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Voters in southwest Albuquerque will have a choice Dec. 9 between a three-term City Council incumbent and a professional advocate for survivors of domestic violence.

Councilor Klarissa Pe帽a, who is seeking her fourth term, received 41% of the vote in a tight three-way contest Nov. 4, sending her into a runoff with Teresa Garcia, who received 38% of the vote.

The runoff will determine who will represent City Council District 3, a heavily Hispanic district on Albuquerque鈥檚 Southwest Mesa.

The Nov. 4 election eliminated Christopher Sedillo, a retired U.S. Navy veteran, who received 21% of the vote.

Both candidates have made Pe帽a鈥檚 accomplishments a focus of their campaigns. Pena, 58, cites a list of projects completed or in progress during her 12 years in office.

Teresa Garcia, 37, responds that residents on the Southwest Mesa lack retail and job opportunities and that the accomplishments Pe帽a cites too often have provided little benefit for District 3 residents.

鈥淪he鈥檚 a 12-year incumbent, so she鈥檚 going to list all of her accomplishments,鈥� Garcia said. 鈥淚 would hope that there would be something for 12 years, right?鈥�

Garcia describes herself as first-generation Mexican-American and the first in her family to attend college, earning a bachelor鈥檚 degree in biology and chemistry at the University of New Mexico. She worked for 10 years as a pharmacy technician for employers including Presbyterian Healthcare and Duke City Methadone.

Garcia also identifies as a survivor of domestic violence. In October she completed a three-year term as chair of the Domestic Violence and Sexual Assault Commission for the city of Albuquerque. Currently, she works remotely as a digital marketing and communications specialist for the Maryland Network Against Domestic Violence.

Pe帽a cites in her campaign materials a list of city-funded projects completed or started during her tenure and says she needs a fourth term to complete them. She also promotes her years-long advocacy for the Route 66 Visitors Center, which she described in a Journal questionnaire as a 鈥渦nique catalyst for District 3鈥檚 economic growth.鈥�

Garcia has strongly criticized Pe帽a鈥檚 advocacy of the Route 66 Visitors Center. 鈥淔or three years, a $13 million visitor center paid for with your tax dollars has sat completely vacant,鈥� Garcia wrote in a social media post.

鈥淚t鈥檚 hard to say if there is anything happening out there, because the community isn鈥檛 aware,鈥� Garcia said in a recent interview. 鈥淚t鈥檚 not open. If I head up there right now, those gates are going to be locked.鈥� The center also is located outside the city and too far out to serve as a resource for the community, she said.

The $13.1 million Route 66 Visitor Center, located west of Albuquerque at Atrisco Vista and Central, was built with state, city and county dollars. The building was incomplete at the time of the official ribbon cutting in September 2022.

Bernalillo County donated the building to the city in February 2024.

Pe帽a also has served as a past executive director of the West Central Community Development Group, which was contracted to operate the Route 66 Visitor Center from June 2023 to February 2024. Pe帽a鈥檚 husband was a past board member of the WCCDG.

Pe帽a said in a recent interview that the center has hired staff and is gearing up for the 100-year anniversary of Route 66. The center also has partnered with Meow Wolf to create an augmented reality display there, she said.

The Route 66 Visitor Center is a long-term community project with discussions dating back to 1992, she said.

鈥淭his was something that has been met with challenges, successes, obstacles, roadblocks, but the community has continued to persist and make sure that the Southwest Mesa has something that it deserves,鈥� Pe帽a said in a recent interview. The visitor center also has led to development at 98th Street and Central SW, including warehouses on Central Avenue, she said.

Pena also cites the recently opened Southwest Public Safety Center at 98th and Amole Mesa SW, which she said includes the city鈥檚 first new fire station in 20 years and the first to combine facilities for Albuquerque Community Safety and community rooms.

Garcia said the center remains largely empty and unused.

鈥淚t鈥檚 like the visitor center 鈥� it鈥檚 built and then it鈥檚 not actually open,鈥� she said.

Pe帽a, who qualified for public campaign funding, has a financial edge over Garcia. Pe帽a has received total contributions of $41,835, including $36,645 in city funding, according to her campaign filings. Her largest private contribution was $1,800 from Neustadt Properties LLC.

Garcia received a total of $13,399 in contributions. Her largest contribution was $1,814 from OL脡 New Mexico, a nonprofit that describes itself as an advocate for renters, immigrants and people of color.