<\/span><\/a><a class=\"mashicon-twitter mash-medium mash-nomargin mashsb-noshadow\" href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/intent\/tweet?text=&amp;url=https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/?p=2288166&amp;via=ConservNewsDly\" target=\"_top\" rel=\"nofollow\"><span class=\"icon\"><\/span><span class=\"text\">Twitter<\/span><\/a><a class=\"mashicon-subscribe mash-medium mash-nomargin mashsb-noshadow\" href=\"#\" target=\"_top\" rel=\"nofollow\"><span class=\"icon\"><\/span><span class=\"text\">Subscribe<\/span><\/a><div class=\"onoffswitch2 mash-medium mashsb-noshadow\" style=\"display:none\"><\/div><\/div>\n            <\/div>\n                <div style=\"clear:both\"><\/div><\/aside>\n            <!-- Share buttons by mashshare.net - Version: 4.0.47--><p>The article discusses how Nogales Mayor Jorge\u2063 Maldonado, who \u200dpreviously campaigned with Republican \u2064Senate hopeful Kari Lake, has now endorsed her opponent, Rep. Ruben Gallego. Maldonado praised Gallego&#8217;s understanding of border communities\u2063 and commitment to\u200d public service, highlighting the importance of supporting local\u200b leaders. The endorsement comes after Maldonado appeared with Lake during her\u200c campaign, criticizing \u200bthe Biden administration&#8217;s immigration policies. \u200dGallego \u200bhas also received \u2064endorsements from other local leaders in Santa Cruz County. The\u2063 article further discusses concerns about immigration and border security in Arizona, particularly in relation to the Biden \u200badministration&#8217;s policies.  <\/p>\n<p class=\"readmore\">\n    <button onclick=\"showReadMore()\" id=\"readmorebtn\">Read more&#8230;<\/button>\n<\/p>\n<hr id=\"line\">\n<span id=\"more\"><br \/>\n<!DOCTYPE html PUBLIC \"-\/\/W3C\/\/DTD HTML 4.0 Transitional\/\/EN\" \"http:\/\/www.w3.org\/TR\/REC-html40\/loose.dtd\"><br \/>\n<?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><html><body><\/p>\n<div class=\"tdb-block-inner td-fix-index\"><span class=\"tdb-mobile-menu-button\"><i class=\"tdb-mobile-menu-icon td-icon-mobile\"><\/i><\/span><\/div>\n<div class=\"tdb-block-inner td-fix-index\"><span class=\"tdb-header-search-button-mob dropdown-toggle\" data-toggle=\"dropdown\"><i class=\"tdb-mobile-search-icon td-icon-search\"><\/i><\/span><\/div>\n<div class=\"tdb-block-inner td-fix-index\"><a class=\"tdb-logo-a\" href=\"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/\" title=\"Washington Examiner\"><span class=\"tdb-logo-img-wrap\"><\/span><span class=\"tdb-logo-text-wrap\"><span class=\"tdb-logo-text-title\">Washington Examiner<\/span><\/span><\/a><\/div>\n<div class=\"tdb-block-inner td-fix-index\"><span class=\"tdb-mobile-menu-button\"><i class=\"tdb-mobile-menu-icon td-icon-mobile\"><\/i><\/span><\/div>\n<div class=\"tdb-block-inner td-fix-index\">\n<div class=\"tdb-drop-down-search\" aria-labelledby=\"td-header-search-button\">\n<div class=\"tdb-drop-down-search-inner\">\n<form method=\"get\" class=\"tdb-search-form\" action=\"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/\">\n<div class=\"tdb-search-form-inner\"><input class=\"tdb-head-search-form-input\" placeholder=\" \" type=\"text\" value name=\"s\" autocomplete=\"off\"><button class=\"wpb_button wpb_btn-inverse btn tdb-head-search-form-btn\" title=\"Search\" type=\"submit\"><span>Search<\/span><\/button><\/div>\n<\/form>\n<div class=\"tdb-aj-search\"><\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<p><a href=\"http:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/#\" role=\"button\" aria-label=\"Search\" class=\"tdb-head-search-btn dropdown-toggle\" data-toggle=\"dropdown\"><i class=\"tdb-search-icon td-icon-search\"><\/i><\/a><\/div>\n<div class=\"tdb-block-inner td-fix-index\"><a class=\"tdb-logo-a\" href=\"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/\" title=\"Washington Examiner\"><span class=\"tdb-logo-img-wrap\"><\/span><span class=\"tdb-logo-text-wrap\"><span class=\"tdb-logo-text-title\">Washington Examiner<\/span><\/span><\/a><\/div>\n<div class=\"tdb-block-inner td-fix-index\">\n<h1 class=\"tdb-title-text\">Arizona border mayor who campaigned with Lake endorses Gallego for Senate<\/h1>\n<div><\/div>\n<div class=\"tdb-title-line\"><\/div>\n<\/div>\n<div class=\"tdb-block-inner td-fix-index\">\n<div class=\"tdb-author-name-wrap\"><span class=\"tdb-author-by\">By<\/span> <a class=\"tdb-author-name\" href=\"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/author\/samantha-jo-roth\/\">Samantha-Jo Roth<\/a><\/div>\n<\/div>\n<div class=\"tdb-block-inner td-fix-index\"><time class=\"entry-date updated td-module-date\" datetime=\"2024-07-02T16:46:02-04:00\">July 2, 2024 4:46 pm<\/time><\/div>\n<div class=\"tdb-block-inner td-fix-index\">\n<div