abq mayoral race 2017
V.26 No.44 | 11/2/2017
Eric Williams Photography
Editorial
Fireside Chat Shows Candidates’ Characters
Don’t vote for Trump again
If the meeting of minds at the Albuquerque Press Club had any significance, then it was to show which candidate is fit to be mayor.
V.26 No.43 | 10/26/2017
Election News
Issues, Illusions, Albuquerque
What our next mayor must address
Whoever wins the runoff election for mayor on Nov. 14 is gonna have one hell of a big plate of problems to choke down.
V.26 No.42 | 10/19/2017
Election News
Living in the Future, Dwelling on the Past
Voting progressive as necessity
Local politics is, for better or worse, tied to national politics and voters should keep that in mind when they head to the polls to cast their final vote for mayor on Tuesday, Nov. 14.
V.26 No.40 | 10/5/2017
Tom Arthur
News Commentary
In the Afterglow
November 14 runoff almost certain
The runoff election for mayor of Albuquerque is scheduled for Tuesday, Nov. 14.
V.26 No.39 | 9/28/2017
Tim Keller for Mayor
Editorial
Tim Keller for Mayor
Alibi endorses Democratic Auditor
In the big pool of mayoral hopefuls, definition would come through a series of forums where candidates were asked to account for themselves and their campaigns, and this is where Timothy M. Keller distinguished himself the best choice for mayor.
V.26 No.35 | 8/31/2017
Courtesy Susan4ABQ.com
News Interview
Talking with Susan Wheeler-Deichsel
Mayoral candidate is compassionate, ready to lead
Mayoral candidate Susan Wheeler-Deichsel says poverty is behind many of our problems.
Election News
Consulting with Candidates
Political gurus influence local race
Some local mayoral campaign managers and consulting firms have already collected from $50,000 to $100,000 since the race began earlier this year.
V.26 No.30 | 7/27/2017
Weekly Alibi
Election News
War Chests Filled with Booty
Local candidates look to many sources for funding
Money has been pouring into the 2017 mayoral race at an unprecedented rate.
V.26 No.24 | 6/15/2017
Courtesy of Pedrotty for Mayor
Candidate Q&A
Pedrotty’s Bigger Picture
Candidate: healthy future is now
Gus Pedrotty's bid for mayor began as idealistic, but has since been transformed into one of the more vital and remarkable candidacies that have passed through this high desert city in ages.
Candidate Q&A
Gus Pedrotty’s Alibi interview [Video]
Gus Pedrotty—Gus, as he likes to be known—stopped by Alibi Headquarters to discuss a bid for mayor that began as idealistic—and some would say unlikely—but has since been transformed into one of the more vital and remarkable candidacies that have passed through this high desert city in ages.
V.26 No.22 | 6/1/2017
courtesy of NM Political Report
Election News
Forum Invigorates Campaign
Mayoral candidates put their dukes up!
Six Albuquerque mayoral candidates faced off last week in one of the first forums of the campaign, answering questions on a wide range of issues like community policing, immigration and economic development.
Diana Cervantes via The Daily Lobo
Editorial
Where to Now?
Mayoral campaign reveals similarities
Amidst so many similar planks in platforms that appear, on the surface, to mirror each other, it’s reasonable to fear that progressive and centrist voters will split the vote unnecessarily, giving right-leaning candidates the advantage they need to win the race and ultimately continue the failed policies of the Berry administration.
V.26 No.20 | 5/18/2017
Election News
Albuquerque Mayoral #RealTalk Forum [VIDEO]
Recorded Tuesday, May 23, 2017
Archived video of the DukesUp!/New Mexico Political Report/Weekly Alibi Mayoral Forum co-production.
V.26 No.19 | 5/11/2017
Candidate Q&A
Archuleta Articulates Vision
Public health, public service and businesses that give back
Albuquerque mayoral candidate Deanna Archuleta’s most successful initiatives speak to her civic engagement and sense of belonging to the citizenry at large.
Candidate Q&A
Deanna Archuleta’s Alibi interview [Video]
Deanna Archuleta met with Weekly Alibi last week to discuss her bid for mayor. During the conversation, it became clear that her objectives—matched with a genuine concern for constituents and a general disdain of political priorities in favor of progressive, public-benefiting policies—drive her quest to be our city’s next leader.
