DISTRICT 2
MICHAEL J. GARCIA
Age: 40 Education: Bachelor’s degree in political science from the University of New Mexico and a master’s degree in public administration from UNM.
Occupation:
State program director for the Corporation for
National and Community Service, a federal government agency that includes AmeriCorps, Learn and Serve America, Senior Corps and other national service initiatives.
Experience: Public administration professional with experience in government oversight, budget development, policy development and facilitating community development; throughout his career he has worked with communities and local governments across New Mexico, including Santa Fe, to develop sustainable solutions to their challenges.
Personal: Married with two children.
Campaign information: Facebook.com/Michael4District2 Arrests or convictions: Arrested on a charge of DWI, which was dismissed.
ALYSIA LORI ABBOTT
Age: 55
Education: Bachelor’s degree in archaeology from the University of Texas at Austin in 1988; master’s degree in anthropology from the University of New Mexico in 1993; doctorate in anthropology from UNM in 2003. Occupation: Archaeologist and principal investigator at Abboteck Inc., a Santa Fe-based archaeological research and consulting firm. Experience: Thirty-three years as a professional archaeologist and preservation planner in New Mexico and owner of an archaeological consultation firm in Santa Fe since 2004; she has provided professional archaeological services to residents of Santa Fe, the city of Santa Fe, Santa Fe County, the Historic Preservation Division of the state of New Mexico, the National Park Service, the U.S. Forest Service, the Indian Health Service and numerous tribal entities and nonprofits.
Personal: Married for 18 years to David C. Eck.
Campaign information: She is running on a platform of providing a voice in city government for neighbors and neighborhoods, longrange planning, historic preservation, natural resource conservation and civil discourse.
Arrests or convictions: None.