id=\"Brid_1693601\" class=\"tpd-featured-video bridtv\"><\/div>\n<p><strong>EXCLUSIVE \u2014<\/strong> An <a href=\"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/tag\/arizona\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\" title>Arizona<\/a> mayor in a <a href=\"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/democrats-panic-as-republicans-celebrate-mayoral-win-in-town-that-is-85-latino-were-in-big-trouble\/\" title=\"Democrats Panic As Republicans Celebrate Mayoral Win In Town That Is 85% Latino: \u2018We\u2019re In Big Trouble\u2019\">major border town<\/a> who once campaigned alongside Republican <a href=\"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/tag\/senate\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\" title>Senate<\/a> hopeful <a href=\"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/tag\/kari-lake\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\" title>Kari Lake<\/a> is now endorsing her opponent, Rep. <a href=\"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/tag\/ruben-gallego\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\" title>Ruben Gallego<\/a> (D-AZ), in a state where <a href=\"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/tag\/immigration\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\" title>immigration<\/a> and <a href=\"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/tag\/border-security\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\" title>border security<\/a> remain a major vulnerability for Democrats and President <a href=\"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/tag\/joe-biden\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\" title>Joe Biden<\/a>.<\/p>\n<p>Nogales Mayor Jorge Maldonado announced his endorsement Tuesday, making him the <a href=\"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/news\/campaigns\/congressional\/3045155\/arizona-border-mayor-backs-democrat-ruben-gallego-senate-race\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\" title>third<\/a> border mayor to back Gallego\u2019s <a href=\"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/news\/campaigns\/congressional\/3007937\/democrats-get-leg-up-battleground-arizona-senate-race\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\" title>Senate bid<\/a>, in a town that includes a critical point of entry with one side in the United States and its sister city, Nogales, Sonora, in Mexico.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cRuben Gallego has a deep understanding of our community here in Nogales and a genuine commitment to making Arizona a better place for all of us,\u201d Maldonado said in a statement provided to the <em>Washington Examiner. <\/em>\u201cHis passion for public service and his willingness to fight for Arizona\u2019s border communities are qualities we desperately need in the U.S. Senate. I know Ruben will never use our city as a <a href=\"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/no-aoc-mcdonalds-employees-in-denmark-arent-better-off\/\" title=\"No, AOC, McDonald\u2019s Employees in Denmark Aren\u2019t Better Off\">political talking point<\/a>.\u201d<\/p>\n<figure class=\"wp-block-embed is-type-rich is-provider-twitter wp-block-embed-twitter\">\n<div class=\"wp-block-embed__wrapper\">\n<blockquote class=\"twitter-tweet\" data-width=\"550\" data-dnt=\"true\">\n<p lang=\"en\" dir=\"ltr\">&#8220;I\u2019m a registered Democrat, but we run bipartisanism here.&#8221;<\/p>\n<p>Those are the words of Jorge Maldonado, the Mayor of Nogales.<\/p>\n<p>All of our policy disagreements fall away when we talk about the immediate need to secure our border and protect our communities.<\/p>\n<p>The mayor said we need\u2026 <a href=\"https:\/\/t.co\/dDdyEljol0\">pic.twitter.com\/dDdyEljol0<\/a><\/p>\n<p>\u2014 Kari Lake (@KariLake) <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/KariLake\/status\/1730726481423397176?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">December 1, 2023<\/a><\/p><\/blockquote>\n<p><script data-cfasync=\"false\" src=\"http:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/cdn-cgi\/scripts\/5c5dd728\/cloudflare-static\/email-decode.min.js\"><\/script><script async src=\"https:\/\/platform.twitter.com\/widgets.js\" charset=\"utf-8\"><\/script> <\/div>\n<\/figure>\n<p>The endorsement comes after the mayor appeared alongside Lake during her campaign\u2019s \u201cMama Bear Border Tour\u201d in November 2023 in Nogales. Maldonado is a registered Democrat, and while he did not endorse the Lake during that event, he criticized the Biden administration\u2019s immigration policies and the impact they have had in Nogales. At the time, he spoke from behind a podium with Lake\u2019s campaign logo, which could have appeared as if he was supporting her run for Senate.