Ken Sanchez

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Ken Sanchez

Prior offices

Albuquerque City Council District 1

Successor: Lan Sena

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Personal

Profession

Vice president, Gilbert Sanchez Tax and Accounting Services

Ken Sanchez was the nonpartisan District 1 representative on the Albuquerque City Council in New Mexico. First elected in 2005, Sanchez won a new term in the general election on October 3, 2017. Sanchez passed away on January 1, 2020.[1]

## Contents

* 1 Biography
* 2 Elections
* 2.1 2017
* 3 Campaign themes
* 3.1 2017
* 4 Recent news
* 5 See also
* 6 External links
* 7 Footnotes

## Biography[edit]

Sanchez's professional experience included serving as vice president of Gilbert Sanchez Tax and Accounting Services, president and qualified broker of Ken Sanchez & Associates Realty, an enrolled agent for the Internal Revenue Service, and as a financial advisor for HD Best.[2]

## Elections[edit]

### 2017[edit]

See also: Municipal elections in Albuquerque, New Mexico (2017)

The city of Albuquerque, New Mexico, held elections for mayor and city council on October 3, 2017. The filing deadline for mayoral candidates was March 31, 2017, and the filing deadline for city council candidates was May 31, 2017.[3]

Incumbent Ken Sanchez defeated Javier Benavidez, Johnny Luevano Jr., and Sandra Mills in the Albuquerque City Council District 1 general election.[4]

Albuquerque City Council, District 1 General Election, 2017

Candidate | Vote % | Votes
Ken Sanchez Incumbent | 51.83% | 4,741
Javier Benavidez | 18.86% | 1,725
Johnny Luevano Jr. | 18.40% | 1,683
Sandra Mills | 10.91% | 998
Total Votes | 9,147
Source: City of Albuquerque, "Municipal Election Official Results," October 13, 2017

## Campaign themes[edit]

### 2017[edit]

Sanchez's website highlighted the following campaign themes:[2]

Public safety

* Excerpt: "In spite of departmental challenges, we are always working to provide you with improving police, fire and medical emergency services."

Youth

* Excerpt: "We're creating a better environment to draw higher-paying jobs for a better future for our children. We want our youth to stay in our community and to build a better future for their families too."

Jobs

* Excerpt: "We will continue to try to help our district create jobs. Ken believes the new development projects he's helped bring to the district will give a boost to local residents' job outlook."

Food availability

* Excerpt: "The Westside is still under-served by major grocery chains; getting food for our families can still cost far too much gas per trip. Most of the city doesn't understand the inconvenience many Westside residents face, every day."

## Recent news[edit]

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Ken Sanchez - Google News

## See also[edit]

Albuquerque, New Mexico | New Mexico | Municipal government | Other local coverage

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## External links[edit]

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* Campaign website
* Facebook

## Footnotes[edit]

1. ↑ Albuquerque Journal, "ABQ City Councilor Ken Sanchez dies," January 1, 2020
2. ↑ 2.0 2.1 Ken Sanchez campaign website, accessed July 11, 2017
3. ↑ City of Albuquerque, "2017 Election Calendar for Candidates," accessed May 7, 2017
4. ↑ City of Albuquerque, "2017 City Council Candidates," accessed June 30, 2017

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