Mayor· 2017-12-01 to 2030-01 (first took office December 1, 2017 per Wikipedia infobox; third term sworn in January 4, 2026 per cabq.gov; month-level end: January 2030, four-year term)
Tim Keller
Albuquerque
About
Tim Keller's campaign and mayoral platform focused on addressing complex social issues such as homelessness with approaches other than mass incarceration, while running against law-and-order challengers to secure a historic third term.
Campaign promises (1)
- public-safetyHe stated that arrests were not the solution to homelessness in Albuquerque.
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Top issues during term (10)(Development)
Uptown Connect transit-oriented affordable housing
Uses Workforce Housing Trust Funds and state capital outlay appropriations for new affordable rental construction.
Sichler Farms LEDA economic development subsidy
$100,000 city appropriation, recoverable via clawback if the business closes within the contract term.
Lofts at Albuquerque High Courtyard Access
Dreamcatcher Sawmill Hotel IRB and neighborhood protections
Provided tax abatements over 20 years for hotel construction projects valued at over $25 million and $40 million.
Housing voucher funding cut
$1.5 million cut from a voucher fund holding roughly $3-8 million depending on whose accounting you trust.
Volcano Cliffs 238-unit apartment appeal
Housing Forward Fund accountability
$23 million in housing funds, with roughly $7.1 million not immediately traceable in the report.
Heading Home Funding for 92 Households
$662,526.92 in FY25 rapid rehousing funds repurposed to keep families housed.
affordable housing hotel conversion
The city expects hotel conversion to cost less and move faster than building from scratch, though specific public costs aren't detailed here.
commercial development approval
The city could collect more sales tax and the mall gets a new traffic draw, while nearby burger spots may feel some competitive pressure.
Decisions during term (18)
Recorded while Keller was in office — not necessarily decisions they moved, spoke to, or voted on.