Who are Gregg Hull’s major donors and endorsers in the 2026 gubernatorial race, and what interests do they represent?
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Executive summary
Gregg Hull’s early 2025 fundraising haul is dominated by local business owners—especially car dealers and small-business donors—and his campaign has reported roughly $200,000–$210,000 in receipts as he prepared to enter the 2026 New Mexico gubernatorial race [1] [2] [3]. Public records and reporting identified named top donors from the auto-retail sector but, in the materials reviewed, did not produce a list of major political or institutional endorsers for Hull beyond general Republican stakeholder outreach [4] [5].
1. Who gives: named major donors and their business ties
Reporting by Source New Mexico and campaign finance filings show Hull’s most prominent individual contributors include Brady Lovelady, owner of Perfection Honda in Rio Rancho; retired business owner Nancy Nunnally of Rio Rancho; and Tom and Linda Krumland, car-dealership owners from Roswell—donors who are publicly tied to auto retail and local small-business ownership [4]. Multiple local outlets and the state campaign finance system reported Hull’s early fundraising total in the low six figures—campaigns disclosed about $206,000 to $210,000 in contributions in April 2025 filings—confirming that these local donors helped make Hull the top recipient among announced Republicans at that stage [2] [1] [3].
2. What those donors represent: industry and local-business interests
The named supporters point to a donor base rooted in car dealerships and small-business proprietors: Perfection Honda and Roswell dealership ownership directly connect Hull’s early funding to the auto-retail sector and its local economic interests [4]. Nancy Nunnally’s listing as a retired business owner further underscores a local small-business constituency rather than large corporate PAC money in these early reports [4]. Those ties suggest priorities common to business donors—economic growth, infrastructure investment, and regulatory concerns—that align with Hull’s stated emphasis on strengthening business, infrastructure, and public safety in his campaign messaging [6] [3].
3. Endorsements (and the notable absence of major public backers in reporting)
As of the documents and reporting reviewed, there is no comprehensive list of major institutional or high-profile political endorsements publicly attached to Hull’s campaign; Ballotpedia was still gathering endorsement information and Hull had not completed its candidate survey, and local reporting emphasized grassroots meetings and Republican stakeholder outreach rather than named endorsements [5] [7]. Local press and campaign statements note Hull meeting with “local leaders and Republican stakeholders,” but those accounts do not translate into publicly filed or widely reported formal endorsements in the sources at hand [7] [8].
4. Fundraising context and comparative position in the race
Hull’s roughly $200k in early contributions put him ahead of other Republican entrants at the time in terms of money raised among announced GOP hopefuls, but it was far smaller than the multimillion-dollar war chests reported for major Democratic contenders in 2025, underscoring a gap in scale even if Hull led the early GOP pack [1] [3]. Media coverage emphasized that Hull was the first Republican to announce and that his fundraising numbers were notable for that field positioning, while Democratic contenders had already attracted far larger sums [1] [2].
5. Implications, alternative readings, and reporting limits
The available record points to a campaign financially fueled by local business owners—not national industry PACs or major ideological donors—suggesting Hull’s initial coalition is municipal and commercial; political strategists might read that as a strength in retail politics but a limitation for statewide scaling [4] [3]. Alternative interpretations are possible: local dealership owners can act as conduits to broader business networks or industry associations not visible in these early filings, and formal endorsements may emerge later; the sources reviewed do not provide a full later-cycle donor list or any comprehensive endorsement roll [4] [5] [2]. Where the record is silent—on big-money Republican donors, PAC activity, or major policy-specific backers—this analysis does not speculate beyond what the filings and reporting show [5] [2].