Below the two pages of summarized information is the background information, plus contributions, with respect to Mike Mechenbier (12/6/11)

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1 Below the two pages of summarized information is the background information, plus contributions, with respect to Mike Mechenbier (12/6/11) Farm Subsidy Database, Environmental Working Group Farmers Getting Government Payments Mike G Mechenbier received payments totaling $169,065 from 1995 through 2010 (nothing since 2003) 4 Daughters Land And Cattle Co received payments totaling $188,304 from 1995 through 2010 (nothing since 2005) 84 percent of farmers in New Mexico did not collect subsidy payments - according to USDA. Ten percent collected 73 percent of all subsidies. Amounting to $877 million over 16 years. Top 10%: $24,952 average per year between 1995 and Bottom 80%: $489 average per year between 1995 and Average per year between 1995 and 2010 (16 years) Total between 1995 and 2010 Average Top 10% 24, ,280 Bottom 80% 489 7,335 Average per year 1995 between 2003 (9 years) Average per year 1995 between 2005 (11 years) Mike G Mechenbier 10, ,065 18,785 4 Daughters Land And Cattle Co 5,519 88,304 8,028 16, ,369 Mr. Mechenbier received more than a quarter of a million dollars from USDA from 1995 through 2005 (although he has not received anything since then), according to the Environmental Working Group's Farm Subsidy Database. In that same time period, 84 percent of farmers in New Mexico did not collect any subsidy payments. The top 10% averaged $24,952 per year between 1995 and During that time that Mr. Mechenbier was received the subsidies, he was receiving an average of $26,813 per year. The bottom 80% received an average of $489 per year between 1995 and REGISTERED CORPORATIONS BIERBROS DEVELOPMENT COMPANY, INC. Registered Agent Mike Mechenbier 4400 Alameda Blvd NE Ste E Albuquerque New Mexico Officers President Mechenbier, Mike

2 ALAMEDA LAND COMPANY, INC. Officers President Mechenbier, Mike Vice President Mechenbier, Mike Secretary Mechenbier, Mike Treasurer Mechenbier, Mike Directors Mechenbier, Mike DOUBLE M PROPERTIES, INC. Officers President Mechenbier, Michael Directors Mechenbier, Michael ROY D. MERCER, LLC Registered Agent Mike Mechenbier 4400 Alamneda NE Albuquerque New Mexico SECURITY SELF STORAGE, INC. Officers President Mechenbier, Mike Vice President Mechenbier, John E. SUNDANCE MECHANICAL & UTILITY CORP. Registered Agent Mike Mechenbier 4400 Alameda Blvd Ne, Ste E Albuquerque New Mexico Officers President Mike Mechenbier SUN RANCH SHOPS, LLC. Registered agent: Mike Mechenbier, 4400 Alameda NW, Suite E, Albuquerque. MECHENBIER INVESTMENT REAL ESTATE INC

3 New Mexico Summary Information Average annual payments $1.31 billion in subsidies $542 million in commodity subsidies. $110 million in crop insurance subsidies. $421 million in conservation subsidies. $233 million in disaster subsidies. New Mexico ranking: 35 of 50 States Top Commodity Recipients Top Commodity Recipients in percent of farmers in New Mexico did not collect subsidy payments - according to USDA. Ten percent collected 73 percent of all subsidies. Amounting to $877 million over 16 years. Top 10%: $24,952 average per year between 1995 and Bottom 80%: $489 average per year between 1995 and MIKE G MECHENBIER Mike G Mechenbier received payments totaling $169,065 from 1995 through 2010 Total USDA Subsidies Year Conservation SubsidiesDisaster Subsidies Commodity Subsidies $35,000 $38,910 $73, $50,172 $555 $50, $378 $ $390 $ $740 $ $710 $ $3,164 $3, $28,123 $266 $28, $10,657 $10, Total $73,780 $89,082 $6,203 $169,065 Crop Summary for Mike G Mechenbier

