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U.S. House, District 1: who gets your vote?

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Melanie Ann Stansbury

Melanie Ann Stansbury

U.S. House · New Mexico District 1

NationalDemocrat

Candidate
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Ndidiamaka Ekwua Charlene Okpareke

Running for U.S. House · New Mexico District 1

NationalRepublican

Melanie Ann StansburyCurrent repNdidiamaka Ekwua Charlene OkparekeChallenger

Job fit

Melanie Ann Stansbury

Offices held

  • member of the New Mexico state house of representatives, 2019-2021 1

Education

  • M.S., Cornell University, Ithaca, N.Y., 2007 1
  • graduated from Cibola High School, Albuquerque, N. Mex., 1997 1

Ndidiamaka Ekwua Charlene Okpareke

Other work

  • build and start her own company, Olive Tree Compounding Pharmacy. 2

Education

  • attending Sandia High School 2
  • graduating UNM 2

Top issues

Ranked by what Americans say matters most (Pew, 2026)

Melanie Ann Stansbury

No stated positions on file yet.

Ndidiamaka Ekwua Charlene Okpareke

  • Health care costs
    As a pharmacist, she says she will create healthcare that is affordable and accessible for every New Mexico family, lowering costs at the pharmacy counter and expanding access in communities that need it most. 2
  • Cost of living & jobs
    She pledges to fight for New Mexico's businesses and workers, advocating to bring federal investments and programs that create jobs, grow paychecks, and stimulate the economy. 2

No public stance found on: Guns, Crime & safety, Immigration, Climate & energy

More on their website →

How they voted on top issues

Melanie Ann Stansbury

  • What kids are taught in school → Teachers deciding, with lessons that include everyone (4 of 4 votes) 3
  • Elections that are easy to vote in and hard to cheat → Making it easier to vote (3 of 3 votes) 3
  • Fair trade and prices at the store → Free trade and lower tariffs (3 of 3 votes) 3

Ndidiamaka Ekwua Charlene Okpareke

Nothing found for this candidate yet.

Who pays them

Melanie Ann Stansbury

Where the campaign money came from4

small donorslarge donorslabor unionsmembership organizationsindustry associationsOther kinds of donors
small donors$467Klarge donors$659Klabor unions$108Kmembershiporganizations$35Kindustryassociations$26KOther kinds ofdonors$61K$1.4M raised
$467,3554Small individual donors
$659,0764Large individual donors

Ndidiamaka Ekwua Charlene Okpareke

Where the campaign money came from5

small donorslarge donorsmembership organizations
small donors$15Klarge donors$83Kmembershiporganizations$1K$100K raised
$15,3405Small individual donors
$83,1005Large individual donors

Checks

Melanie Ann Stansbury

Checks run: missed votes

Nothing raised by these checks.

Not checked yet: stock trades

Ndidiamaka Ekwua Charlene Okpareke

No voting record to check yet

Based on current data. May change in a future update.

Sources

  1. Melanie Ann Stansbury — house history biography · checked 2026-10-15 used in: Experience
  2. Ndidiamaka Ekwua Charlene Okpareke — campaign home · checked 2026-10-15 used in: Experience, Top issues
  3. Congress.gov roll-call votes · 2022-11-04 to 2026-11-04 used in: How they voted on top issues
  4. FEC · 2026 cycle used in: Money
  5. FEC · 2026 cycle used in: Money