Democrat candidate in key House race vowed ‘full support’ for cutting police budget in half
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Emails obtained by Fox News Digital show Democrat Gabriel Vasquez vowed to "fully support" halving the budget of the Las Cruces, New Mexico police department.
"I wholeheartedly and absolutely support police reform and the #blacklivesmatter movement, and will not be stopping short of transformational reform that brings justice to our city and to people of color in our community. You can count on my support," Vasquez wrote to a constituent demanding "at least" a 50% reduction of the Las Cruces police department budget. Brandon Gillespie is an associate editor at Fox News. Follow him on Twitter at @brandon_cg.
Vasquez, who is running to unseat incumbent Republican Rep. Yvette Herrell in New Mexico's 2nd Congressional District, told another constituent calling for the diversion of funds away from the police and into other services that he felt the "same way."