4 Crop Payments Livestock Subsidies $84,030 Corn Subsidies** $6,203 Payment Breakdown Subsidy Program Total Payments Total USDA - Subsidies $169,065 Subtotal, Farming Subsidies $6,203 Subtotal, Conservation Programs $73,780 Subtotal, Disaster Payments $89,082 Commodity subsidy breakdown Subsidy Program Total Payments Subtotal, Farming Subsidies $6,203 Production Flexibility Contracts $2,382 Production Flexibility - Corn $2,382 Mkt. Loss Asst. - Commodity Crops $1,243 Market Loss Assistance - Corn $1,243 Loan Deficiency Payments $2,578 Loan Deficiency - Corn $2,578 Conservation subsidy breakdown Subsidy Program Total Payments Subtotal, Conservation Programs $73,780 Env. Quality Incentive Program $38,780 EQIP - Regular $28,123 EQIP - Acp $10,657 Agricultural Conservation Program $35,000 ACP - Long Term Agreement $35,000 Disaster subsidy breakdown Subsidy Program Total Payments Subtotal, Disaster Payments $89,082 Misc. Disaster Payments $5,052 Disaster Reserve Assistance $5,052 Livestock Disaster / Emergency $84,030 Livestock Emergency Assistance Program $84,030 Payment Breakdown Subsidy Program Total Payments

5 Total USDA - Subsidies Subtotal, Farming Subsidies $73,910 $710 $50,727 $3,164 $378$28,389 $390$10,657 $740 $555 $378 $390 $740 $710 $3,164 $266 $35,000 Subtotal, Conservation Programs $28,123 $10,657 Subtotal, Disaster Payments Commodity subsidy breakdown $38,910 $50,172 $169,065 $6,203 $73,780 $89,082 Subsidy Program Subtotal, Farming Subsidies Production Flexibility Contracts $555 $378 $390 $740 $555 $378 $200 $ $710 $3,164 $266 $340 $273 $ Total Payments $6,203 $2,382

6 Production Flexibility - Corn Mkt. Loss Asst. - Commodity Crops Market Loss Assistance - Corn Loan Deficiency Payments Loan Deficiency - Corn $555 $378 $200 $370 $190 $370 $190 $370 Conservation subsidy breakdown $340 $273 $266 $370 $313 $370 $313 $2,578 $2,578 $2,382 $1,243 $1,243 $2,578 $2,578 Subsidy Program Total Payments $35,000 Subtotal, Conservation Programs $28,123 $10,657 $73,780 Env. Quality Incentive Program $38,780 $28,123

7 EQIP - Regular EQIP - Acp Agricultural Conservation Program ACP - Long Term Agreement Disaster subsidy breakdown $35,000 $35,000 $10,657 $28,123 $10,657 $28,123 $10,657 $35,000 $35,000 Subsidy Program Subtotal, Disaster Payments Misc. Disaster Payments $38,910 $50,172 $5, Total Payments $89,082 $5,052

8 Disaster Reserve Assistance Livestock Disaster / Emergency $5,052 $38,910 $45,120 $38,910 $45,120 Livestock Emergency Assistance Program $5,052 $84,030 $84,030 ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~ 4 DAUGHTERS LAND AND CATTLE CO 4 Daughters Land And Cattle Co received payments totaling $188,304 from 1995 through 2010 Total USDA Subsidies Year Conservation SubsidiesDisaster Subsidies Commodity Subsidies $11,220 $11, $40,000 $40, $40,462 $96,622 $137, Total $11,220 $80,462 $96,622 $188,304 Crop Summary for 4 Daughters Land And Cattle Co Crop Payments

9 Corn Subsidies** $96,622 Livestock Subsidies $80,462 Payment Breakdown Subsidy Program Total Payments Total USDA - Subsidies $188,304 Subtotal, Farming Subsidies $96,622 Subtotal, Conservation Programs $11,220 Subtotal, Disaster Payments $80,462 Commodity subsidy breakdown Subsidy Program Total Payments Subtotal, Farming Subsidies $96,622 Loan Deficiency Payments $96,622 Loan Deficiency - Corn $96,622 Conservation subsidy breakdown Subsidy Program Total Payments Subtotal, Conservation Programs $11,220 Env. Quality Incentive Program $11,220 EQIP - Regular $11,220 Disaster subsidy breakdown Subsidy Program Total Payments Subtotal, Disaster Payments $80,462 Livestock Disaster / Emergency $80,462 Emergency Livestock Feed Assistance $80,462 Note: The information on conservation spending for 2010 is incomplete due to missing data from USDA's Natural Resource Conservation Service. Payment data currently are not included for the Environmental Quality Incentives Program, but will be added once NRCS makes it available. The information provided for the Wetland Reserve Program (WRP) provides an inaccurate picture of how WRP payments are distributed. USDA's Natural Resource Conservation Service uses title companies as intermediaries to finalize wetlands easements under the Wetlands Reserve Program. As a result, the data provided to us shows large sums of money going to these title companies. In reality, the payments are ultimately distributed to landowners participating in the WRP. Unfortunately, NRCS has not provided the data to show where these farms and wetlands are located or which farmers or landowners are enrolling in the program, so EWG is unable to

10 allocate these large sums of money to individuals beyond the title companies. Therefore, these companies skew the conservation rankings and payment concentration, which EWG cannot avoid unless and until NRCS makes available the additional farm attribution data. Therefore, we have not included WRP payments in the 2010 data update. Finally, we have separated data on farm commodity, disaster and conservation payments in order to provide a more accurate picture of top recipients and concentration of payments among the three main categories of USDA programs.

