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Paul Gibson and his wife, Roxanne Barber came to Santa Fe in 2012. Since arriving in Santa Fe they have been involved in the development of the Academy of Sustainability Education at Santa Fe High, as volunteers with Master Gardeners, New Energy Economy, and other local efforts. Most recently they coordinated the SantaFe4Bernie campaign, an effort that took advice from Bernie and focused locally, morphing into Retake the Roundhouse. Retake the Roundhouse worked with other advocacy groups around the state to support nine important races, winning seven of them and contributing to NM being the only state legislature in the country that turned blue in the last election. They now are exiting from partisan election processes and have created Retake Our Democracy, a 501-c-4 non-profit organization that tried to make daily activism easier by providing a wide range of resources, information and tools that empower and activate supporters.

• Budget Deficit or Deficit in Clear-Thinking? You Decide.

  By paulgibson51 on August 28, 2016 • ( 2 )

  

  There is a good deal to decipher in the Governor’s claims that the State is bankrupt and as always, much of it is smoke and mirrors and bad decisions on the part of the GOP and a few Democrats.  Retake… Read More ›

• What is Retake the Roundhouse?

  By paulgibson51 on August 21, 2016 • ( 1 )

  

  Retake the Roundhouse has emerged out of New Mexico’s grassroots campaign for Bernie Sanders. Sanders’ supporters were inspired by his vision and many Hillary supporters, while agreeing with his vision, supported their candidate for a variety of reasons.  But now… Read More ›

• Retake the Roundhouse Is Building a Base

  By paulgibson51 on August 20, 2016 • ( 3 )

  

  Just one week ago, we launched Retake the Roundhouse. We are busily developing relationships, reaching out to other advocacy groups, and slowly building content to flesh out the website and provide you with the resources you need to help Democrats… Read More ›

• Report on Aug. 13 Organizing Mtg. 50 Volunteers & Plans Going Forward

  By paulgibson51 on August 12, 2016 • ( 2 )

  

  An Organizing and Orientation Meeting was held on Saturday, August 13, from 3:30 – 5 pm at 1420 Cerrillos.  For details …  

• Analysis of Targeted NM State House District Races with Campaign Contact Info

  By paulgibson51 on August 12, 2016 • ( 0 )

  

  If you want help selecting in what races to become involved, please take a look at this summary of nine Targeted House District races….

• Analysis of Targeted NM State Senate District Races with Campaign Contact Info

  By paulgibson51 on August 12, 2016 • ( 0 )

  

  Retake the Roundhouse analyzed all of the Senate races and identified seven Targeted Races.  To maintain a strong hold on the Senate will require an intense grassroots effort described in this post….