Campaign Phone
505-730-0755
Occupation
Deputy County Clerk
I'm currently the Deputy County Clerk. I'm involved in all aspects of election administration in addition to overseeing our Recording & Filing department. I have extensive knowledge of the election process and statutory requirements ensuring transparent, ethical, and honest elections. In 2024, MIT named New Mexico as the state with the best run elections in the country. As the largest county in NM, Bernalillo County was a critical component of that ranking.
My top priorities are expanding information and access about/to the ballot box. Engaging our underserved and underrepresented communities will ensure that all voices are heard. As your next County Clerk, I will expand educational partnerships with the school system, and partner with community organizations to reach as many eligible voters as possible.
Absolutely! Right now, our office issues a series of Public Service Announcements related to election FAQ's, before every election. Expanding our tv, radio, and social media presence will capture the attention of additional voters, especially when tailored toward specific demographics, ensuring potential voters have a true understanding of the issues. I will also expand our presence at community events and hope to partner with other government agencies, UNM and CNM to engage voters.
Ensuring that legislators have a good understanding of the process as they enact legislation that affects elections. Additionally, making sure that poll officials (essentially community volunteers) and staff are paid adequately.
The County Clerk is a completely non-partisan position, highly administrative in function. Thorough knowledge of the NM State Election Code is necessary. Hypothetically, electing a new Clerk every four years has the potential to disrupt office functionality. If the Clerk continues to be an elected position, at the very least, term lengths and term limits should be reviewed.
Campaign Phone
505-226-4984
Occupation
Retired
My wife of 45 years and I are Albuquerque natives who have spent our entire lives (except for one year) here. I graduated from Valley High School and earned my degrees from UNM. I have worked for the State of NM and Sandia Labs.
I have extensive experience in business systems development, process optimization and automation that will enable me to understand and suggest improvements to the County Clerk's business systems including the Recording and Filing systems and the Election systems.
As a software developer for several decades, I know that I can write code to implement just about any algorithm you can think of so I have always had my doubts about our voting systems.
By NM State Law, processes are in place to ensure that any faulty tabulators will be detected. However, in my opinion, the implementation at the State level, is currently flawed.
I will do all I can as County Clerk to correct this issue and ensure confidence in our elections through transparency.
Yes. We can, and we should, reach out to registered voters who have not voted in recent elections to understand why they have not voted and take measures to resolve any issues identified. If change is needed, after analysis, we can follow established processes within the law to make those changes.
One of the issues that seems to be prevalent is a lack of confidence in our election systems. We can build greater confidence in our election systems through education and greater transparency.
While I believe the staff in the County Clerk's office are doing great work, it is always a good idea to review and improve on administrative processes. This applies to all functions in the County Clerk's office. We should ask the question "what is the most important process improvement to tackle next?"
I am of the school of thought that believes a benefit/cost analysis should be conducted prior to starting any project. Sunk costs (looking back) should not factor into the analysis.
Yes, absolutely. Although I have wondered why it is an elected position in the past, I am confident that it should continue to be an elected position in order to retain greater control over the office by the public. We need to continue to give the public a strong say in who is responsible for the essential functions that the County Clerk performs.
I believe the public should have more control over our government not less.