11 Select MICHAEL MECHENBIER Select MIKE MECHENBIER Select MIKE MECHENBIER Select MIKE MECHENBIER Select MIKE MECHENBIER Select MIKE MECHENBIER Select MIKE MECHENBIER Select MIKE MECHENBIER Select MIKE MECHENBIER

12 BIERBROS DEVELOPMENT COMPANY, INC. SCC Number: Tax & Revenue Number: Incorporation Date: Corporation Type: Corporation Status: Public Regulation Commission 4/21/2006 DECEMBER 24, 1992, in NEW MEXICO IS A DOMESTIC PROFIT IS ACTIVE Good Standing: In GOOD STANDING through 3/15/2008 Purpose: CORPORATION DATES Taxable Year End Date: 12/31/05 Filing Date: 03/10/06 Expiration Date: SUPPLEMENTAL POST MARK DATES Supplemental: 01/12/99 Name Change: Purpose Change: Agent Resigned: REAL ESTATE INVESTMENTS MAILING ADDRESS 4400 ALAMEDA BLVD NE STE E ALBUQUERQUE, NEW MEXICO PRINCIPAL ADDRESS 4400 ALAMEDA BLVD NE STE E ALBUQUERQUE NEW MEXICO PRINCIPAL ADDRESS (Outside New Mexico) REGISTERED AGENT MIKE MECHENBIER 4400 ALAMEDA BLVD NE STE E ALBUQUERQUE NEW MEXICO Agent Designated: 01/12/99 COOP LICENSE INFORMATION Number: Type: Expiration Year: OFFICERS President Vice President GRAFF, WILLIAM A Secretary GRAFF, WILLIAM A Treasurer DIRECTORS Date Election of Directors: 12/24/04 MECHENBIER, MIKE,

13 Public Regulation Commission 4/21/2006 DOUBLE M PROPERTIES, INC. SCC Number: Tax & Revenue Number: Incorporation Date: Corporation Type: Corporation Status: DECEMBER 15, 1998, in NEW MEXICO IS A DOMESTIC PROFIT IS ACTIVE Good Standing: In GOOD STANDING through 3/15/2007 Purpose: CORPORATION DATES Taxable Year End Date: 12/31/04 Filing Date: 06/24/05 REAL ESTATE SALES Expiration Date: SUPPLEMENTAL POST MARK DATES Supplemental: Name Change: Purpose Change: Agent Resigned: MAILING ADDRESS 4400 ALAMEDA BLVD NE, STE E ALBUQUERQUE, NEW MEXICO PRINCIPAL ADDRESS 4400 ALAMEDA BLVD NE, STE E ALBUQUERQUE NEW MEXICO PRINCIPAL ADDRESS (Outside New Mexico) REGISTERED AGENT J KERWIN HOLLOWWA 1304 CENTRAL AVE SW ALBUQUERQUE NEW MEXICO Agent Designated: COOP LICENSE INFORMATION Number: Type: Expiration Year: OFFICERS President Vice President Secretary Treasurer MECHENBIER, MICHAEL DIRECTORS Date Election of Directors: 12/31/05 MECHENBIER, MICHAEL,

14 Public Regulation Commission 4/21/2006 ROY D. MERCER, LLC SCC Number: Tax & Revenue Number: Organization Date: Organization Type: Organization Status: Good Standing: Purpose: ORGANIZATION DATES Taxable Year End Date: Filing Date: JANUARY 29, 1999, in NEW MEXICO IS A DOMESTIC LIMITED LIABILITY IS EXEMPT NOT REQUIRED Expiration Date: 12/31/2028 SUPPLEMENTAL POST MARK DATES Supplemental: Name Change: Purpose Change: Agent Resigned: MAILING ADDRESS 4400 ALAMEDA NE ALBUQUERQUE, NEW MEXICO PRINCIPAL ADDRESS 4400 ALAMEDA NE ALBUQUERQUE NEW MEXICO PRINCIPAL ADDRESS (Outside New Mexico) REGISTERED AGENT MIKE MECHENBIER 4400 ALAMNEDANE ALBUQUERQUE NEW MEXICO Agent Designated: COOP LICENSE INFORMATION Number: Type: Expiration Year: ORGANIZERS DIRECTORS Date Election of Directors:

