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Democratic Lt. Gov. candidate Brian Colón launched his second TV ad today. According to a press release by his campaign, the ad will be airing on network and cable TV statewide.
The ad focuses on education and Colón says, “As our children grow up, I want to make sure they’re learning everything they’re supposed to learn.”
The transcript is below:
GIRL: In kindergarten I learned how to read!
FIRST GRADE BOY: How to add and subtract…
SECOND GRADE GIRL: Computers…
THIRD GRADE BOY: Fractions…
FOURTH GRADE GIRL: New Mexico history…
FIFTH GRADE GIRL: Composition writing…
SIXTH GRADE BOY: Geography…
SEVENTH GRADE GIRL: Biology…
EIGHTH GRADE BOY: Algebra…
NINTH GRADE BOY: Literature…
TENTH GRADE GIRL: Chemistry…
ELEVENTH GRADE BOY: Trigonometry…
TWELFTH GRADE GIRL: I learned I’m going to college.
BRIAN COLÓN: I’m Brian Colón. And as our children grow up, I want to make sure they’re learning everything they’re supposed to learn. That’s how they get a good job and how we bring good jobs to New Mexico.
As lieutenant governor, I’ll make that my job. Por sus hijos también.
