A central theme of my candidacy will be ‘connectivity’. By focusing on the power of connectivity in – telephone, cable, fiber, wireless, satellite and internet communication, energy and energy transmission, roads, and individual participation – we can overcome our geography, honor our environment, enhance the education of our children and improve our economic well being. New Mexico deserves nothing less.

Experts say that in the Knowledge Age, 2% of the working population will work on the land, 10% will work in Industry and the rest will be knowledge workers. Due to the rapid global expansion of information-based transactions and interactions being conducted via the Internet, there has been an ever –increasing demand for a workforce that is capable of performing these activities. In New Mexico, with high school graduation rates of only 54%, there is little doubt that our children are not prepared.