Adelious Stith
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Adelious Stith (Republican Party) ran for election to the New Mexico House of Representatives to represent District 29. He lost in the Republican primary on June 7, 2022.
Biography
Adelious Stith was born in Richmond, Virginia. Stith served in the United States Air Force from 1982 to 1987. He earned an undergraduate degree from Colorado Christian University in 1995. He earned a graduate degree from the University of Oklahoma in 2013. Stith's career experience includes working as an insurance agent. His professional credentials include working as an ordained minister, and holding certifications as a coach with the American Coaching Academy and as a speaker, trainer, and coach with the John Maxwell Team. Stith has served as a member with the John Maxwell Team and with Toastmasters International.[1]
Elections
2022
See also: New Mexico House of Representatives elections, 2022
General election
General election for New Mexico House of Representatives District 29
Incumbent Joy Garratt defeated Gregory Cunningham in the general election for New Mexico House of Representatives District 29 on November 8, 2022.
Candidate | % | Votes | ||
| ✔ | Joy Garratt (D) | 53.2 | 7,349 | |
| Gregory Cunningham (R) | 46.8 | 6,458 | ||
| Total votes: 13,807 | ||||
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Democratic primary election
Democratic primary for New Mexico House of Representatives District 29
Incumbent Joy Garratt advanced from the Democratic primary for New Mexico House of Representatives District 29 on June 7, 2022.
Candidate | % | Votes | ||
| ✔ | Joy Garratt | 100.0 | 2,203 | |
| Total votes: 2,203 | ||||
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Republican primary election
Republican primary for New Mexico House of Representatives District 29
Gregory Cunningham defeated Adelious Stith in the Republican primary for New Mexico House of Representatives District 29 on June 7, 2022.
Candidate | % | Votes | ||
| ✔ | Gregory Cunningham | 66.3 | 1,386 | |
| Adelious Stith | 33.7 | 706 | ||
| Total votes: 2,092 | ||||
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2020
See also: New Mexico House of Representatives elections, 2020
General election
General election for New Mexico House of Representatives District 29
Incumbent Joy Garratt defeated Adelious Stith in the general election for New Mexico House of Representatives District 29 on November 3, 2020.
Candidate | % | Votes | ||
| ✔ | Joy Garratt (D) | 54.4 | 10,890 | |
| Adelious Stith (R) | 45.6 | 9,135 | ||
| Total votes: 20,025 | ||||
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Democratic primary election
Democratic primary for New Mexico House of Representatives District 29
Incumbent Joy Garratt advanced from the Democratic primary for New Mexico House of Representatives District 29 on June 2, 2020.
Candidate | % | Votes | ||
| ✔ | Joy Garratt | 100.0 | 3,971 | |
| Total votes: 3,971 | ||||
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Republican primary election
Republican primary for New Mexico House of Representatives District 29
Adelious Stith advanced from the Republican primary for New Mexico House of Representatives District 29 on June 2, 2020.
Candidate | % | Votes | ||
| ✔ | Adelious Stith | 100.0 | 2,528 | |
| Total votes: 2,528 | ||||
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Campaign themes
2022
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2020
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Adelious Stith completed Ballotpedia's Candidate Connection survey in 2020. The survey questions appear in bold and are followed by Stith's responses. Candidates are asked three required questions for this survey, but they may answer additional optional questions as well.
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A hard working citizen who believes his voice and others should be heard. I am a veteran of the USAF and was married to a veteran who stayed in the USAF for 26 yrs. I believe in duty to family and service to country. I am a father of 5 wonderful young people and a grandfather of 3 precious souls. My mantra is example isn't everything. It is the only thing. MLk Jr. work was for people to have opportunity regardless of ethnicity. It is important to me that people have the opportunity to advance. I believe we can work together regardless of political, religious, or social differences. As the next State Representative my goal is to help the west side of Albuquerque to grow its small businesses, help larger business develop mentor and apprenticeships relationships; to sooth and ease the strain in our infrastructure; to work toward school choice; and to ensure NM has free trade. My goal is to represent the people of the west side, bring bold leadership to the Round House, and to represent the values, ideas, intentions, and voice of the people on the west side.
- Vote for me to ensure you have someone who will represent your concerns like school choice, advancement for all people, your Constitutional Rights, and leadership development
- Vote for me to have your public safety in mind, where ABQ can be known for family, fun, and entertainment rather than crime, criminal loop holes, and car theft.
- Vote for me to address our homeless concerns, mental health concerns, and the care of our seniors. They should not have to choose between RX or a bill.
My concern is to get the talks about addressing our mental health issue from planning to implementation. We need legislation that will protect those with mental health challenges, as well as, protecting those who do not have those challenges. My mother (deceased from natural cause) and my brother (committed suicide) were both diagnosed first with manic-depressive behavior. Later, in their lives, they were both diagnosed to have bi-polar disorder. This and many other disorders are debilitating and life-threatening disorders. My goal is to involve myself in legislation to bring resolve in this situation.
My personal concern is to ensure those of sexual assault are treated with dignity, empathy, and respect. Being a rape victim, I chose to keep the horrid event to myself for many years; thus, the perpetrator, went unpunished even until today. My endeavor will be to have legislation to ensure all will be able to tell their story free from retaliation, free from fear, and to have professionals treating them with the uttermost respect.