<\/p>\n<p>During the event, Maldonado raised concerns about <a href=\"https:\/\/www.azcentral.com\/story\/news\/politics\/border-issues\/2023\/09\/23\/arizona-cities-nonprofits-step-up-as-migrant-street-releases-continue\/70895437007\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\" title><a href=\"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/san-diego-migrant-center-closes-after-exhausting-funding\/\" title=\"San Diego Migrant Center shuts down due to depleted funds\">migrant street releases<\/a><\/a> after the Border Patrol stopped waiting for buses funded by the state and county to release asylum-seekers at designated drop-off points. At the time, Rep. Ra\u00fal Grijalva (D-AZ) sent the administration a letter raising concerns about the lack of federal coordination in responding to the migrant releases.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cSince Washington made that decision without even communicating to the community, it hurt us because it shut down half of our regular tourist lanes, traffic lanes, and cars, which is what the city of Nogales depends on,\u201d Maldonado <a href=\"https:\/\/www.instagram.com\/reel\/C0VBddhL5oQ\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\" title>said<\/a> during the event, indirectly criticizing the Biden administration.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cRuben Gallego called the border wall stupid, he voted against all of Trump\u2019s policies to secure the border, supported illegal immigrants voting in our elections, and called for the repeal of Title 42,\u201d a Lake spokesman said in response to the news of the endorsement. \u201cHe is the reason why there is a border crisis in Arizona.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>Maldonado was first elected to the Nogales City Council in 2016 before stepping down in 2022 to run for mayor. The town is located in Santa Cruz County, which is considered a Democratic stronghold in the Grand Canyon State. The county <a href=\"https:\/\/www.nogalesinternational.com\/news\/in-santa-cruz-county-voters-go-big-for-biden\/article_890e323a-2053-11eb-a34b-e770b737226d.html\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\" title>voted<\/a> overwhelmingly for Biden in 2020 and Democrat Hillary Clinton in 2016.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cMayor Maldonado has been a fierce advocate for the people of Nogales, fighting to deliver more resources, enhanced staffing, upgraded ports, and advanced technology to address the everyday realities Southern Arizona faces,\u201d Gallego said in a statement. \u201cI am committed to supporting Arizona\u2019s local leaders in every corner of the state and deeply appreciate Mayor Maldonaldo\u2019s endorsement in this campaign.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>On the heels of Biden\u2019s weak debate performance last week, there are major concerns that the president is considered especially vulnerable when it comes to immigration. Former President Donald Trump continues to slam the Biden administration on border security, seizing on the overall number of apprehensions made by Border Patrol agents.<\/p>\n<p>After border arrests reached historic highs last December, the numbers have been declining. Homeland Security Secretary Alejandro Mayorkas announced last week <a href=\"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/policy\/immigration\/3059970\/mayorkas-drop-migrant-arrests-biden-executive-order\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\" title>a decrease<\/a> in migrants entering the U.S. illegally through the <a href=\"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/white-house-releases-list-of-president-trumps-accomplishments-and-it-is-historic\/\" title=\"White House Releases List of President Trump\u2019s Accomplishments \u2013  And It Is Historic!\">southern border<\/a> since Biden\u2019s move to temporarily restrict migrants seeking entry.<\/p>\n<p>Gallego has been <a href=\"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/news\/campaigns\/congressional\/3041029\/arizona-border-mayor-endorses-ruben-gallego-senate\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\" title>endorsed <\/a>by San Luis Mayor Nieves Riedel, Somerton Mayor <a href=\"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/news\/campaigns\/congressional\/3045155\/arizona-border-mayor-backs-democrat-ruben-gallego-senate-race\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\" title>Gerardo Anaya<\/a>, and border Sheriff <a href=\"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/news\/senate\/2919023\/arizona-border-sheriff-endorses-ruben-gallego-senate-race\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\" title>David Hathaway <\/a>in Santa Cruz County.