On Thursday March 12, Mayor Tim Keller officially announced that he is running for a third 4 year consecutive term. He did so by issuing a press release and a video. You can view the one minute video here.
KELLER RUNS AGAINST TRUMP
On Sunday, March 24, Mayor Tim Keller spoke to upwards of 250 people seated in the gymnasium at the city’s Monzano Mesa Multigenerational Center located two blocks South East of Central and near Costco. The event was billed as “DEFEND ABQ, Standing Strong For Families”.
Attendees were asked to register for tickets even though the event was free of charge. The audience was decidedly an older crowd and based on familiarity with those attending, the audience was “progressive” Democrat. The audience included elected Democrat City Councilors and County Commissioners.
Mayor Keller was the only speaker. He spoke for one hour and 15 minutes using a slick slide presentation and took questions afterwards. Throughout his presentation, the audience repeatedly applauded enthusiastically with approval everything Keller told them.
The entire program was Mayor Tim Keller discussing and outlining in detail the impact Trump budget cuts and other actions taken by the Trump administration will have on the city. Keller emphasized the need for steady and experienced leadership and said this:
“It’s real here. … It’s real in every city in America. That’s what is so terrible about this. … What they are doing is destroying every aspect of our community, including the business community. … These dangerous cuts are very real for every city in America and would have huge consequences for our families in Albuquerque. But this is not our first rodeo with Donald Trump, and we will keep fighting for our families and defend our city against anyone trying to tear us apart. … These potential cuts are, pure and simple, dangerous to our city. Regardless of our party or feelings about the White House, no one in Albuquerque is better off when kids go without child care, a crime lab is without officers, streets and neighborhoods are without trees, or seniors go without meals. … Like during Trump’s first term and the COVID pandemic, I will use all the tools we have, create new ones, and work with local and state government partners to keep our city running. I will stand up for every resident as we prepare for what could be exceptionally tough times.”
Keller touched on topics ranging from budget cuts to immigration. Keller outlined Trump Administration major cuts that will affect the city services. The Trump cuts include federal affordable housing funding, cutting vouchers for the unhoused, and cutting funding for homeless shelters. Cuts to transportation include cutting federal funding for road improvements, bike lanes and trails, bus routes and for the city’s multimillion dollar “rail trail” development.
Keller noted that 39% of New Mexico families are enrolled in Medicare and the Trump Administration is talking about making cuts to the program. Keller noted that there are 44,000 New Mexicans who are employed by the Federal Government and how blanket layoffs are already occurring in the city and New Mexico.
Keller outlined how federal funding cuts will impact other areas including:
- PUBLIC SAFETY: The city could see an impact to a number of areas in law enforcement including drug enforcement, crime fighting technology and a decrease in the size of the police force with federal funding for 50 police officers cut. Keller asked “Can you imagine how detrimental that would be, especially given the challenges we’re having with crime?”
- HOUSING: Trump federal funding cuts will affect projects like the “Uptown Connect” project which is a federally funded mixed-use development that will replace the the Uptown Transit Center. Included in the development are almost 200 affordable housing units. Keller said this: “We will never see it if Trump keeps doing what he’s doing.”
- MINORITY BUSINESSES: Trump also issued an executive order laying out plans to eliminate government entities, including the Minority Business Development Agency.
One area Keller claimed the city is fighting back against Trump relates to “diversity, equality and inclusion” (DEI). Keller said the city will continue promoting DEI as Trump tries to crackdown on DEI programs across the country. Keller pledged to continue with the city’s Office of Equity and Inclusion, the Office of Civil Rights, and the Office of Financial Empowerment, all 3 which Keller created, and continue with the city’s Climate Action Plan.
Keller pledge to protect immigrant rights and went so far as to say “We’re not going to work with ICE (Immigration and Customs Enforcement).” He said the city plans to continue being a “sanctuary city,” which limits or denies cooperation with federal immigration authorities, prevents city resources from being used for immigration enforcement or for sharing information about an individual’s immigration status, unless legally required. Keller said “We are not going to change now.”
Keller is wrong when he says the city is a “Sanctuary City” when in fact it is an “Immigrant Friendly” city as decreed by a city council ordinance. It was in 2001, long before Keller became Mayor, that the city council declared the city to be an “Immigrant-Friendly City” by City Council ordinance with the ordinance originally sponsored by former Republican City Councilor Hess Yntema who represented the South East Heights area, including the International District.
