NM SOS candidate Nora Espinoza says she walks ‘hand in hand’ with Scientology group

NM SOS candidate Nora Espinoza says she walks ‘hand in hand’ with Scientology front group CCHR.

NM Political Report: SOS candidate says she walks ‘hand in hand’ with Scientology group

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By Andy Lyman

Secretary of State Candidate Nora Espinoza recently appeared in two promotional videos for a group closely associated with the Church of Scientology that is critical of prescription drug companies. Months later, Espinoza received a large campaign contribution from a pharmaceutical company that clashed with the controversial religious group in the past.

This February, the Church of Scientology released a video featuring Espinoza praising the Citizens Commission on Human Rights (CCHR)—an organization founded by the Church of Scientology—for helping her pass legislation in 2015 prohibiting schools and school officials from coercing students into taking medication.

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“That is the reason I walk hand in hand with you and you’ve walked hand in hand with me.”

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NM SOS candidate Nora Espinoza says she walks ‘hand in hand’ with Scientology group