15 Public Regulation Commission 4/21/2006 SECURITY SELF STORAGE, INC. SCC Number: Tax & Revenue Number: Incorporation Date: Corporation Type: Corporation Status: OCTOBER16, 1992, in NEW MEXICO IS A DOMESTIC PROFIT IS ACTIVE Good Standing: In GOOD STANDING through 3/15/2008 Purpose: CORPORATION DATES Taxable Year End Date: 12/31/05 Filing Date: 01/23/06 LEASING STORAGE UNITS Expiration Date: SUPPLEMENTAL POST MARK DATES Supplemental: Name Change: Purpose Change: Agent Resigned: MAILING ADDRESS 7736 JACOBO NE ALBUQUERQUE, NEW MEXICO PRINCIPAL ADDRESS 7736 JACOBO NE ALBUQUERQUE NEW MEXICO PRINCIPAL ADDRESS (Outside New Mexico) REGISTERED AGENT JOHN E. MECHENBIER 7736 JACOBO NE ALBUQUERQUE NEW MEXICO Agent Designated: COOP LICENSE INFORMATION Number: Type: Expiration Year: OFFICERS President Vice President MECHENBIER, JOHN E. Secretary Treasurer DIRECTORS Date Election of Directors: 01/15/03 MECHENBIER, MIKE, SECURE SELF STORAGE INC.

16 New Mexico Domestic Profit The above Corporation is in Good Standing until 03/15/2013 Filing Information Address Information CorpNmscc Corporation Status Ac-Active Corporation Date Of Incorporation 6/16/1988 State Of Incorporation NM FiscalYearDate 12/31/2010 Report Duedate 3/15/2013 Mailing Address 7736 Jacobo Ne Albuquerque, NM Corp Address 801 E Milo Lopez Los Lunas, NM Agent Information Director(s) Information Mike Mechenbier 4400 Alameda Blvd Ne, Ste E Albuquerque, NM Mike Mechenbier Officer(s) Information President Mechenbier, Mike Vice President Mechenbier, John Instrument Information InstrumentNumber Filing Date 6/16/1988 Instrument Type Certificate Of Incorporation Instrument Text Concrete Enterprises, Inc., Authorized Is 50,000 Common Stock, Duration Is Perpetual. InstrumentNumber Filing Date 1/12/2000 Instrument Type Certificate Of Amendment Instrument Text Cnt (3 Pg. Document) InstrumentNumber Filing Date 12/6/2000 Instrument Type Certificate Of Amendment Instrument Text Cnt: (3 Pages)

17 Public Regulation Commission 4/21/2006 SUNDANCE MECHANICAL & UTILITY CORP. SCC Number: Tax & Revenue Number: Incorporation Date: Corporation Type: Corporation Status: JANUARY 03, 1980, in NEW MEXICO IS A DOMESTIC PROFIT IS ACTIVE Good Standing: In GOOD STANDING through 3/15/2007 Purpose: CORPORATION DATES Taxable Year End Date: 12/31/04 Filing Date: 02/11/05 Expiration Date: PLUMBING, SHEET METAL, UTILITY & PAVING CONTRACTOR MAILING ADDRESS 4400 ALAMEDA BLVD NE, SUITE E ALBUQUERQUE, NEW MEXICO PRINCIPAL ADDRESS 4400 ALAMEDA BLVD NE, SUITE E ALBUQUERQUE NEW MEXICO PRINCIPAL ADDRESS (Outside New Mexico) REGISTERED AGENT MIKE MECHENBIER 4400 ALAMEDA BLVD NE, STE E ALBUQUERQUE NEW MEXICO Agent Designated: OFFICERS President Vice President GONZALES, MICHAEL D Secretary Treasurer SPIESS, CARLOS A GRAFF, W.A. BILL DIRECTORS Date Election of Directors: 12/31/05 MECHENBIER, 4400 ALAMEDA BLVD., NE, SUITE E ALBUQUERQUE, NM MIKE Corporation Detail