<\/p>\n<p><strong><a href=\"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">CLICK HERE TO READ MORE FROM THE WASHINGTON EXAMINER<\/a><\/strong><\/p>\n<p>Gallego has held a consistent lead over Lake in <a href=\"https:\/\/www.realclearpolling.com\/polls\/senate\/general\/2024\/arizona\/lake-vs-gallego\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\" title>recent<\/a> polling. The <em>Cook Political Report<\/em>, a nonpartisan election forecaster, <a href=\"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/news\/campaigns\/congressional\/3007937\/democrats-get-leg-up-battleground-arizona-senate-race\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\" title>changed<\/a> its prediction from \u201ctoss-up\u201d to \u201clean Democrat\u201d recently, handing Democrats welcome news in the hotly contested race in the Grand Canyon State. The two are running for a seat being vacated by Sen. Kyrsten Sinema (I-AZ), an independent who caucuses with Democrats.<\/p>\n<p>However, Trump has also been leading in Arizona by an average of 5.6 points, according to <a href=\"https:\/\/www.realclearpolling.com\/polls\/president\/general\/2024\/arizona\/trump-vs-biden\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\" title=\"an analysis \">an analysis <\/a>of recent polling. Biden became only the second Democrat in 70 years to win Arizona in 2020, winning by 10,457 votes, or 0.3 percentage points, of the nearly 3.4 million ballots cast.<\/p>\n<p> <script>!function(){var g=window;g.googletag=g.googletag||{},g.googletag.cmd=g.googletag.cmd||[],g.googletag.cmd.push(function(){g.googletag.pubads().setTargeting(\"has-featured-video\",\"true\")})}();<\/script><script>var _bp=_bp||[];_bp.push({\"div\":\"Brid_1693601\",\"obj\":{\"id\":\"27789\",\"width\":\"1280\",\"height\":\"720\",\"stickyDirection\":\"below\",\"video\":\"1693601\"}});<\/script><script defer src=\"https:\/\/services.brid.tv\/player\/build\/brid.min.js\"><\/script><\/div>\n<div class=\"tdb-block-inner td-fix-index\"><\/div>\n<div class=\"tdb-block-inner td-fix-index\"><a class=\"tdb-logo-a\" href=\"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/\" title=\"Washington Examiner\"><span class=\"tdb-logo-img-wrap\"><\/span><span class=\"tdb-logo-text-wrap\"><span class=\"tdb-logo-text-title\">Washington Examiner<\/span><\/span><\/a><\/div>\n<p><\/body><\/html><\/p>\n<p><\/span><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>An Arizona mayor from a border town who previously campaigned with Republican Senate candidate Kari Lake is now endorsing her opponent, Rep. Ruben Gallego (D-AZ), in a state where immigration and border security are significant issues. Nogales Mayor Jorge Maldonado announced his endorsement of Gallego, making him the third border mayor to support Gallego&#8217;s Senate bid. Maldonado praised Gallego&#8217;s understanding of the community and commitment to improving Arizona. This endorsement comes after Maldonado appeared with Lake during her campaign event in Nogales, where he criticized the Biden administration&#8217;s immigration policies. Gallego&#8217;s campaign responded by highlighting his support for border security and criticizing Gallego&#8217;s stance on immigration issues. Gallego has also received endorsements from other local leaders in the area. Despite recent polling showing Gallego leading, the race for the Senate seat in Arizona remains closely contested<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":2657,"featured_media":2288167,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"closed","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"_mo_disable_npp":"","fifu_image_url":"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/07\/Gallego-Congressional-Baseball-June-scaled-1024x683.webp","fifu_image_alt":"","footnotes":""},"categories":[],"tags":[4472,3811,16103,4602],"class_list":["post-2288166","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","tag-arizona","tag-border","tag-gallego","tag-mayor"],"fifu_image_url":"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/07\/Gallego-Congressional-Baseball-June-scaled-1024x683.webp","_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/2288166","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/2657"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=2288166"}],"version-history":[{"count":0,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/2288166\/revisions"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/2288167"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=2288166"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=2288166"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=2288166"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}