EPC Commissioner to Announce Candidacy for ABQ Mayor

As of Sunday, we'll have a third officially declared candidate for Mayor of Albuquerque. EPC Commissioner David Steele will join City Councilor Eric Griego and former Secretary of the NM Transportation and Environment Departments Judy Espinosa in the race. Mayor Martin Chavez is also expected to run and is building up a large campaign fund even though he hasn't yet officially declared himself in the race.

There are also rumors that Bernalillo County Commissioner Alan Armijo and former NM Senator and congressional candidate Richard Romero are contemplating a run.

From the David Steele for Mayor Campaign:

DAVID L. STEELE will declare his candidacy for Mayor of Albuquerque at the Sheraton Uptown (Roxy Room) at 2600 Louisiana on Sunday, April 24, at 4PM.   

Mr. Steele enters the race because he wants to scrap the city’s existing Planned Growth Strategy in favor of a more realistic plan that deals with sprawl, traffic congestion, and  neighborhood crime reduction.

Mr. Steele currently represents City Council District 7 on the Environmental Planning Commission.

Mr. Steele was Assistant Director of City Planning and Chief Building Official for the City of Albuquerque prior to his retirement after 25 years of government service in 2003.  He was recognized for outstanding service by every single mayoral administration since he started in 1985 under Mayor Ken Schultz. 

Mr. Steele also was: 

*  Business Manager, New Mexico Building Construction Trades Council, 1976 to 1982..

*  Director, New Mexico Construction Industries Division, 1983 to 1987.

*  Appointed by Governor King to the Corrections Industries Commission in 1982.

*  Appointed by Governor King to the Labor and Industrial Commission in 1991.

Mr. Steele, 65, a former ironworker, began his career in Colorado where he oversaw the construction of critical facilities for the federal government, including silos for Titan II Inter Continental Ballistic Missiles and the Rocky Mountain Flats Nuclear Weapons Facility.

Mr. Steele and his wife Janet have been married since 1957.  They have two children, seven grandchildren, and one great-grandson.

E-mail:                        dsfmayor@qwest.net
Website Address:       www.steeleformayor.com