Diane Denish won't run for Mayor

Diane Denish

Former Lt. Gov. Diane Denish announced on Facebook last week that she won’t run for mayor of Albuquerque.  

Denish, a Democrat, said in a written statement that she hopes the campaign will force candidates “to take on the real challenges our city faces such as the crushing lack of job creation, the threatened rights of workers and their opportunity to make a living wage, and making much needed changes in the approach to protecting all of our citizens from crime and gun violence.” 

In the race so far are: Former City Councilor Pete Dinelli, a Democrat; incumbent Richard Berry, a Republican; retired police Sgt. Paul Heh, a Republican; Jay Flowers, an office worker and Republican; and former Albuquerque first lady Margaret Aragon de Chávez, a Democrat. 

Diane Denish won't run for Mayor