Dan Lewis
2022 - Present
2025
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Dan Lewis is a member of the Albuquerque City Council in New Mexico, representing District 5. He assumed office on January 1, 2022. His current term ends on December 31, 2025.
Lewis ran for election to the Albuquerque City Council to represent District 5 in New Mexico. He won in the general election on November 2, 2021.
Lewis was a nonpartisan candidate for mayor of Albuquerque in New Mexico. Lewis was defeated in the runoff election on November 14, 2017.
In 2012, Lewis was a Republican candidate who sought election to the U.S. House to represent the 1st Congressional District of New Mexico. He withdrew from the race following the results of the Republican pre-primary convention.[1]
Biography
Lewis' professional experience includes working as the executive vice president of Desert Fuels. He was the founding pastor of Soul Rio Community Church.[2]
Elections
2021
See also: City elections in Albuquerque, New Mexico (2021)
Dan Lewis defeated incumbent Cynthia Borrego and Phillip Ramirez in the general election for Albuquerque City Council District 5 on November 2, 2021. Do you want a spreadsheet of this type of data? Contact our sales team.General election for Albuquerque City Council District 5
✔ Dan Lewis (Nonpartisan)
7,489 Cynthia Borrego (Nonpartisan)
5,752 Phillip Ramirez (Nonpartisan)
1,173 Total votes: 14,414 = candidate completed the Ballotpedia Candidate Connection survey.
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2017
The city of Albuquerque, New Mexico, held elections for mayor and city council on October 3, 2017. The filing deadline for mayoral candidates was March 31, 2017, and the filing deadline for city council candidates was May 31, 2017.[3]
Tim Keller defeated Dan Lewis in the runoff election for mayor of Albuequerque.
| Mayor of Albuquerque, Runoff Election, 2017 | ||
|---|---|---|
| Candidate | Vote % | Votes |
 Tim Keller |
62.20% | 60,249 |
| Dan Lewis | 37.80% | 36,615 |
| Total Votes | 96,864 | |
| Source: Ballotpedia staff, "Email communication with Albuquerque Office of the City Clerk," December 18, 2017 | ||
The following candidates ran in the general election for mayor of Albuequerque.[4]
| Mayor of Albuquerque, General Election, 2017 | ||
|---|---|---|
| Candidate | Vote % | Votes |
| Tim Keller |
39.35% | 38,163 |
| Dan Lewis |
22.93% | 22,241 |
| Brian S. Colón | 16.37% | 15,879 |
| Wayne Johnson | 9.64% | 9,346 |
| Gus Pedrotty | 6.84% | 6,638 |
| Michelle Garcia Holmes | 3.87% | 3,752 |
| Susan Wheeler-Deichsel | 0.51% | 491 |
| Ricardo Chaves | 0.49% | 475 |
| Write-in votes | 0.01% | 5 |
| Total Votes | 96,990 | |
| Source: City of Albuquerque, "Municipal Election Official Results," October 13, 2017 | ||
Campaign themes
2021
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2017
Lewis' website highlighted the following campaign themes:[5]
Crime
- Excerpt: "Our city is in crisis with a rise in auto theft, property crimes and violent crimes. It’s no surprise that the recent jump in crime comes as there are fewer officers on the streets making arrests, and fewer criminals in our jail."
Jobs
- Excerpt: "Our city is plagued with slow job-growth and years of economic bust. I am totally unwilling to see our city and our businesses fail. We will lift families out of poverty, help small businesses thrive, and create high paying jobs, with a bold plan for economic prosperity."
Education
- Excerpt: "APS has been plagued by scandal and failing outcomes for too long. Parents, teachers, and community advocates for our children have found that it is near impossible to hold district bureaucrats accountable. We will increase student performance by leading the charge to fundamentally change education within the boundaries of our city."
Trust
- Excerpt: "Dan recognizes the need to bring our community together, to rebuild trust between the public and the people they elect to manage their city, to instill pride in a city where we work together to overcome challenges that have slowed our progress. We will remove politics and self-interest from City Hall and make the city work for people, neighborhoods, and small business, not the other way around."
See also
2021 Elections
External links
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Candidate Albuquerque City Council District 5 |
Officeholder Albuquerque City Council District 5 |
Personal |
Footnotes
- ↑ Albuquerque Journal, "UPDATED: Dan Lewis Drops Out of 1st District Congressional Race," March 20, 2012
- ↑ City of Albuquerque, "About District 5 Councilor Dan Lewis," accessed May 11, 2017
- ↑ City of Albuquerque, "2017 Election Calendar for Candidates," accessed May 7, 2017
- ↑ City of Albuquerque, "2017 Mayoral Candidates," accessed April 2, 2017
- ↑ Dan Lewis campaign website, "Issues," accessed May 11, 2017
| Political offices | ||
|---|---|---|
| Preceded by Cynthia Borrego |
Albuquerque City Council, District 5 2022-Present |
Succeeded by NA |
| Preceded by - |
Albuquerque City Council, District 5 2009–2017 |
Succeeded by Cynthia Borrego |
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