A “Sanctuary City” requires local government to protect the undocumented from federal authorities and federal arrests. “Immigrant Friendly” cities on the other hand enact policies that are favorable to undocumented people to allow them city services like all other residents and its local law enforcement personnel do not make arrests for violations of federal immigration laws and only make arrests of undocumented people for violations of local ordinances and state laws.
Keller said he wants the city council to enact a “Reproductive Bill of Rights” a “Renters Bill of Rights” and an “Environmental Bill of Rights”. Keller said the city also plans to continue committing to programs like Albuquerque Justice 40, a Biden-Harris Administration initiative to deliver 40% of overall benefits from certain federal investments to disadvantaged communities.
At the end of his presentation, Keller was asked to comment on the upcoming 2025 municipal election. Keller was very careful to say the event was not politcal and noted that the 5 “odd numbered” City Council positions will be on the ballot as well as the Mayor’s race saying the petition gathering period begins on April 19, 2025 for Mayor.
The link to the relied upon or quoted in part news source is here:
https://www.abqjournal.com/news/article_20332fa1-b15c-4808-976d-6a16cdd28498.html
https://www.cabq.gov/mayor/news/mayor-keller-defending-abq-against-federal-cuts
COMMENTARY AND ANALYSIS
Keller’s entire March 24 “DEFEND ABQ, Standing Strong For Families” program had the look and feel of an orchestrated re-election campaign event with Keller at the top of his game exhibiting his knowledge of city funding being cut by the Trump administration. The event could easily be described as his announcement and justification for another 4 year term. The only thing missing were 20 foot by 10 foot political banners saying “Re-Elect Tim Keller Mayor”. The event no doubt gave his opponents heart burn as it is proof of his base of support remains intact and that he has solidified his progressive Democrat party base with all that he said by campaigning against Trump.
On Sunday March 30, Mayor Tim Keller was introduced at the Bernalillo County Democrat Central Committee Convention as a candidate for Mayor with upwards or 250 in attendance with no other candidate for Mayor speaking. It must be noted that when Keller was introduced, the reaction was respectful but somewhat subdued with an extent of enthusiasm lacking. He spoke for 15 minutes and rather talking about his accomplishments as mayor he again attacked the policies of Trump and the need to oppose what Trump was doing on the national level.
It’s clear that Keller’s strategy for election to a third term is to ignore his opponents and critics and run against President Trump as Keller runs away from his own failed record as Mayor. During the March 12 and March 30 events, Keller more than once said he dealt with Trump during his first term as Mayor and knows how to deal with Trump policies.
KNOWN CANDIDATES RUNNING
There are 4 known candidates running against Mayor Tim Keller who have registered with the city clerk. Those candidates are:
- Democrat Mayling Armijo is the executive director of a nonprofit business lending organization and former deputy county manager for Sandoval County. She proclaims she is not a politician and parrots the talking points of wanting to “focus on eliminating crime, revitalizing our economy, and creating a safer, stronger future for every resident” without offering any specific platform nor solutions which is a politician’s platform of no substance.
- Republican Eddie Varela is a retired deputy fire chief with more than 30 years of public service. Varela has said that he did not vote for Donald Trump nor Kamala Harris, but he now believes Trump is doing a great job saying he supports Trump’s and Elon Musk’s efforts to reduce the size of government with the severe cutbacks.
- Republican Patrick Sais is a is a small business owner, retired truck driver, school bus driver who ran unsuccessfully for state representative. Sais has no municipal government experience, yet wants to run an organization of over 5,000 employees.
- Republican Darren White is the controversial former Bernalillo County Sheriff, former City Chief Public Safety Officer who “retired” from the city after he interfered with an APD investigation of his wife involved in an accident. White showed his hypocrisy following his law enforcement career when he started a medical cannabis business after decades of condemning the drug.
The link to the city’s clerks web page listing all candidates registered is here:
https://www.cabq.gov/vote/candidate-information/2025-candidates-and-committees-1
Confidential sources have confirmed that at least three other candidates are exploring running for Mayor but have yet to announce. The three are:
- Democrat first term, West side Albuquerque City Councilor Louie Sanchez who is a retired APD Officer and is now an insurance salesman. During his term as city councilor, Sanchez has been a consistent critic of Mayor Keller and has often voted with all 4 of the Republicans on City Council. Sanchez has put up a website seeking $250 in “seed money” donations. Sanchez is up for election to city council and must giving up his council seat to run for Mayor.
