Another city councilor wants to be ABQ mayor

THE NEW YEAR IS BARELY UNDERWAY AND ALREADY COMMUNITY LEADERS ARE JUMPING INTO THE RACE FOR MA...  More »

THE NEW YEAR IS BARELY UNDERWAY AND ALREADY COMMUNITY LEADERS ARE JUMPING INTO THE RACE FOR MAYOR OF ALBUQUERQUE. TODAY CITY COUNCILOR MICHAEL CADIGAN MADE IT OFFICIAL - AND ANOTHER CITY COUNCILOR SAYS SHE'S IN TOO. STUART DYSON IS LIVE DOWNTOWN WITH HOW THE RACE IS SHAPING UP. LAST NIGHT CADIGAN TOLD US HE WAS JUMPING IN - TODAY HE DID IT - JOINING RICHARD ROMERO IN THE RACE - NOW ANOTHER COUNCIL MEMBER SAYS HOLD ON BOYS - IT'S NOT GONNA BE AN ALL-GUY THING THIS TIME! ' To be honest I'm also very excited about the prospect of being the first woman mayor of Albuquerque.' DEBBIE O'MALLEY SAYS BRINGING GOOD JOBS TO THE CITY DURING THE ECONOMIC CRISIS WILL BE THE NEXT MAYOR'S BIGGEST CHALLENGE. ' I really think it's time for new leadership and I really feel I can provide that new leadership - I've never been afraid to confront a challenge - that's been my history.' LOOK FOR O'MALLEY'S OFFICIAL JUMP-IN LATER THIS WEEK. ' And after many hours of long discussions with my wife Traci and my kids I have decided to become a candidate for Mayor of Albuquerque.' 8 YEAR COUNCILOR MICHAEL CADIGAN PLUNGED IN THIS MORNING - CALLING FOR THE COPS - MORE OF THEM - A COUPLE HUNDRED MORE! ' We'll put more of those officers on the streets - get 'em out from behind the desks and put 'em on the street where they can interact with our community and prevent crime - we'll have a police department where professionalism is valued over politics.' CADIGAN - MARINE VETERAN - LAWYER - BUDGET HAWK KNOWN FOR ENVIRONMENTAL CAUSES - FOUGHT TO FOUR-LANE MONTANO BRIDGE - PUSHED TO PUT PASEO THROUGH THE PETROGLYPHS - SEALED THE DEAL FOR THE CITY SMOKING BAN. FORMER STATE SENATE LEADER RICHARD ROMERO JUMPED IN THE RACE NEW YEAR'S DAY WITH HIS FIRST FUND-RAISER. THREE TERM MAYOR MARTY CHAVEZ STILL UNCOMMITTED ON ANOTHER RUN - EXPECT SOMETHING MID-FEBRUARY. IF YOU COUNT CHAVEZ IT'S A FIELD OF FOUR RIGHT NOW - ALL OF 'EM REGISTERED AND ACTIVE DEMOCRATS - SO FAR NO REPUBLICANS ANYWHERE NEAR THE DIVING BOARD IN THE NON-PARTISAN RACE - ELECTION DAY OCTOBER 6! DOWNTOWN STUART DYSON EYEWITNESS NEWS FOUR.  « Less