City Council Qualifying Period Ends; 9 Candidates Qualify For Both The Ballot And Public Finance; 4 Qualify Only For Ballot; 2 Fail To Collect Both; Private Finance Candidates Still Collecting Nominating Signatures

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KELLER VERSUS GONZALES

From April 17 to June 19, 2021, publicly financed candidates for Mayor were required to gather both 3,000 signatures from registered voters within the City and 3,779 qualifying donations of $5.00. In the 2021 municipal election, candidates for Mayor who qualify for public finance will be given $661,309.25. Both incumbent Mayor Tim Keller and Sheriff Manny Gonzales have secured more than the required 3,000 qualifying signatures to be placed on the ballot and secured more than the 3,779 qualifying $5.00 donations. Candidate for Mayor Patrick Ben Sais has failed to secure the required number of signatures and donations, but he still has the option to continue as a write in, privately financed candidate.

No one has announced as a privately finance candidate for Mayor. From June 8 to August 10, 2021, Privately Finance Candidates for Mayor must gather more than 3,000 signatures from registered voters within the City to be placed on the ballot.

CITY COUNCIL

From May 31 to July 5, 2021, all City Council candidates seeking public fiancé were required to collect $5.00 qualifying donations and gather 500 qualifying signatures from registered voters within the district they are seeking to represent. The number of qualifying donations required and the amount of public financing given vary in each city council district based on the population of registered voters.

EDITOR’S NOTE: While the City Clerk’s Office verifies petition signatures for the city, the City Clerk’s Office does not determine which candidates will be on the November 2 ballot. Because of the change in state law, city elections were held on the first Tuesday in October and now appear on the November general election ballot. It is the County Clerk that determines who is placed on the ballot. by the County Clerk’s Office. When a candidate meets the City Clerks threshold of petition signatures, the signatures are then forwarded to County Clerk who will let notify the city clerk who has qualified for the ballot after the County Clerk’s process. The City Clerk will delivering the petitions to the County Clerk on July 8 and the County Clerk will have three business days to tell the city clerk their determination as to who will appear on the ballot.

On July 7, the City Clerk posted the processed petition signatures and $5.00 qualifying donations in each of the city council districts.

DISTRICT 1 CITY COUNCIL

Both incumbent LAN SENA and LOUIE SANCHEZ have qualified for both the ballot and public finance.

City Council District 1 candidates who qualify for public finance will be given $41,027.

LAN SENA (Incumbent)

Required Petition Signatures: 500
Verified Petition Signatures: 668
Rejected Petition Signatures:61
Remaining Petition Signatures Needed: -0-
Percentage of Verified Petition Signatures Met: 100%

Required $5.00 Qualifying Contributions: 411
Verified $5.00 Qualifying Contributions: 477
Rejected $5.00 Qualifying Contributions: 72
Remaining $5.00 Qualifying Contributions Needed: -0-
Percentage of Verified $5.00 Qualifying Contributions: 100%

LOUIE SANCHEZ

Required Petition Signatures: 500
Verified Petition Signatures: 622
Rejected Petition Signatures: 144
Remaining Petition Signatures Needed: -0-
Percentage of Verified Petition Signatures Met: 100%

Required $5.00 Qualifying Contributions: 411
Verified $5.00 Qualifying Contributions: 477
Rejected $5.00 Qualifying Contributions: 72
Remaining $5.00 Qualifying Contributions Needed: -0-
Percentage of Verified $5.00 Qualifying Contributions: 100%

DISTRICT 3 CITY COUNCIL

City Council District 3 candidates who qualify for public finance will be given $40,000

Incumbent city councilor KLARISSA PENA has qualified for both the ballot and public finance. Challengers BENJAMIN TELLES and ANTHONY ZAMORA have both failed to gather the qualifying number of nominating signatures and qualifying $5.00 donations resulting in City Councilor Pena being the only one on the ballot. Both BENJAMIN TELLES and ANTHONY ZAMORA can run as write in candidates and others can run as private finance candidates.

KLARISSA PENA (Incumbent)

Required Petition Signatures: 500
Verified Petition Signatures: 613
Rejected Petition Signatures: 148
Remaining Petition Signatures Needed: -0-
Percentage of Verified Petition Signatures Met: 100%

Required $5.00 Qualifying Contributions: 315
Verified $5.00 Qualifying Contributions: 342
Rejected $5.00 Qualifying Contributions: 52
Remaining $5.00 Qualifying Contributions Needed: 0
Percentage of Verified $5.00 Qualifying Contributions: 100%

BENJAMIN TELLES

Required Petition Signatures: 500
Verified Petition Signatures: 75
Rejected Petition Signatures: 58
Remaining Petition Signatures Needed: 425
Percentage of Verified Petition Signatures Met: 15%

