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Mayoral candidate Mayling Armijo builds platform on quality of life

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Mayling Armijo

Political party: Democratic

Age: 48

Education: Bachelor of Arts in Sociology from the University of New Mexico; Master of Business Administration from the University of Phoenix

Occupation: Executive Director of the Elevated Lending Community Development Corp. (ELCDC)

Relevant experience: With 20 years of leadership across the military, public and private sectors, Mayling has managed multimillion-dollar budgets in the U.S. Navy, led economic development at Bernalillo and Sandoval counties as well as the State of New Mexico, and helped small businesses grow statewide as executive director of Elevated Lending Community Development Corp.

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Mayling Armijo

From Albuquerque to Alamogordo, Mayling Armijo spent her childhood moving across the state with her airman father as he was stationed from base to base.

When she grew up, Armijo joined the Navy, where she sailed the Pacific and rounded the Horn of Africa.

Her latest mission: to be elected mayor of Albuquerque.

If successful, Armijo would be the first woman to hold the office.

She decided to run after her father called her out for too much complaining and too little action.

鈥淚t鈥檚 hard to argue with your father when you鈥檙e complaining,鈥 Armijo said. 鈥淏ecause he always did that when we were growing up 鈥 he鈥檚 like, 鈥榃hy don鈥檛 you be part of the solution instead of whining about it?鈥欌

As mayor, Armijo said she鈥檇 focus on restructuring the Albuquerque Police Department, streamlining the permitting process for small businesses, tightening the budget and cutting costs.

鈥淚 get it,鈥 she said. 鈥淚t鈥檚 a big apple to bite, but we have to do it.鈥

Armijo鈥檚 campaign is privately financed and has raised $108,133. Her campaign is also supported by political action committee Safer ABQ.

In the latest Journal poll, Armijo drew 1% of voters, placing her in the back of the pack of six candidates. Of likely voters polled, 37% said they were undecided.

If elected, Armijo said she would appoint a new police chief, which she said is the first step to improving culture at APD. Armijo blames low recruitment numbers and high turnover primarily on the department鈥檚 culture.

Money only goes so far, Armijo said; if people hate the environment they work in, they鈥檒l never stay.

While incumbent Mayor Tim Keller鈥檚 approach to improving the police department has focused on adding civilian roles like police service aides and investing in technology, Armijo said the only thing that will make a tangible difference is hiring more officers.

鈥淚f you have the information on who committed the crime, who goes and arrests that person?鈥 Armijo said. 鈥淥r if you have information about a potential crime, who goes and prevents that? It isn鈥檛 going to be AI or ChatGPT.鈥

Crime in Albuquerque is one of Armijo鈥檚 biggest concerns, especially, she said, because it has hit close to home.

Armijo recalled her dissatisfaction with her hometown growing after a drive-by shooting in her family鈥檚 neighborhood and later when a shootout happened in the parking lot next to her nephew鈥檚 football practice.

鈥淎t the end of the day 鈥 quality of life is safety,鈥 Armijo said.

Another component of public safety, she said, is increasing enforcement of public camping bans and drug use among the homeless population in Albuquerque.

Under her leadership, she said, the city would take the approach of 鈥渞ehab or jail.鈥

Armijo said she鈥檚 supportive of the 鈥渋ntent and purpose鈥 of Keller鈥檚 Gateway Center, a network of social services and shelter beds for homeless people, but called the execution a 鈥渕onstrosity.鈥

Despite this, Armijo said if elected she would not shut down the Gateway but work to make it more efficient and organized.

鈥淎ddiction and homelessness and crime are so tied together,鈥 Armijo said.

Another pitfall that keeps Albuquerque from thriving, Armijo said, is a lengthy permitting process that not only deters big businesses from coming to the city, but harms mom-and-pop shops.

According to a city news release, the current average commercial permit wait time is 37 days, down from 98 days last year. Armijo said that she鈥檚 heard stories of business owners being held up in the city Planning Department for up to a year.

Armijo currently works in small business lending and was the economic development director at Bernalillo County for more than 10 years. She said her career in economic development prepared her for the challenges ahead.

Additionally, Armijo credits her time in the Navy as preparation for public office. Her military service not only gave her a sense of responsibility and duty, she said, but also an understanding of how to work with other units to get things done under pressure.

鈥淛ust moving a crane in the ocean is very expensive,鈥 Armijo said. 鈥淏ut you need a crane on this little island somewhere in the Pacific, for whatever reason, that crane needs to be there. So you better figure out how to get it there.鈥

Armijo said that city government is precariously dependent on state and federal funds, which are increasingly unreliable as President Donald Trump oversees sweeping budget cuts and state governments scramble to cover the gaps.

鈥淚 don鈥檛 want to have to roll the dice if I鈥檓 mayor,鈥 Armijo said. 鈥淭hat鈥檚 just bad management.鈥

Behind the campaign fliers, signatures and buttons, Armijo鈥檚 campaign is largely run by her family, which consists of five siblings and her parents.

The Armijo family helped her knock on doors for signatures, order pins and go to campaign events. Her father drives around a large van bearing Armijo鈥檚 image that the family calls 鈥渢he Mayling-mobile.鈥

鈥淲e鈥檙e all in,鈥 Armijo said. 鈥淎ll of us are in emotionally, physically, financially.鈥

CANDIDATE PROFILES

Early voting in the Albuquerque 2025 local election is underway. See candidate questionnaires and election news at .

Here are the other mayoral candidate profiles:

-- Mayling Armijo

-- Tim Keller

-- Louie Sanchez

-- Alex Uballez

-- Eddie Varela

-- Darren White