MEDIA ADVISORY: HAPPENING WEDNESDAY: Governor to make announcement related to food assistance in New Mexico

FOR PLANNING PURPOSES ONLY

MEDIA ADVISORY

Contact: Michael Coleman

Office of the Governor

Michael.Coleman@exec.nm.gov

October 28, 2025

HAPPENING WEDNESDAY: Governor to make announcement related to food assistance in New Mexico

SANTA FE – Governor Michelle Lujan Grisham will host a press conference in Albuquerque on Wednesday to address concerns about the Supplemental Nutrition Assistance Program’s (SNAP) suspension on Nov. 1 due to the federal government shutdown.

WHAT: Press conference

WHO: Governor Lujan Grisham, House Speaker Javier Martinez, Senate President Pro Tempore Mimi Stewart, Health Care Authority Secretary Kari Armijo and local food bank and farming representatives.

WHEN: 3:30 p.m. MT, Wednesday, Oct. 29, 2025

WHERE: John Brooks Supermarket, 1130 Candelaria NW, Albuquerque, NM 87107

Credentialed members of the media may RSVP to jodi.mcginnisporter@exec.nm.gov. Please include the names of those expected to be in attendance.

Media unable to attend in person may watch the announcement via the Governor’s Facebook page at www.facebook.com/GovMLG/

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