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Rio Grande Valley Broadband • Entered by Susan Ostlie on September 19, 2021

Listening Session with Melanie Stansbury – US House – District 1

August 19, 2021

Participants and Hours

Pre Planning hours 2
Post Admin hours
Activity Hours 2
Participants 1
Total Hours 4

Key Issue: Wilderness & Monument Designation/Protection
Activity Type: Advocacy (rallies, lobbying, meeting decision makers, letters/calls/emails)
Key Partners: SUWA

Short Description of Activity

I attended an information gathering meeting with Melanie Stansbury and her staff. At this meeting I requested her co-sponsorship for ARRWA and also revised the talking points for the lobbying meeting with Ben Ray Lujan’s staffer so it reflected what Melanie might be able to do.

Reflection/Evaluation

So far, I haven’t heard anything about her co-sponsoring ARRWA but then the House is to in session. However, Melanie represented my district in the NM House, and knows both my husband and me by sight and by our donations to her political campaigns. She also is aware that I am involved with the Great Old Broads for Wilderness, and am the local RGVBB co-leader, and a member of many conservation collaboratives in the state. I am optimistic that she will at least vote in favor of the bill if/when it comes up. However, Terri Martin from SUWA thought it might be too soon to ask Melanie to go up against the Utah delegation, but I think just giving her talking points doesn’t really put her on the spot.

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