BILL MCCAMLEY

Age: 40 Profession: Legislator Experience: Former member of Doña Ana County Board of Commissioners; consultant

Education: Bachelor’s degree from New Mexico State University, master’s degree from Harvard University Family: Not married Criminal record: None

assault evidence collection kits and pay equity at government contractors.

And McCamley says he would carry on Keller’s work.

McCamley graduated from Mayfield High School in Las Cruces and attended New Mexico State University. He was involved in student government and was later accepted to the John F. Kennedy School of Government at Harvard.

Returning to New Mexico with a master’s degree in public policy, he won a seat on the Doña Ana County Board of Commissioners in 2004 and went on to run unsuccessfully in the Democratic Party primary for Congress in 2008.

After his election to the state House in 2012, McCamley, who has worked in the solar business and as a consultant for nonprofits, was named chairman of the Labor and Economic Development Committee in 2017.

But he has garnered attention for being among the very few legislators who will not take a free meal or ticket to a party from lobbyists or special interest groups (“The per capita income of my district is about 25 grand. I’ve got to follow my own conscience,” he told in 2017).

And so, for McCamley, this is not just about finding waste in government but promoting better government.

Whoever wins the Democratic nomination will likely face the current auditor, Republican Wayne Johnson, in November. Gov. Susana Martinez appointed Johnson to the job after Keller was elected mayor of Albuquerque.

For a small office, it could be a big race.