18 4 DAUGHTERS LAND & CATTLE CO. New Mexico Domestic Profit The above Corporation is in Good Standing until 03/15/2013 Filing Information Address Information CorpNmscc Corporation Status Ac-Active Corporation Date Of Incorporation 3/8/1993 State Of Incorporation NM FiscalYearDate 12/31/2010 Report Duedate 3/15/2013 Mailing Address 4400 Alameda Blvd Ne Ste E Albuquerque, NM Corp Address 4400 Alameda Blvd Ne Ste E Albuquerque, NM Agent Information Director(s) Information J Kerwin Hollowwa 1304 Central Ave Sw Albuquerque, NM Michael Mechenbier Officer(s) Information President Mike Mechenbier Vice President Mike Mechenbier Instrument Information InstrumentNumber Filing Date 3/8/1993 Instrument Type Certificate Of Incorporation Instrument Text Sugar Pop Cattle Company Perpetual InstrumentNumber Filing Date 3/8/1993 Instrument Type Initial Stock Instrument Text 50,000 Common InstrumentNumber Filing Date 3/4/1997 Instrument Type Certificate Of Amendment Instrument Text Cnt <4 Daughters Land & Cattle Co.>

19 Corporation Detail LOS NINOS, INC. New Mexico Domestic Nonprofit The above Corporation is in Good Standing until 05/15/2012 Filing Information Address Information CorpNmscc Corporation Status Ac-Active Corporation Date Of Incorporation 9/25/1992 State Of Incorporation NM FiscalYearDate 12/31/2010 Report Duedate 5/15/2012 Mailing Address P O Box 2400 Los Lunas, NM Corp Address 2 Puesta Del Sol Rd Los Lunas, NM Agent Information Director(s) Information Mike Mechenbier 3164 Hwy 47 Los Lunas, NM Laura Farris Kathleen Mechenbier Mike Mechenbier Officer(s) Information President Mechenbier, Mike Secretary Farris, Laura Treasurer Farris, Laura Vice President Mechenbier, Kathleen Instrument Information InstrumentNumber Filing Date 9/25/1992 Instrument Type Certificate Of Incorporation Instrument Text Los Ninos, Inc. Perpetual InstrumentNumber Filing Date 5/5/2010 Instrument Type Certificate Of Revocation Instrument Text Nonfiler InstrumentNumber Filing Date 6/17/2010 Instrument Type Rescind Certificate Of Revocation Instrument Text Report For 12/31/08 Erroneously Entered As 12/31/09.

20 EL RANCHITO DE LOS NINOS, INC. New Mexico Domestic Nonprofit The above Corporation is in Good Standing until 05/15/2012 Filing Information Address Information CorpNmscc Corporation Status Ac-Active Corporation Date Of Incorporation 3/9/2000 State Of Incorporation NM FiscalYearDate 12/31/2010 Report Duedate 5/15/2012 Mailing Address Po Box 2400 Los Lunas, NM Corp Address 02 Puesta Del Sol Rd Los Lunas, NM Agent Information Director(s) Information Mike Mechenbier 2 Puesta Del Sol Los Lunas, NM Elizabeth Allbright Harvey Crowley Mike Mechenbier Officer(s) Information President Kathleen Mechenbier Secretary Ken Debettingnies Treasurer V. William Dolan Vice President Maria Duran Instrument Information InstrumentNumber Filing Date 3/9/2000 Instrument Type Certificate Of Incorporation Instrument Text El Ranchito De Los Ninos, Inc. (6) Perpetual Note: This is not official record. Please contact NMPRC if question or confl

21 <<<<<<<<<<<<<<<>>>>>>>>>>> IN THE MATTER OF THE APPLICATION OF ) ROY D. MERCER, LLC FOR PERMIT TO CHANGE ) Hearing No PARTIAL POINT OF DIVERSION AND PLACE ) AND/OR PURPOSE OF USE FROM SURFACE ) OSE File: No and TO GROUND WATER IN THE RIO GRANDE ) RG UNDERGROUND BASIN OF THE STATE OF ) NEW MEXICO ) ) COMES NOW, Roy D. Mercer, LLC, by and through its attorneys of record, Law and Resource Planning Associates, P.C., (Charles T. DuMars and Tanya L. Scott) and hereby respectfully requests the Hearing Examiner to enter the following Findings of Fact and Conclusions of Law. <<<>>> ******** & RG Roy D. Mercer, LLC Louis O'Dell Hearing file opened 2/25/ Hearing held 12/7/2004 ************************************************************* < TUESDAY, APRIL 23, 2:00 P.M. JOINT GOVERNMENT CENTER CHAMBERS ***** 3. CONSENT AGENDA A. CZ The Extraterritorial Land Use Commission recommends approval of a zone map amendment from A-1 to M-1 on Tract A, Westland Business Center, located on Paseo del Volcan approximately one mile north of I-40, containing approximately 40 acres. (L-6) (Original request submitted by Robin R. Dyche, agent for Roy D. Mercer LLC) Motion to adopt Ordinance No <<<<<<<<>>>>>>>>>> <

