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Overview
Current roleBusiness executive
LocationNew Mexico
BackgroundBusiness executive
EducationUniversity of New Mexico (bachelor’s degree, 1995)
Notable personal detailsDaniel Chavez is a New Mexico business executive who led Parking Company of America’s Albuquerque operations and ran as a privately financed candidate for Mayor of Albuquerque in the 2025 regular local election cycle. He graduated from the University of New Mexico in 1995 and acquired the Albuquerque branch of Parking Company of America in 2000, operating it as an independent business. City of Albuquerque records list him as having withdrawn as a candidate during the 2025 cycle, while remaining a listed candidate in election materials.
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Positions
Economy & Taxes
Supports business-friendly, pro-growth policies such as streamlining permits and partnering with private businesses, seeks to reduce city government size and cut waste in the budget, and favors funding targeted public services (police staffing and homelessness programs) through taxpayer dollars while aiming to grow the tax base so taxes can be lowered overall.
Healthcare
The candidate emphasizes addressing mental health, addiction, and access to services for people experiencing homelessness and supports local solutions to improve access to prescriptions and care. Policy focus is on expanding treatment and social services rather than privatization or cutting programs.
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Climate & Energy
Supports taking practical, local steps to address the impacts of climate change and to keep Albuquerque livable (cleaner air and safer water), but the campaign materials provide general language and no specific climate or energy policies or targets.
Public Safety & Guns
The candidate emphasizes strengthening and funding the Albuquerque Police Department, including fully staffing the force, funding detective incentives, expanding training with a focus on de-escalation and mental-health awareness, and replacing the police chief. The campaign frames public safety as a priority and proposes law-enforcement-first responses to crime and drug dealing. There are no explicit statements in the sourced materials about supporting new gun-restriction measures or opposing gun rights.
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