A look at the candidates for mayor and City Council.

MAYOR’S RACE

Peter Ives Occupation: Lawyer for the Trust for Public Land Previous occupation(s): Worked briefly in former U.S. Sen. Jeff Bingaman’s Washington, D.C., office; spent two years as a special agent with the U.S. Labor Department’s Office of Inspector General

Education: Undergraduate degree in philosophy from Harvard University; law degree from Georgetown University Age: 63 Website: peternelsonives.com Joseph Maestas Occupation: Business development manager at Souder, Miller & Associates

Previous occupation: Supervisory civil engineer, U.S. Bureau of Reclamation

Education: Master’s degree in civil engineering, Arizona State University; bachelor’s degree in civil engineering, The University of New Mexico; diploma from Española Valley High School Age: 57 Website: maestasforsantafe.com Kate Noble Occupation: School board member, entrepreneur Previous occupation: Community development director, yellCast; interim director, city housing and economic development division; producer, reporter and presenter, BBC World Business Report Education: Santa Fe High School, Columbia University Age: 42 Website: kateformayor.com Ron Trujillo Occupation: Line manager, state Department of Transportation Previous occupation(s): Department of Transportation analyst, adopt-a-highway coordinator, local government road fund coordinator; state Treasurer’s Office, financial specialist

Education: Santa Fe High; attended classes at New Mexico State University Age: 49 Website: ront4mayor2018.com Alan Webber Occupation: Entrepreneur, business adviser, consultant, author Previous occupation(s): Founder, One New Mexico, an economic strategy nonprofit; co-founder Fast Company magazine; editor, Harvard Business Review; adviser, U.S. Department of Transportation; adviser, Portland, Ore., mayor’s office Education: Amherst College Age: 69 Website: alanwebberforsantafe.com

DISTRICT 1

Marie Campos Occupation: Tribal outreach project director, family education and extension program, Southwestern Indian Polytechnic Institute board of regents.

Previous occupation(s): Nonprofit executive, business owner, grant writer and nonprofit executive consultant

Education: Informal education in traditional native arts and crafts. Fine arts foundations at Kansas City Art Institute, University of Hawaii at Manoa; bachelor’s of fine arts painting and graphics, Excelsior College; master’s of liberal arts, St. John’s College. Licensed Realtor. Age: 58. Website: mariecampos.com. Signe Lindell (I) Occupation: Retired. Incumbent city councilor. Former occupations: University professor, business owner, Realtor, city Planning Commission Education: Doctorate of education Age: 63 Website: facebook.com/SigneLindellcitycouncil

DISTRICT 2

Joe Arellano Occupation: General contractor, gym owner, landlord, member of the city’s advisory Public Safety Committee

Previous occupation(s): Newspaper delivery boy, restaurant manager and property manager Education: Santa Fe High School graduate Age: 51 Website: joeharellano4district2.com Nate Downey Occupation: Owner of the landscape contracting company Santa Fe Permaculture and landscape-architecture firm PermaDesign, author

Previous occupation(s): Served on Wastewater Task Force and on the boards of Permaculture Credit Union and Camino de Paz School and Farm

Education: Graduate of St. John’s College; studied smallbusiness management and aquaponics at Santa Fe Community College Age: 51 Website: downeyforcouncil.com Carol Romero-Wirth Occupation: Public policy consultant Previous occupation(s): Bill drafter and professional staff at the Legislative Council Service; associate director at Think New Mexico; consultant for the National Environmental Trust and National Strategies

Education: Bachelor’s degree in political science from Colorado College, master’s degree in public policy from the Lyndon B. Johnson School of Public Affairs at the University of Texas in Austin and law degree from The University of New Mexico Age: 54 Website: carolromerowirth.com

DISTRICT 4

Eric J. Holmes Occupation: Owns and manages four businesses — Santa Fe Sports Images, Signs and Images, Santa Fe Print and Images, and Munson Graphics Previous occupation(s): Ran a boxing promotion business Education: Graduated from Santa Fe High School, took classes at Santa Fe Community College Age: 44 Greg Scargall Occupation: Veterans resource coordinator at Santa Fe Community College Previous occupation(s): U.S. Navy Education: Graduated from Santa Fe High School; bachelor’s degree in business administration from New Mexico Highlands University; master’s degree in business administration from Highlands Age: 39 Website: greg4sfcc.com JoAnne Vigil Coppler Occupation: Owns JoAnne Coppler Real Estate Previous occupation(s): Court clerk for the First Judicial District; deputy director of the state Supreme Court; human resources director for the city of Santa Fe, Los Alamos County and the New Mexico Taxation and Revenue Department

Education: Graduated from Santa Fe High School; bachelor’s degree in psychology from Eastern New Mexico University; master’s in public administration from The University of New Mexico

Age: 63