22 06/08/2004 Water Right Notices For Publication: Socorro County Roy D. Mercer, LLC amended into RG & RG S Valencia County Roy D. Mercer, LLC amended into RG & RG S <<<<<<<<<<<<<>>>>>>>>>>>>> Valencia County Michael and Kathleen Mechenbier - SD into RG <<<<<<<<>>>>>>>> < <<<<<>>>>>>>>>> Los Niños President and Founder, Mike Mechenbier, spends his days at Sundance Mechanical & Utility, a family business he has presided over for 20 years. View their site to see some of their Albuquerque construction jobs! <<<<<<<<<<<<<>>>>>>>>> Village of Los Lunas 660 Main Street NW P.O. Box 1209 Los Lunas New Mexico Phone (505) FAX (505) Volume 7 Number 2 April 2003 Los Cerritos-Main Street Light In The Works Plans have been completed for the installation of a traffic light at Main Street and Los Cerritos Road, an entry to the high school and housing developments. The $160,000 project is a partnership between the New Mexico Highway Department and the Village of Los Lunas as well as the developers and commercial partners in that area. Developers include Mike Mechenbier and Huning Limited Partnership. A commercial partner is The Home Depot.

23 Work on the installation should begin by early summer with the light expected to be operational by the start of the school year. <<<<<<<<<<>>>>>>>>>>>>>> Sundance Mechanical & Utility Corp. A Central New Mexico Construction Company Mike Mechenbier 4400 Alameda Blvd. NE Suite E Albuquerque New Mexico fax utility@sundancemech.com <<<<<<<<<<>>>>>>>>>>>>>> Thursday, June 3, 2004 Incorporations Journal Staff Report Following are new business incorporations filed with the New Mexico Public Regulation Commission in Santa Fe. Only for-profit companies are listed here. They include: SUN RANCH SHOPS, LLC, Jan. 12. Registered agent: Mike Mechenbier, 4400 Alameda NW, Suite E, Albuquerque. <<<<<<<<>>>> VALENCIA COUNTY BOARD OF COMMISSIONERS REGULAR MEETING APRIL 19, 1999 M I N U T E S The Regular Meeting of April 19, 1999 was called to order by Chairperson Alicia Aguilar at 3:55 PM.

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25 Election cycle(s) to search: (includes soft money) OR (did both) Total for this search: $22,500 Contribution type: Money to PACs Money to Candidates Money to SuperPAC/Outside Group Money to Parties Soft Money to Parties Contributor Occupation Date Amount Recipient MECHENBIER, KATHLEEN LOS LUNAS,NM /30/04 $500 Pearce, Steve (R) Mechenbier, Mike Albuquerque,NM ALBUQUERQUE,NM ALBUQUERQUE,NM SELF-EMPLOYED/DEVELOPER 8/5/04 $5,000 SELF-EMPLOYED/DEVELOPER 4/6/06 $2,000 SUNDANCE MECH & UTILITY/PRESIDENT SUNDANCE MECH & UTILITY/PRESIDENT Republican Campaign Cmte of New Mexico (R) Republican Campaign Cmte of New Mexico (R) 4/19/04 $1,500 Wilson, Heather A (R) 8/29/03 $1,000 Wilson, Heather A (R) SUNDANCE ELECTRICAL 10/16/02 $1,000 Domenici, Pete V (R) SUNDANCE MECH & UTILITY/PRESIDENT 1/31/06 $1,000 Wilson, Heather A (R) 4 Daughters Land & Cattle Co. 6/30/06 $1,000 Wilson, Heather A (R) 4 DAUGHTERS LAND & CATTLE CO./BUSIN SELF-EMPLOYED/DEVELOPER 10/21/05 $1,000 SUNDANCE MECHANICAL/CONTRACTOR SUNDANCE MECH & UTILITY/PRESIDENT 10/16/06 $1,000 Wilson, Heather A (R) Republican Campaign Cmte of New Mexico (R) 5/3/04 $1,000 Romero, Richard M (D) 4/19/04 $1,000 Wilson, Heather A (R) M FARMS 10/17/94 $1,000 Bingaman, Jeff (D) SUNDANCE MECHANICAL AND UTILITY COR 10/28/94 $1,000 McMillan, Colin R (R) SUNDANCE ELECTRICAL 8/21/02 $300 Domenici, Pete V (R)

