Republican gubernatorial candidate Doug Turner is set to headline a high-dollar fundraiser next month at President Donald J. Trump’s Mar-a-Lago Club, highlighting the growing national attention and financial stakes surrounding New Mexico’s governor’s race.
According to reporting from the Santa Fe New Mexican, Turner (one of three Republicans seeking the party’s nomination) will be a featured guest at the May 6 event in Palm Beach, Florida. He is expected to appear alongside Alaska gubernatorial candidate Bernadette Wilson.
The fundraiser is being promoted as an exclusive opportunity for donors to engage directly with rising Republican candidates in a private setting.
“Join us for an exclusive, off-the-record conversation with the next Governors of Alaska and New Mexico,” the invitation states, according to the Santa Fe New Mexican. “Two leaders poised to shape the future of American energy independence, national security and secure President Trump’s America First Agenda.”
The event will be hosted by Chris and Ashlee Clarke, a donor couple identified in the invitation materials, and is expected to draw high-level contributors from across the country.
But attending won’t come cheap.
The invitation outlines two tiers for participation, with “host committee” access priced at $25,000 per couple and general attendance set at $10,000 per couple. The evening is scheduled to begin with a cocktail reception at 7 p.m., followed by a formal seated dinner at 8 p.m.
Turner’s appearance at Mar-a-Lago underscores the increasingly nationalized nature of New Mexico’s gubernatorial race, as candidates look to tap into major donor networks and align themselves with broader Republican priorities.
Mar-a-Lago has become a central hub for Republican fundraising and political strategy, particularly for candidates seeking to connect with influential donors and align with Trump’s political orbit.
The themes highlighted in the invitation—energy independence, national security, and the “America First Agenda”—signal the policy direction Turner is emphasizing as he seeks to gain traction in the primary.
While the New Mexico governor’s race is still taking shape, events like this provide candidates with opportunities to build national relationships, secure early financial commitments, and position themselves within the broader political landscape.
Turner’s participation in a high-profile event at Mar-a-Lago may also boost his standing among Republican voters who view alignment with Trump and his policy priorities as a key indicator of credibility.
As the primary contest develops, the ability to raise funds and build a strong campaign infrastructure will likely prove critical—and high-dollar events like this one could play a major role in determining which candidates emerge as frontrunners.
Turner’s Mar-a-Lago appearance signals that New Mexico’s next gubernatorial election may be influenced not just by local dynamics, but by broader political forces shaping the Republican Party as a whole.
NM is still doing early voting and mail in. So the cheating has to stop. Plus we most likely will be using the Dominion to change votes and hooked up to the internet….
Oh my gosh no, I am voting for Hull!
Im a LIFELONG conservative moderate GOP. I am retired, with military and public service as a peace officer. I was not a peacekeeper, but I align with bring a peacemaker.
If you dont agree with the following you are a RINO…Imho of course.
#1. The end of unlimited abortion up to birth in the State for any purpose whatsoever and eliminate all abortion for tourism dollars scams the DNC of NM established.
#2. The absolute stoppage of all transfender practices for all children unless they have gained consent and emaciated through a judicial order.
#3. Parents of children recognized as having a transgender or LGBT issue shall be… not might or can…SHALL be notified… unless a court (competent of course and not DNC controlled which eliminates most courts in NM right now) has granted an emancipation order.
#4. Oil and gas expansion with safety and security issues addressed as well as clean up and old non producing well capping…but reduced times for well permitting processes and reduction of costs to drill and operate.
#5. No tax on tips and social security.
#6. No property taxes on all retirees who’s incomes levels are below $75, 000, adjusted for inflation every year.
#7. No more free school for non resident or illicit immigrants.
#8. Only felons and the mentally challenged shall be prohibited from owning or possessing a firearm, which includes transgenderism as a mentally challenged health issue.
#8. Social security lowered to maximum benefit to age 62 with no penality for continuing to work. All wage earners uncapped and must pay a minimum of employee contribution share to social security taxes. A maximum benefit for all shall be $5,500 monthly, and Medicare taxes shall be required by all. Universal health care completed. Only US Citizens shall be eligible for drawing Social Security and Medicare. All taxes paid into these programs if paid by illicit immigrants or visa held foreigners shall be forfeited to the programs. If an illegal or visa holder desires to get these benefits, take the citizenship test and renounce your former nation and become an American citizen.
#9. The right to protest is limited to American Citizens only and on American controlled property only. If violence occurs, disband. If your the violent offender, Jail and loose %50 of social security and Medicare benefits upon conviction. That %50 goes towards jails and incarceration, the Medicare loss gos to hospitals.
Platforms like this is what I can support.
Hmmmm….. Looks like the Wrong Guy Got Invited.
Personally I think connecting completely with the Trump agenda is a turn Off for a lot of NM Rs. I don’t have an issue with National money be thrown toward the race for Republicans but going to Mar A Longo is a mistake.
I’d much rather see the CD2 race get this kind of backing and money!!
Is this a kiss of death? That goes for anyone this may relate to in terms of an endorsement.
Congressional candidate Greg Cunningham needs an invite to Mar-a-Lago.
Agreed. I’m co-hosting a fundraiser for him at Casa Rondeña soon, a nice event location in the North Valley.
Hull’s a good guy, but Turner is rock solid and has a better chance in the general. Tired of losing to Dems who are clearly not even contenders in their own right, but are run by those ‘behind the curtain.’
Hull is arrogant, treats his constituents badly if they disagree with him, and engages in perpetual karen pleasing. His resume reads like a wannabe D.
Doug is a dark horse, emerging as the best option.
Doug is an excellent choice for NM.
Doug Turner is making a fatal error. in order to win he needs to pull more than 20 percent of the democrat votes. fundraising at Mar-a Lago will turn every democrat against him. surprised he doesnt see that reality.
Doing this actually impresses me that Doug is dynamic enough to try to appeal to MAGA voters while empathizing his independent mindedness.
He may turn off the zombie left that won’t vote for him anyway, but independents and conservative Ds will still consider him over numbskull Deb haalland.
From a financial standpoint, he can’t turn this down. The D machine has a massive warchest. If he doesn’t get past the R primary, who cares what Ds think.
Like I said before… Trump is inbound to clean up the final communist mess before taking-out California. Mark my words, the FBI and DOJ are going to live in New Mexico until the citizens get off the tit and wake up… and anyone who thinks they can defeat this meatgrinder juggernaut (like the Governor, the Legislators, and the New Mexico Supremes) you may as well move… you might run, but you cannot hide from the JUSTICE that is coming to New Mexico in overwhelming numbers. Of the original 400,000 SEALED Federal Grand Jury indictments — 75,000 remain unsealed. You get one guess at answering this question “Which State is next?”
All ya’all have a nice day now, ya’ hear. ….lol