Albuquerque City Council

The Albuquerque City Council is the elected legislative authority of the city of Albuquerque, New Mexico. It consists of nine members, elected from respective districts of the city on a non-partisan basis. The form of city government is mayor-council government and home rule municipality. It meets in the Vincent A. Griego chambers at the Albuquerque city hall in Downtown Albuquerque.

Albuquerque City Council
Type
Type
Leadership
Tim M. Keller, (D)
since 2017
President of the Council
Vacant
since 2020[1]
Vice-President of the Council
Trudy Jones, (R)
since 2013[2]
Structure
Seats9 voting members
Political groups
Majority

Minority

Vacant

  •      Vacant (1)
Meeting place
Vincent E. Griego Chambers – City hall
Website
Albuquerque City Government – City Council

History

From 1916 to 1974 a city council did not exist in Albuquerque, instead a "City Commission" existed electing fewer at-large members. In the place of a President in the council, the mayor was known as the "Chairman of the Commission".[3] In 1975, due to large growth in the city, voters replaced the Commission system with a City Council system.[4]

Composition

The council is composed of nine members in nine districts, each elected by their individual district residents to a four-year term. The chairman of the council is elected by members of the council on a yearly basis, in votes the chairman is likely chosen by the majority party in control of the city council. Since 1975, there have been no "at-large" members, elections are non-partisan, but party registration is often mentioned through local media outlets and the respective parties usually endorse their candidates.

Current members
City council districts
NamePositionParty reg.Took officeUp for
re–election
Vacant[1] District 1
Isaac Benton District 2 Democratic 2013 2019
Klarissa Pena District 3 Democratic 2013 2021
Brook Bassan District 4 Republican 2020 2023
Cynthia Borrego District 5 Democratic 2017 2021
Patrick "Pat" Davis District 6 Democratic 2015 2023
Diane Gibson District 7 Democratic 2013 2021
Trudy Jones District 8 Republican 2007 2023
Don Harris District 9 Republican 2005 2021

Political party strength & past composition
Year District
123456789
D +7D +10D +7R +8R +7D +13EVENR +12R +5
1995 Alan Armijo (D) Vincent Griego (D) Adell Baca-Hundley (D) Sam Bregman (D) Tim Kline (D) Hess Yntema (I) Mike McEntee (R) Timothy E. Cummins (R) Michael Brasher (R)
1996
1997 Hess Yntema (R)
1998
1999 Eric Griego (D) Brad Winter (R) Greg Payne (R)
2000
2001 Miguel Gomez (D) Michael Cadigan (D) Sally Mayer (R) Tina E. Cummins (R)
2002
2003 Debbie O'Malley (D) Martin Heinrich (D) Craig Loy (R)
2004
2005 Ken Sanchez (D) Isaac Benton (D) Don Harris (R)
2006
2007 Rey Garduno (D) Trudy Jones (R)
2008
2009 Daniel Lewis (R) Michael Cook (R)
2010
2011 Roxanna Meyers (R) Janice Arnold-Jones (R)
2012
2013 Isaac Benton (D) Klarissa Pena (D) Diane Gibson (D)
2014
2015
2016 Pat Davis (D)
2017
2018 Cynthia Borrego (D)
2019
2020 Vacant Brook Bassan (R)
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References
  1. "Longtime city councilor passes away at 63". KOAT-TV. Retrieved January 1, 2020.
  2. "Election of Council President". City of Albuquerque.
  3. "Albuquerque's Political Structure". sharedvision.info. Retrieved 2014-04-05.
  4. "Modern Government". albuqhistsoc.org. Retrieved 2014-04-05.
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