A letter to the voters of District 9
 
For all who voted to send me to Santa Fe as your voice, I give thanks and appreciation.  I have learned a great deal serving you. It is very humbling as you vote on issues that you previously just heard about on the nightly news.  Sometimes the seat where the buck stops gets pretty hot.  I am sure we will not always agree on all issues, but I am willing to discuss everything.

I have included a section on this site to give you some rational for my votes on controversial topics.  I hope you will realize I have tried to think out every issue prior to voting.  You must also realize that not all Bills do what the title says they do.  If you are interested in a Bill, read it first to make sure it does what you want it to.  We can amend Bills to do what is best, if it is not correct in it’s original form.  I have learned the “devil is in the details.”  One word may completely change the results of the changes made by a Bill. An example is the use of the word “shall” and “will.”

Thank you again for giving me a chance to help make a difference for our District and our State.  I am happy to talk to any neighborhood groups  about issues and welcome your calls to arrange a time and place.  328-4696


Steve Komadina..............The Future

The Future:  New Mexico #1
My grandfather’s life and father’s life taught me to sacrifice for the next generation.  Grandpa came to a new world to give his kids a chance for a better life than they would have had in Croatia.  He died a young man in a coal mine cave in.  He left my father the youngest child with 4 older sisters.
My father slept on the floor of his sisters’ room where 3 of them shared a bed while the oldest sister slept with their mother.  Not a day went by that he didn’t teach me I could be anything I wanted to be, if I got an education.  He never attended a university, but was determined I would have more opportunities than he had.  I never met a more kind, honest, gentle and giving person as my father.  He taught me to work for what I wanted.  He would say to work like a horse to make it happen and if that wasn’t enough to work like two horses.  He reminded me frequently that anything was possible in America. He taught me to dream.
They are both gone.  It’s up to me now to protect those freedoms to succeed for my children and grandchildren.  I need to teach them to dream.  Just like my ancestors, I believe anything is possible in New Mexico.  I want the same for your children and grandchildren. We need to settle for nothing less.
  •  Great Public Schools
  •  High Paying Jobs
  •  New Mexicans who respect each other
  •  Safe Neighborhoods
  •  Elected Officials We Can Respect


    • If we want things to change, we’ve got to change.

    If we want things to be better, we need to be better.
     

    We are what we think we are.  I think we are a rich State that has just not reached it’s potential.  As your Senator, I want to make the changes needed to get us off the top of all the bad lists and off the bottom of all the good lists.  I firmly believe New Mexico can be #1.  We just need to decide that’s what we want and stay focused. We need to make the changes to earn that title of #1.  I want to make things happen.  We have accepted the status quo for too long. I need your help to model New Mexico’s future for it’s people.  I welcome you to share my dream of greatness for all families for  the future.
    Steve Komadina
    PO Box 2085
    Corrales, New Mexico 87048