Required $5.00 Qualifying Contributions: 315
Verified $5.00 Qualifying Contributions: 16
Rejected $5.00 Qualifying Contributions: 4
Remaining $5.00 Qualifying Contributions Needed: 299
Percentage of Verified $5.00 Qualifying Contributions: 5%

ANTHONY ZAMORA

Required Petition Signatures: 500
Verified Petition Signatures: 286
Rejected Petition Signatures: 141
Remaining Petition Signatures Needed: 214
Percentage of Verified Petition Signatures Met: 57%

Required $5.00 Qualifying Contributions: 315
Verified $5.00 Qualifying Contributions: 41
Rejected $5.00 Qualifying Contributions: 2
Remaining $5.00 Qualifying Contributions Needed: 274
Percentage of Verified $5.00 Qualifying Contributions: 13%

DISTRICT 5 CITY COUNCIL

Incumbent CYNTHIA BORREGO and former City Councilor DAN LEWIS have both qualified for the ballot and public finance. Candidate PHILLIP RAMIREZ did collect the qualifying number of petition signatures and qualified for the ballot. Philip Ramirez did not qualify for public financing, but switched his financing status from public financing to private financing during the qualifying period.

City Council District 5 candidates who qualify for public finance will be given: $50,489.

CYNTHIA BORREGO (Incumbent)

Required Petition Signatures: 500
Verified Petition Signatures: 573
Rejected Petition Signatures: 244
Remaining Petition Signatures Needed: -0-
Percentage of Verified Petition Signatures Met: 100%

Required $5.00 Qualifying Contributions: 505
Verified $5.00 Qualifying Contributions: 522
Rejected $5.00 Qualifying Contributions: 78
Remaining $5.00 Qualifying Contributions Needed: -0-
Percentage of Verified $5.00 Qualifying Contributions: 100%

DAN LEWIS

Required Petition Signatures: 500
Verified Petition Signatures: 550
Rejected Petition Signatures: 31
Remaining Petition Signatures Needed: -0-
Percentage of Verified Petition Signatures Met: 100%

Required $5.00 Qualifying Contributions: 505
Verified $5.00 Qualifying Contributions: 552
Rejected $5.00 Qualifying Contributions: 22
Remaining $5.00 Qualifying Contributions Needed: -0-
Percentage of Verified $5.00 Qualifying Contributions: 100%

PHILLIP RAMIREZ

Required Petition Signatures: 500
Verified Petition Signatures: 556
Rejected Petition Signatures: 112
Remaining Petition Signatures Needed: -0-
Percentage of Verified Petition Signatures Met: 100%

Required $5.00 Qualifying Contributions: 505
Verified $5.00 Qualifying Contributions: 7
Rejected $5.00 Qualifying Contributions: -0-
Remaining $5.00 Qualifying Contributions Needed: 498
Percentage of Verified $5.00 Qualifying Contributions: 1%

DISTRICT 7 CITY COUNCIL

Candidates TAMMY FIEBELKORN and TRAVIS KELLERMAN have both qualified for the ballot and public finance. Candidates EMILIE DE ANGELIS, MAURO WALDEN-MONTOYA and ANDRES VALDEZ, SR have qualified for the ballot collecting 500 signatures but failed to gather the number of qualifying $5.00 donations. Candidates Walden-Montoya and Valdez switched to private financing during the qualifying period and therefore will appear on the ballot. Candidate De Angelis can still run as a privately financed candidate.

City Council District 7 candidates who qualify for public finance will be given $44,194.

EMILIE DE ANGELIS

Required Petition Signatures: 500
Verified Petition Signatures: 530
Rejected Petition Signatures: 94
Remaining Petition Signatures Needed: -0-
Percentage of Verified Petition Signatures Met: 100%

Required $5.00 Qualifying Contributions: 442
Verified $5.00 Qualifying Contributions: 120
Rejected $5.00 Qualifying Contributions: 12
Remaining $5.00 Qualifying Contributions Needed: 322
Percentage of Verified $5.00 Qualifying Contributions: 27%

TAMMY FIEBELKORN

Required Petition Signatures: 500
Verified Petition Signatures: 661
Rejected Petition Signatures: 64
Remaining Petition Signatures Needed: -0-
Percentage of Verified Petition Signatures Met: 100%

Required $5.00 Qualifying Contributions: 442
Verified $5.00 Qualifying Contributions: 493
Rejected $5.00 Qualifying Contributions: 15
Remaining $5.00 Qualifying Contributions Needed: -0-
Percentage of Verified $5.00 Qualifying Contributions: 100%

TRAVIS KELLERMAN

Required Petition Signatures: 500
Verified Petition Signatures: 629
Rejected Petition Signatures: 76
Remaining Petition Signatures Needed: -0-
Percentage of Verified Petition Signatures Met: 100%

Required $5.00 Qualifying Contributions: 442
Verified $5.00 Qualifying Contributions: 493
Rejected $5.00 Qualifying Contributions: 15
Remaining $5.00 Qualifying Contributions Needed: -0-
Percentage of Verified $5.00 Qualifying Contributions: 100%