26 Contributor Occupation Date Amount Recipient MR MR MR MR SELF-EMPLOYED/RANCHER & CONTRACTOR SELF-EMPLOYED/RANCHER & CONTRACTOR 10/23/02 $-300 Domenici, Pete V (R) 11/3/04 $1,500 8/23/04 $1,000 Republican National Cmte (R) Republican National Cmte (R) 5/26/00 $500 Bush, George W (R) 1/20/00 $500 Bregman, Sam (D) 20 records found in seconds. Total for this search: $20,400 Contribution type: Money to PACs Money to Candidates Money to SuperPAC/Outside Group Money to Parties Soft Money to Parties Contributor Occupation Date Amount Recipient MECHENBIER, KATHY LOS LUNAS,NM /21/07 $2,300 Richardson, Bill (D) SELF-EMPLOYED/CONTRACTOR/ RANCHER 3/8/07 $2,300 Richardson, Bill (D) SELF-EMPLOYED/DEVELOPER 4/3/07 $1,500 Republican Campaign Cmte of New Mexico (R) SUNDANCE MECH. UTILITY/PRESIDENT 9/7/11 $1,500 Sanchez, John (R) 4 DAUGHTERS LAND & CATTLE CO./BUSIN 11/29/07 $1,300 Wilson, Heather A (R) 4 DAUGHTERS LAND & CATTLE CO./BUSIN 4/30/07 $1,000 Wilson, Heather A (R) 4 DAUGHTERS LAND & CATTLE CO./BUSIN 11/29/07 $1,000 Wilson, Heather A (R) SELF/UTILITY CONTRACTOR 9/21/08 $750 Pearce, Steve (R) SELF/UTILITY CONTRACTOR 8/24/10 $750 Pearce, Steve (R) 4 DAUGHTERS LAND & CATTLE CO./OWNER 12/9/09 $500 Barela, Jon (R) SELF/BUSINESS OWNER 6/30/11 $500 Lewis, Dan (R) SELF EMPLOYED/SELF EMPLOYED 9/7/11 $250 Johnson, Gary (R) 4 DAUGHTERS LAND & CATTLE CO/BUSIN 8/20/10 $250 Mullins, Thomas E (R)

27 Contributor Occupation Date Amount Recipient SELF/UTILITY CONTRACTOR 8/30/10 $250 Pearce, Steve (R) MR 4 DAUGHTERS LAND & CATTLE CO./BUSIN MR SUNDANCE MECHANICAL/OWNER MR SUNDANCE MECHANICAL/OWNER MR 4 DAUGHTERS LAND & CATTLE CO./OWNER 7/22/08 $-1,000 Wilson, Heather A (R) 7/13/11 $2,500 Wilson, Heather A (R) 2/18/08 $2,300 White, Darren (R) 8/19/08 $2,000 White, Darren (R) 8/30/10 $250 Barela, Jon (R)

28 Land Report Largest Landlowners Number 72, Mike Mechenbier <<<<<<<<<>>>>>>>>>> NM 40 Largest Private Landowners NEW MEXICO'S 40 LARGEST PRIVATE LANDOWNERS From CROSSWINDS, New Mexico's largest alternative newspaper June 1997 Copyright 1997 Crosswinds Inc. All rights reserved xwinds@concentric.net 8. Michael Mechenbier, Albuquerque NM, 135,000 acres 8. MICHAEL MECHENBIER, Albuquerque Four Daughters Ranch, Dockery-Collings Ranch, Pie Ranch 135,000 acres in Cibola, Socorro and Valencia Counties HAT TRICK Michael Mechenbier is a second-generation New Mexican rancher. His dad, Jerry, had a ranch near Estancia in Torrance County. But Jerry's ill health forced its sale in Mechenbier, who grew up on the ranch, tried pig farming, but an epidemic killed a bunch of the swine. At that point, in 1979, he moved to Albuquerque to start Sundance Mechanical & Utility Contractors, an industrial builder. The company was successful, providing Mike the wherewithal to keep ranching in the family. So when a rancher friend started having financial problems in the mid- 1980s, Mechenbier started buying. His property, west of the Huning Ranch, itself west of Los Lunas, consists of three adjoining spreads: Four Daughters Ranch, Dockery-Collins Ranch and Pie Ranch. Why Four Daughters? ``It's because,'' says Mechenbier, ``we have four daughters''--jessica, Abby, Katie and Emily. His new land has some interesting features. It's the home of Chicken Mountain, which boasts Indian ruins. It also contains a salt river and a marble quarry on its east side. Poor in mineral resources, the land is used entirely for grazing.