- Former New Mexico U.S. Attorney Alexander Uballez who was fired by President Trump on Valentines Day February 14. Uballez is among more than 20 other U.S. Attorneys who were asked to step down and who were appointed by President Joe Biden. Uballez singular biggest claim to fame is bringing federal charges against law enforcement and the ring leaders involved in the DWI bribery and conspiracy scandal to dismiss hundreds of DWI cases.
- Daniel Chavez, President of Parking Company of New Mexico.
There is a good chance that one or perhaps two of the four announced candidates will not qualify for the ballot nor public financing. All four of the announced candidates running thus far against Keller are more interested in hyperbole and disruption. Former BCSO Sherriff Darren White is such a candidate who is more mouth than substance.
Eight full years of Tim Keller’s failed policies as Mayor has been more than enough, but those who are running against him will likely be even worse. They do not have the gravitas to be Mayor meaning understanding the seriousness of purpose of being Mayor, background, credentials and the importance of manner causing a feeling of respect and trust from others.
KELLER’S RECORD OF FAILURE
After 8 years as Mayor, Tim Keller wants another 4 years saying he wants to finish work and projects he has started such as the Rail Yards project and downtown revitalization. Mayor Tim Keller has been a major failure if not an outright disaster when it comes to city management, policy and addressing the city’s complex problems. His failure as Mayor is the likely reason there are at least 4 candidates running against him, but there needs to be more.
Thus far the candidates running against Keller state the obvious problems the city is facing such as crime is out of control and the homeless have taken over the city. They offer no real solutions. Keller did the exact same thing when he ran for mayor the first time seven years ago, but now he must run on his own record.
MAYOR KELLER AND CHIEF MEDINA’S APD TRAIN WRECK
Seven years ago when Keller first ran for Mayor, then New Mexico State Auditor Tim Keller, candidate for Albuquerque Mayor, had this to say about the city’s high crime rates:
“It’s unfortunate, but crime is absolutely out of control. It’s the mayor’s job to actually address crime in Albuquerque, and that’s what I want to do as the next mayor.”
Proclaiming violent crime was out of control, Keller said that he could get crime down and that he would increase APD sworn from the then 850 to 1,200. Violent crime continues to spike and is out of control seven years later with APD currently at about 800 sworn officers.
APD has fallen off the cliff under Keller’s leadership. Mayor Keller and Chief Harold Medina have seriously mismanaged the ongoing train wreck known as APD with the department still dangerously understaffed at about 800 cops despite seven years of increased budgets, salary increases, and lucrative bonus pay. The truth is APD is very top heavy with mid to upper management and with only about 350 officers actually patrolling the streets. Keller has literally thrown money at the problem, yet the department continues to languish. This coming from the Mayor who promised 1,200 cops during his first term. During a recent APD Academy graduation, Keller promised 1,000 cops by the end of the year which is not at all likely given expected retirements.
The city’s ongoing homicide and violent crime rates continue to be at historical highs and people simply do not feel safe in their homes as the fentanyl crisis surges. Although the city recorded a19% drop in homicides last year, the city’s homicides spiked under Keller despite his policies. Following are the raw numbers of homicide from the 8 years since Keller became Mayor in 2017:
- 2017: 70 homicides
- 2018: 69 homicides
- 2019: 80 homicides
- 2020: 78 homicides
- 2021: 110 homicides
- 2022: 120 homicides
- 2023: 93 homicides
- 2024: 89 homicide
In 2019, Mayor Tim Keller reacting to the spiking crime rates announced 4 plans in 9 months to deal with and bring down the city’s high violent crime rates. Those APD programs were:
THE SHIELD UNIT
The Shield Unit assists APD Police Officers to prepare cases for trial and prosecution by the Bernalillo County District Attorney’s office.
DECLARING VIOLENT CRIME “PUBLIC HEALTH” ISSUE
On April 8, 2019, Mayor Keller and APD announced efforts that will deal with “violent crime” in the context of it being a “public health issue” and dealing with crimes involving guns in an effort to bring down violent crime in Albuquerque.
“VIOLENCE INTERVENTION PLAN” (VIP Program)
On November 22, 2019 Mayor Tim Keller announced a “new initiative” to target violent offenders called “Violence Intervention Plan” (VIP). Mayor Keller proclaimed the VIP is a “partnership system” that includes law enforcement, prosecutors and social service and community provides to reduce violent crime.
METRO 15 OPERATION
On Tuesday, November 26, 2019. Mayor Tim Keller announce a 4th program within 9 months to deal with the city’s violent crime and murder rates. Keller dubbed the new program “Metro 15 Operation” and is part of the Violence Intervention Program (VIP) program. According to Keller the new program was to target the top 15 most violent offenders in Albuquerque.
