As the first tribal member to ever earn a doctorate from the Harvard Business School while simultaneously graduating cum laude from Harvard Law School, Dr. Gavin Clarkson has the Energy to Empower New Mexico. His expertise in rural and tribal economic development will finally help the Secretary of State’s office to fulfill its duties regarding job creation. He certainly knows more about election law than Maggie — his amicus brief won a unanimous repudiation of her straight-party voting mess. Although he is particularly well suited to address the needs of Navajo, Apache and Pueblo citizens, Dr. Clarkson will work diligently to help create more jobs for all New Mexicans, regardless of background or party. A second-generation Navy veteran, Dr. Clarkson often speaks about his parents, both tribal members. His father started out as an orphaned Indian child during the Dust Bowl days of the Great Depression but became the first American Indian to fly a jet. Dr. Clarkson doesn’t just visit Indian Country during election season, he’s been working on tribal economic development his whole life, and his family story is proof that poverty doesn’t have to be a life sentence. New Mexico needs more jobs, and our faith in free and fair elections must be restored. Accomplishing these objectives will require accountability to the rule of law from our elected officials, especially those entrusted with refereeing our elections and ethics. Dr. Clarkson is a man of integrity who is uncommonly qualified to do exactly that.
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Gavin Clarkson: best choice for all New Mexicans, on- and off-reservation
(The Gallup Sun October 26, 2018)
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