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City Councilor, District 5· 2026-01-04 to 2030-01 (sworn in January 4, 2026 per cabq.gov release; month-level end: January 2030, four-year term, up for re-election 2029 per Wikipedia)

Dan Lewis

Albuquerque

About

Dan Lewis, an oil industry CFO and Albuquerque City Council member, campaigns on bringing common sense solutions to his district. The provided articles do not contain detailed policy positions beyond this general approach.

Campaign promises (1)

  • transparency
    Dan Lewis stated that he has common sense solutions for the district.

At a glance

News mentions
1

Term ending Jan 1, 2030.

Voice

Meetings spoken in
21
Total speaking time
5:16:59
Avg per meeting
15:06
Segments
3689

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Top issues during term (11)(Business Jobs)

medium↑Aug 2026[28]

Sichler Farms LEDA economic development project

Tax abatements mean forgone property-type revenue in exchange for redevelopment activity along Central.

medium→Aug 2026[28]

Downtown food truck parking permit

New permit fees would bring in a small amount of city revenue, and downtown businesses could see changed foot traffic.

medium↓Aug 2026[10]

Sichler Farms tax abatement

Abates tax revenue in the redevelopment area to spur investment.

medium↓Sep 2026[10]

No Bull Prime Meats LEDA subsidy

$25,000 city funds; staff project it recoups in under a year with ~$173,000 city benefit.

medium↓Aug 2026[8]

Old Town Portal Market vendor relocation

medium↓Aug 2026[5]

Virtual currency ATM ban

Would eliminate crypto ATM businesses operating in the city.

low↓Sep 2026[5]

Tourism Grant for Metropolitan Redevelopment

Brings outside state grant money into city redevelopment efforts; the amount wasn't stated.

low↓Aug 2026[5]

MainStreet capital outlay request

Could bring state grant funding for MainStreet improvements.

high↓Aug 2026[2]

LEDA incentives for Securin, Quantinuum, and BlackVe

The ordinances include appropriations of city funds under LEDA; exact incentive amounts were not stated in the introduction materials.

low↓Mar 2026[1]

Route 66 Centennial preparations

Tourism campaigns and banner replacements draw on city and visitor-industry budgets.

medium↓Apr 2026[1]

Mantis Space LEDA economic development project

The city contribution triggers only when hiring milestones are met; the state committed $2.5 million and the company plans $7 million in capital investment in the first year.

Decisions during term (0)

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Voting record (0)(Business Jobs)

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In the news (1)