My personal concern is to ensure those of sexual assault are treated with dignity, empathy, and respect. Being a rape victim, I chose to keep the horrid event to myself for many years; thus, the perpetrator, went unpunished even until today. My endeavor will be to have legislation to ensure all will be able to tell their story free from retaliation, free from fear, and to have professionals treating them with the uttermost respect.
I have read about Abraham Lincoln, John F. Kennedy, and Martin Luther King Jr. These were amazing men. I hope to have the steadiness and being able to unite people who has a difference of opinion as President Lincoln. I hope to challenge and lead people the way President Kennedy did. I hope to inspire and build upon equality as Dr. King Jr.
I simply believe in the example left by George Washington. He saw there was a need for leadership.
He served as elected and moved on with his life. My goal is to fill the needed leadership role as did our first president, serve, and move on with the knowledge to serve in other ways.
He served as elected and moved on with his life. My goal is to fill the needed leadership role as did our first president, serve, and move on with the knowledge to serve in other ways.
An elected official must be known to to his/her constituents. If a person has an issue that affects countless others in a district but does not know the representative in the state's legislature to contact, I see this as a leadership problem. A leader cannot lead people if the people do not know the person leading.
The organizations in which I am a member have helped me through evaluations and multiple leadership roles, to learn about my weakness to make them stronger: the ability to bring people together and speak to their issue. The chosen degree paths allowed me to see the importance of relationships. Winston Churchill taught me one important nugget: the people above all is the most important. Secretary George Marshall taught me building in people and building up people affords us to show our humanity. I believe my success in this office will come from being able to relate to people, speak about issues important to people that affects the lives of the people.
An elected official must be honest with the constituents, work to build relationships with other legislators in order to have quality legislation. The elected official should work to protect the Constitutional Rights of those living in the state. The elected official must work to preserve the livelihood of New Mexicans and create ways to have additional growth within the state.
My legacy will be helping people develop and grow to reach their greatest not to settle for the least.
I recall Watergate and the way it affected the adults. I remember seeing the long lines and having to stand in some of those lines with my mother. I was nine years old.
My very first job was a paper boy for The Sun newspaper. I learned nothing comes nothing and I had to work if I wanted to have. I was twelve years old. I also worked sweeping the streets of Baltimore City, MD as part of the youth hiring program. It was my way to learn about working in a group setting, following instructions, and learning structure. For the two months I was a City Youth Worker, I learned how to work with people different than me.
My favorite book is How to Win Friends, by Dale Carnegie
If I could be a fictional character, I would want to be the flash.
The "Song that never ends". I started singing it to my grandson, well, it got stuck.
My struggle has been beating myself when things go wrong. My mentor has helped me to realize other aspects, just as a four-way intersection, has multiple directions that led to the challenge. Thus, a situation has many vectors not just the ones we.
I do not see the need for previous experience to hold any political seat. I learned about our government in high school and learned about various governments while affiliated with the U.S. Military, and studies toward my graduate degree. My experience of living in Belgium, working at NATO HQ surrounded by policy makers, and living in Stuttgart, Germany, and being part of an international speaking group gives me a uniqueness about tolerance, fairness, and equity. My experience as ordained minister has taught me that our experiences should be used to benefit others not just to benefit ourselves.
I perceive the greatest challenge will be fiscal policies. The idea of taxation will be of importance; thus, the need for transparency. The lawmakers will have to develop a tax system that will be fair to all New Mexicans. This will have to be a system to accommodate business taxation as well as taxes on hard working citizens. Over taxation summarizes the current system and we all comprehend no one benefits from this type of legislative mindset. Fiscal policies will have to bring about not only fairness in taxing the people, limits of taxation, but also cause legislators to take a fiduciary responsibility about funds the government collects.
The relationship should be one of courtesy, respect, and the overall responsibility of working together to benefit the people of New Mexico. It is not about a party, one's personal agenda, or one's personal goals. I see this relationship as the most important in the state. People will follow a leadership that offers something worthy of being followed. This relationship should work together. We teach our children and young people about relationships, well, our young people should want to volunteer to be part of this group. People should want to serve.
It is extremely important to build relationships with other legislators. We grow together. It should not matter of the party affiliation. Our relationships should be one that hears various points of view, evaluate the merits of the points, and work to implement a plan that benefits all New Mexicans not just to benefit the majority in power. Our relationship should represent the values of the State of New Mexico.
I will be available to serve in the committee in which I am appointed; however, I would enjoy being part of the Taxation & Revenue and/or Veterans and Military Affairs.
I heard of symptoms that a little 9 yr suffers from; however, it is not recognized as a disability among the medical professionals. Further discussion is needed and find ways to assist this family. It would be great to help not only this family dealing with this diagnosis but others too.
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2022 Elections
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Footnotes
- ↑ Information submitted to Ballotpedia through the Candidate Connection survey on May 20, 2020
Current members of the New Mexico House of Representatives
Leadership
Speaker of the House:Javier Martínez
Majority Leader:Reena Szczepanski
Minority Leader:Gail Armstrong
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Cristina Parajón (D)
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Eleanor Chavez (D)
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Marian Matthews (D)
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Raymundo Lara (D)
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