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)(Parks Rec)
Arts and Cultural Funding (R-26-37)
Public speakers requested restoration of approximately $95,000 in operational funding.
Heights Community Center teen center implementation (R-25-186)
About $389,700 estimated for implementation, none spent; funding targeted for FY27.
Parks maintenance funding dispute
Up to $2 million previously earmarked for park turf emergency work is now effectively competing with the employee payment.
Albuquerque Museum education center funding
Private foundation funds accepted, paired with a FY2027 city appropriation.
Youth Coaching Grant Acceptance
Grant-funded; appropriation amount not stated in the minutes.
Ladera Golf Course Concessions
Concession revenues and terms were not detailed in the record.
Juneteenth Funding (R-26-38)
Redirects unspent council-directed FY26 funds rather than new money.
Tierras Arroyo Biozone and Sensory Trail
$500,000 grant plus about $400,000 in city match for the sensory trail.
Main Library HVAC replacement
Unstated; a state capital outlay request is pending.
Balloon Fiesta Park ADA and escarpment improvements
$5 million in state grant funds.
Decisions during term (0)
Recorded while Keller was in office — not necessarily decisions they moved, spoke to, or voted on.
No decisions found matching Parks Rec.