It was an interesting night politically both on the national stage and for hometown politics.

Starting off with the election that hits the closest to home for Cibola, the Board of Education elected three new members.

School Board:

In district-2 (Cibola’s district) Ronalda Tome-Warito has defeated long term incumbent Peggy Muller-Aragon with 42.33% of the vote, a 255 vote margin.

In district-1 Janelle Astorga won with 48.5 percent of the vote against Albuquerque Federation of Teachers candidate Robert Trujillo.

In district-4 Heather Benavidez handily defeated Moms for Liberty candidate Stephen Cecco by 7,681‬ votes.

Next is an election that, while not decided by only Cibola voters, will have an impact on our campus.

City Council:

In District-2 Joaquín Baca defeated two other candidates with a 52% vote share, replacing long term liberal on the council Issac Benton.

In District-8 Albuquerque saw retired police officer Daniel Champine retain a conservative voice on the council with his 54% victory replacing retiring councilor Trudy Jones.

In District-4 Brook Bassan faced a tough challenger, squeezing out a win with a close margin of victory of only 156‬ votes.

District-6, on the other hand, was too close to call and will go to a runoff election in 30 days between Nichole Rogers and Jeff Hoehn with Nichole Rogers having won the majority of voters, but not enough for an outright victory.

Now let’s talk money.

Bond initiatives:

All of the bond issues for Albuquerque passed easily with no issue dropping below 60% of the vote. The most important for Cibola students was the passing of the APS Mill Levy initiative, which continues the levy for another 7 years.  Bonds for everything ranging from drainage systems to fixing potholes passed with little opposition providing the city with funds.