Michael Perry

“I mean, this might be something that those communities need for gross receipts tax revenue.”

“I really think we need to get the input from those local communities before we step all over them with any kind of decision.”

“I am not driven by politics, I am driven by results, stewardship, and making sure these lands continue to support our schools and rural communities.”

“What sets me apart is I still work the land. After my time in state government, I built a business improving wildlife habitat across New Mexico. I run equipment, cut cedar and mesquite and leave land better than I found it. I know what works because I do it.”

“I have spent my career working on New Mexico's lands. I served over 20 years as a game warden with the New Mexico Department of Game and Fish, rising to major of southern field operations. I later served as assistant commissioner at the State Land Office, where I helped manage state trust lands and understand the responsibility to our schools.”

“I don’t care if [they’re] Republican, I don’t care if they’re Democrat. What I care about is the users of the landscape and taking care of them, and taking care of it for future generations. Because we still have to fund schools, and we still have to have this property in 100 years.”