Notwithstanding Keller’s 4 programs he announced, homicides continued to spike and the 4 programs have had little to no effect on reducing the cities homicide rates.
MAJOR CITIES CHIEF’S VIOLENT CRIME SURVEY
On April 26, 2023, the Major Cities Chiefs Association released its Violent Crime Survey and national totals for the crimes of homicides, rapes, robberies and aggravated assaults. According to the report, Albuquerque was ranked 17th among 70 of the largest cities in the nation looking at trends in the 4 categories. The single most troubling statistic was Albuquerque’s increase in homicides.
The Major Cities Chiefs Association report shows in 2022, there was a 5% drop in homicides nationwide. According to the Major Cities Chiefs Association, Albuquerque had one of the worst homicide rates in the nation and is one of 27 cities across the nation that saw an increase in homicides.
The report shows in 2021, there were 106 homicides. In 2022, there were 115, an 8% increase. Other nearby cities like Phoenix saw a 13% increase in homicides. Meanwhile, to the north, the Denver Police Department reported an 8% decrease in homicides. Just four hours south, the city of El Paso saw a 28% decrease in homicides, one of the highest drops in the report.
Click to access MCCA-Violent-Crime-Report-2022-and-2021-Midyear.pdf
https://www.koat.com/article/albuquerque-homicide-rate-increase/43702586
APD RANKS NUMBER ONE IN POLICE KILLINGS OF CITIZENS
APD ranks number one in police killings of citizens in the top 50 largest cities in the country. On April 10, 2024 the on line news publication Searchlight New Mexico published a story researched and written by its staff reporter Josh Bowling. The Search Light New Mexico article contains a horizontal graph listing the 50 largest cities in the United States. According to the graph, among the 50 largest cities, Albuquerque Police killed people at the highest rate than all the other city police departments in 2023 at the rate of 10.6 per 1 Million population. It is worth comparing Albuquerque’s 10.6 kill rate to the largest cities in the surrounding border states of Texas, Colorado, Arizona and also including Oklahoma and Nevada:
- Albuquerque, NM: 10.6
- San Antonio, Texas: 9.8
- Phoenix, Arizona: 8.7
- Austin, Texas: 7.3
- Denver, Colorado: 5.6
- Tucson, Arizona: 5.5
- Fort Worth, Texas: 5.4
- Houston, Texas: 5.2
- Colorado Springs, Colorado: 4.2
- Dallas, Texas: 3.1
- El Paso, Texas: 2.9
- Las Vegas, Nevada: 2.6
- Oklahoma City, Oklahoma: 2.0
The link to read the full, unedited Searchlight New Mexico article entitled “Can the Albuquerque Police Department ever be reformed?” with photos and graphs is here:
APD’S LARGEST BRIBERY AND CORRUPTION SCANDAL
Then there is the largest bribery and corruption case in APD’s history with 15 APD Officers implicated and 4 who have been federally charged and who have plead guilty to federal bribery and conspiracy charges involving the dismissal of hundreds of DWI cases for bribes. The District Attorney thus far has had to dismiss 260 DWI cases which were brought by APD Officers who accepted bribes and whose credibility became an issue. The former APD officers face up to 130 years in prison. Both Keller and Chief Medina have failed to take any responsibility for what happened under their watch as they deflect and blame others. They both have blamed the Court’s, the DAs Office and the Public Defenders for the DWI dismissals.
CITIZEN SATISFACTION SURVEY REFLECTS VOTER DISATISFACTION WITH APD
Simply put, the general public has lost all faith in APD and Mayor Keller and Chief Medina bear much of the responsibility for that lost faith.
On April 16, 2024 the results of the annual City of Albuquerque Citizen Satisfaction Survey were released, and they are a poor reflection of Mayor Keller’s and Chief Medina’s leadership. The following are highlights of the survey:
A majority of city residents were found to be concerned about the direction of Albuquerque. When asked how they feel about the direction Albuquerque is going in 2024, 31% of surveyed say they are hopeful about the direction of Albuquerque, while 63% report feeling concerned.
The Survey found that city residents are very critical of the job the Albuquerque Police Department is doing:
“The majority of city residents DISAGREE that APD is doing a good job addressing violent crime with 39% agreeing it is doing good job and 56% disagreeing they are doing a good job.
The majority of city residents DISAGREE that the APD is doing a good job addressing property crime with 35% agreeing APD is doing a good job and 60% disagreeing they are doing a good job.