MAURO WALDEN-MONTOYA

Required Petition Signatures: 500
Verified Petition Signatures: 640
Rejected Petition Signatures: 127
Remaining Petition Signatures Needed: -0-
Percentage of Verified Petition Signatures Met: 100%

Required $5.00 Qualifying Contributions: 442
Verified $5.00 Qualifying Contributions: 126
Rejected $5.00 Qualifying Contributions: 5
Remaining $5.00 Qualifying Contributions Needed: 316
Percentage of Verified $5.00 Qualifying Contributions: 29%

ANDRES VALDEZ SR

Required Petition Signatures: 500
Verified Petition Signatures: 524
Rejected Petition Signatures: 100
Remaining Petition Signatures Needed: -0-
Percentage of Verified Petition Signatures Met: 100%

Required $5.00 Qualifying Contributions: 442
Verified $5.00 Qualifying Contributions: 221
Rejected $5.00 Qualifying Contributions: 31
Remaining $5.00 Qualifying Contributions Needed: 221
Percentage of Verified $5.00 Qualifying Contributions: 50%

DISTRICT 9 CITY COUNCIL

Both ROB GRILLEY,JR and RENEE GROUT have qualified for the ballot and public finance.

City Council District 9 candidates who qualify for public finance will be given $41,791.

ROB GRILLEY JR

Required Petition Signatures: 500
Verified Petition Signatures: 608
Rejected Petition Signatures: 28
Remaining Petition Signatures Needed: -0-
Percentage of Verified Petition Signatures Met: 100%

Required $5.00 Qualifying Contributions: 418
Verified $5.00 Qualifying Contributions: 444
Rejected $5.00 Qualifying Contributions: 7
Remaining $5.00 Qualifying Contributions Needed: -0-
Percentage of Verified $5.00 Qualifying Contributions: 100%

RENEE GROUT

Required Petition Signatures: 500
Verified Petition Signatures: 617
Rejected Petition Signatures: 97
Remaining Petition Signatures Needed: -0-
Percentage of Verified Petition Signatures Met: 100%

Required $5.00 Qualifying Contributions: 418
Verified $5.00 Qualifying Contributions: 452
Rejected $5.00 Qualifying Contributions: 55
Remaining $5.00 Qualifying Contributions Needed: -0-
Percentage of Verified $5.00 Qualifying Contributions: 100%

https://www.cabq.gov/vote/candidate-information/2021-candidates/petition-qualifying-contribution-tally-1

PRIVATELY FINANCED CANDIDATES FOR MAYOR AND CITY COUNCIL

From June 8 to August 10, 2021, Privately Finance Candidates for Mayor must gather more than 3,000 signatures from registered voters within the City.

From July 6 to August 10, 2021, Privately Financed Candidates for City Council must gather more than 500 signatures from registered voters within the district the candidate wishes to represent.

Following is the listing of the 6 privately financed candidates running for city council seeking the 500 qualifying petition signatures:

District 1: Dan Serano
District 5: Phillip Ramirez
District 7: Lori Robertson and Andres Patrick Valdez, Sr.
District 9: Anddrew Lipman and Byron Powdrell

COMMENTARY

Congratulations to all those city councilor candidates who have made the ballot! Good luck, best wishes and thank you for running for public office.

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Pete Dinelli was born and raised in Albuquerque, New Mexico. He is of Italian and Hispanic descent. He is a 1970 graduate of Del Norte High School, a 1974 graduate of Eastern New Mexico University with a Bachelor's Degree in Business Administration and a 1977 graduate of St. Mary's School of Law, San Antonio, Texas. Pete has a 40 year history of community involvement and service as an elected and appointed official and as a practicing attorney in Albuquerque. Pete and his wife Betty Case Dinelli have been married since 1984 and they have two adult sons, Mark, who is an attorney and George, who is an Emergency Medical Technician (EMT). Pete has been a licensed New Mexico attorney since 1978. Pete has over 27 years of municipal and state government service. Pete’s service to Albuquerque has been extensive. He has been an elected Albuquerque City Councilor, serving as Vice President. He has served as a Worker’s Compensation Judge with Statewide jurisdiction. Pete has been a prosecutor for 15 years and has served as a Bernalillo County Chief Deputy District Attorney, as an Assistant Attorney General and Assistant District Attorney and as a Deputy City Attorney. For eight years, Pete was employed with the City of Albuquerque both as a Deputy City Attorney and Chief Public Safety Officer overseeing the city departments of police, fire, 911 emergency call center and the emergency operations center. While with the City of Albuquerque Legal Department, Pete served as Director of the Safe City Strike Force and Interim Director of the 911 Emergency Operations Center. Pete’s community involvement includes being a past President of the Albuquerque Kiwanis Club, past President of the Our Lady of Fatima School Board, and Board of Directors of the Albuquerque Museum Foundation.