29 New Mexico cracks open top dollar crop: pecans New Mexico Business Weekly by Kevin Robinson-Avila, NMBW Senior Reporter Date: Friday, July 1, 2011, 4:00am MDT Related: Economic Snapshot, Agriculture View photo gallery (2 photos) Staff Photo (Left) Farm Manager Harvey Crowley and Emily and Mike Mechenbier examine a young pecan tree at Mechenbier s orchard south of Belen. Mike Mechenbier has converted a six-mile stretch of barren desert scrub along Interstate 25 south of Belen into a thriving pecan orchard. A longtime rancher, Mechenbier began planting pecan trees in He hauled 87 semi-truck loads of garbage off the desert landscape, which, for years, served as a dumping ground. He laser-leveled the fields and laid underground piping for irrigation. By 2010, he had planted a total of 19,000 trees on 400 acres, creating the largest pecan orchard north of Hatch. The harvesting of commercial yields won t start until At full production, the farm could generate about 2,500 pounds of nuts per acre, or 1 million pounds, worth $2.8 million at last year s prices. Mechenbier chose pecans because he wanted a high-value crop.

30 We need to look outside the box to create high-value agriculture, Mechenbier said. Specialty crops like pecans help make agriculture more economically sustainable. Like Mechenbier, many New Mexico growers are betting on pecans, and it s paying off handsomely. Last year, the state generated $156.8 million in pecans. That s nearly three times more than in 2008, and it s the state s highest-value harvest ever. New Mexico is now No. 1 nationwide in crop value, followed by Georgia and Texas. Acreage is growing, said Richard Heerema, a pecan specialist with New Mexico State University s Cooperative Extension Service. About 400 growers have nearly 40,000 acres under production, up from about 36,000 acres in the U.S. Department of Agriculture s 2007 census. Most production is in Doña Ana County, followed by Chaves, Eddy and Otero counties in the southeastern Pecos Basin. A lot of young acres have gone into the ground in the past five years, Heerema said. There s a lot of expansion in Las Cruces and the Pecos Basin, but we re also seeing more activity in other places, such as the Mechenbier orchard in Belen. Longtime pecan growers are upbeat. Jerry Calvani in Carlsbad, who began planting pecans 18 years ago, has 28,000 trees on 500 acres. Last year, he produced nearly 800,000 pounds, up from about 500,000 in We expand the orchard by about 2,000 trees every year, Calvani said. It s a long-term investment, but I m very optimistic about the pecan industry. The outlook keeps getting better every year. Rising domestic and international demand is pushing prices up. Health-conscious consumers like the high nutritional value and heart-healthy benefits of nuts, which the New Mexico Department of Agriculture has capitalized on. International Marketing Specialist James Ditmore has heavily promoted New Mexico pecans in China, culminating in a 2006 agreement by the Chinese to pay in advance for pecan shipments. In response, local exports to China skyrocketed, from $1 million in 2006 to $15 million in Shipments fell below $10 million last year because of growing export competition from Georgia. But Asian demand still helped to push average prices to $2.80 per pound last year the highest price ever for New Mexico producers.

31 About five years ago, we were looking at just $1 per pound, Ditmore said. Last month, we turned down an offer by Chinese importers to buy pecans in storage at $3 per pound, because the market is higher than that now. Ditmore is now building markets in Turkey, India and Dubai. New Mexico s quality nuts help to boost sales. Producers grow improved varieties that offer more nut meat per pecan. We get better prices because we have a higher nut-meat percentage than anyone else in the country, Ditmore said. Mechanized harvesting helps the bottom line, Heerema said. Producers use machines to shake pecans off trees. A mechanical sweeper pushes the pecans into rows, and a harvester collects them into carts and bins. It s virtually 100 percent mechanical, Heerema said. Rising fuel and fertilizer prices have hurt growers. So has the drought, which forces managers to pump ground water, driving up costs. But growers benefit from New Mexico s hot, arid climate, which eliminates diseases such as pecan scab that affect humid states, such as Georgia. Pecan trees have alternating off and on years that push yields higher and lower. This year is an on year, Heerema said. The crop looks good in most parts of the state, he said. The quality is expected to be excellent this year.