A slight majority of city residents DISAGREE that “the Albuquerque Police Department is ready to transition away from oversight by the federal government and operate on its own” with 39% agreeing APD is ready to transition away from federal oversight and 51% disagreeing APD is ready to transition away from federal oversight.
In addition to disagreeing with the positive APD statements, most city residents disagree that “The Albuquerque City Government is responsive to our community needs” with 35% agreeing that the Albuquerque City Government is responsive to community needs and 61% disagreeing Albuquerque City Government is responsive to community needs.
The link to review the entire unedited survey report is here:
https://www.cabq.gov/progress/documents/albuquerque-yearly-survey-2023.pdf
KELLER’S NETWORK OF HOMELESS SHELTERS NO REAL SOLUTION
Since becoming Mayor in 2017, Mayor Tim Keller has made the homeless the top priority perhaps only second to public safety. During the past 7 years of his tenure, the city has established two 24/7 homeless shelters, including purchasing the Loveless Gibson Medical Center for $15 million to convert it into a homeless shelter and he has spent upwards of $90 million to renovate it. The city is funding and operating 2 major shelters for the homeless, one fully operational with 450 beds and one when once remodeling is completed fully operational will assist upwards 1,000 homeless and accommodate at least 330 a night.
According to the City budgets for the years 2021 to 2024, the Keller administration has spent over $300 million in the last 4 years on homeless shelters, programs, and the city purchasing and remodeling motels for low-income housing. Keller insisted on buying the old Lovelace hospital on Gibson for his Gateway Homeless shelter and he has spent upwards of $90 million to remodel it because of asbestos removal.
Keller has taken an “all the above approach” to deal with the city’s homeless. The city will have a total of 5 shelters to deal with the homeless that should be operating as an integrated system:
- The Gibson Gateway shelter
- The Gateway West shelter
- The Family Gateway shelter
- The Youth Homeless shelter
- The Recovery Shelter
The blunt reality is that Mayor Keller has essentially proclaimed the unhoused as “wards of the city” when such a responsibility should be undertaken by the state or federal government.
The recent annual Point-In-Time homeless survey count found an 18% increase in the homeless with upwards of 3,000 chronic homeless in the city. It was reported 75% refuse city services preferring to be left alone to continue living on the streets. Despite Keller’s spending efforts to assist the unhoused, the city’s homeless numbers continue to spike as the crisis worsens and as the unhoused refuse services and as they take over our streets and parks.
The $300 million spent to help 3,000 to 5,000 homeless with 75% refusing services would have gone a long way to finance community centers, senior citizen centers, police and fire substations, preschool or after school programs, senior citizen programs, and police and fire programs.
Keller has allowed the unhoused to proliferate city streets, parks and open space declining to aggressively enforce city and state vagrant laws and make arrests as allowed by a United States Supreme Court ruling. Keller allowed Coronado Park to become the city’s de facto city sanction homeless encampment before he declared it to be the most dangerous place in the state forgetting it was he who sanctioned it and then he was forced to close it down because of out-of-control violent crime and illicit drug use.
CIVIL MENTAL HEALTH COMMITMENTS VIABLE SOLUTION
During the 2025 New Mexico Legislature, the state enacted the Behavioral Health Reform Package consisting of 3 Senate Bills that make sweeping changes to how New Mexico’s mental health and drug abuse treatment programs are run statewide. Hundreds of millions are dedicated to the programs. One bill requires regional plans be crafted for providing mental health and substance abuse treatment. The plans would be overseen by the state judicial branch and would include time lines and regional funding priorities.
Upwards of 75% of the city’s unhoused self report that they are suffering from mental illness and drug addiction that pose a serious threat to their own safety or the safety of others. Rather than emphasizing temporary housing as Mayor Keller has done with his integrated shelter program, the city should take steps to implement a “civil mental health commitment” program to deal with the unhoused who are suffering from mental illness and drug addiction to get them the treatment and care they need and get them off the streets.
KELLER’S FAILED “ABQ HOUSING FORWARD PLAN”
Keller’s “ABQ Housing Forward Plan” to increase affordable housing was nothing more than a politcal rues relying on the city’s housing shortage where he boldly claimed the city has an immediate need for 30,000 new units. His original announced goal was for the city to have 5,000 additional affordable housing units to be added to the market by 2025 but he fell short by 3,000.
Keller pushed mandating “safe outdoor spaces” approved exclusively by the planning department for the unhoused in all 9 city council districts over objections of neighborhoods. Keller wanted to double or triple the city’s density by allowing casitas and duplex development in existing neighborhoods by eliminating the rights of appeal by objecting neighborhood associations and adjoining property owners.
Keller’s “Housing Forward Plan” makes gentrification an official city policy that caters to developers and the NAIOP crowd at the expense of neighborhoods and property rights. It will not increase affordable housing. It will allow developers and investors to destroy existing neighborhoods for the sake of making a development buck and increasing density in established neighborhoods and destroying their original character.
Keller also supports recent amendments to the city’s zoning laws known as the Integrated Development Ordinance (IDO). Those changes reduce or totally eliminate Neighborhood Associations and adjoining property owners’ rights of standing to appeal developments. In the limited instances where they can appeal a development and they lose the appeal, the changes require them to pay the attorney’s fees of the defending developer when before both sides would assume their own attorney fees and costs.
KELLER’S FAILURE TO HOLD CHIEF MEDINA ACCOUNTABLE
Keller has also refused to hold Chief Medina accountable for a vehicle crash where Medina negligently plowed into another driver putting the driver in the hospital in critical condition. Medina admitted to violating state law when he failed to have his body camera on during an incident that preceded the crash.
After the crash, Keller called Medina “arguably the most important person right now in these times in our city.” Medina’s appointed crash review board declared the crash as “non avoidable” even after Medina admitted to causing the crash. Medina was given a slap on the wrist with letters of reprimand. The City and Medina have been sued by the other driver and the case is still pending and will likely result in a significant judgement being paid for Medina’s negligent driving and his running of a red light.
It was in April, 2024 that APD Chief Harold Medina made it known to APD personnel that he intended to retire in December 2025. He did so at a time when the Albuquerque City Council was attempting to remove and terminate him for cause.
On March 27, APD Chief Harold Medina was interviewed by KOB Reporter Giuli Frendak and he made it know for a third time he wants to continue being Chief if Mayor Keller is elected to another 4 year term. It is more likely than not that Medina saying he was going to retire in December 2025 was nothing more than a politcal ploy or politcal diversion tactic to take the pressure off to having him removed. He made the announcement of retirement plans at the height of controversy and efforts by the city council to remove him. Now that things have died down tremendously, Medina is banking on people forgetting what happened and forgetting all of his controversies and now he feels he might as well go forward and not retire.
Mayor Keller for his part has never said if he intends to ask Medina to step down nor retire should he win a third term. The truth is Keller and Medina are tied to the hip, Medina wants to stay and Medina will likely continue to be APD Chief if Keller is elected to a third term. Mayor Keller’s unwavering, totally blind loyalty to Chief Harold Medina is unquestioned and has been the subject of great speculation as to why he keeps Medina despite all the controversy that swirls around Chief Medina.
Links to relied upon and quoted new sources
https://www.kob.com/news/top-news/apd-chief-harold-medina-uncertain-about-retiring-in-dec
MORE QUALIFIED CANDIDATES NEED TO BE RECRUITED TO RUN
Voters can and must do better than Tim Keller and those running against him. The city will do better with a new Mayor but that will happen only if other more qualified candidates who can mount a successful campaign are recruited to run.
The business community, civic organizations, neighborhood associations and concerned citizens in general should go out of their way do what they can to recruit qualified candidates to run. Otherwise, we will have another 4 years of disastrous policies, either under Keller or one of the others now running, and we will only have ourselves to blame.
The exploration period for Mayor began on March 3, 2025 and ends on April 19, 2025. Hopefully, better qualified candidates will emerge. The 2025 municipal election is Tuesday, November 4, 2024.
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POSTSCRIPT
The links to the City Clerks web pages giving candidate information, candidate calendar, candidate training, candidate information forms and qualifying periods are as follows:
https://www.cabq.gov/vote/election-information
https://www.cabq.gov/vote/election-information/voter-information
https://www.cabq.gov/vote/candidate-information/candidate-information
https://www.cabq.gov/vote/candidate-information/publicly-financed-candidates
https://www.cabq.gov/vote/candidate-information/privately-financed-candidates
https://www.cabq.gov/vote/candidate-information/campaign-forms
https://www.cabq.gov/vote/candidate-information/2025-candidates-and-committees-
https://www.cabq.gov/vote/training-videos
https://www.cabq.gov/vote/information-for-measure-finance-committees
https://www.cabq.gov/vote/candidate-information/2025-candidates-and-committees-1/