Charles MacQuigg
Charles "Ched" MacQuigg was a candidate for the District 4 seat on the Albuquerque Public Schools Board of Education in the New Mexico general election on February 3, 2015.[1] He was defeated by fellow challenger Barbara Petersen.
MacQuigg also ran unsuccessfully for a seat on the board in 2011.
A frequent critic of the Albuquerque Board of Education, MacQuigg was banned from meetings in 2010 by board leader Marty Esquivel who accused MacQuigg of shouting, hovering over administrators and wearing an elephant mask that made people uncomfortable. In April 2014, federal judge M. Christina Armijo issued a preliminary injunction allowing MacQuigg to return to meetings.[2]
Biography
MacQuigg is a retired shop teacher.[3] He previously worked for Albuquerque Public Schools.[2]
Elections
2015
The election in Albuquerque Public Schools featured three of seven total seats up for general election on February 3, 2015. The seats from Districts 1, 2 and 4 were up for re-election.
Incumbent Analee Maestas faced two challengers for the District 1 seat, Colt Balok and Madelyn Jones, and won re-election. In District 2, incumbent Kathy Korte faced only one challenger, Peggy L. Muller-Aragon. Muller-Aragon defeated Korte to take a seat on the board. District 4 incumbent Martin Esquivel did not seek re-election, leaving the seat open for a newcomer. Five candidates, Sina-Aurelia Pleasant Soul-Bowe, Mark Gilboard, John Jake Lopez, Charles MacQuigg and Barbara Petersen, filed to run for that open seat. James Osborn also originally filed to run for the District 4 seat, but he withdrew his candidacy. Petersen defeated her fellow candidates to become the next District 4 representative on the board.
Results
| Albuquerque Public Schools, District 4 General Election, 4-year term, 2015 |
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|---|---|---|---|---|
| Party | Candidate | Vote % | Votes | |
| Nonpartisan |  Barbara Petersen |
63.4% | 1,877 | |
| Nonpartisan | Mark Gilboard | 17.8% | 526 | |
| Nonpartisan | John Jake Lopez | 13% | 386 | |
| Nonpartisan | Sina-Aurelia Pleasant Soul-Bowe | 3.5% | 104 | |
| Nonpartisan | Charles MacQuigg | 2.3% | 69 | |
| Total Votes | 2,962 | |||
| Source: Abbey Smith, "Email communication with the Bernalillo County Bureau of Elections," February 26, 2015 | ||||
Funding
The New Mexico Secretary of State's Office requires school board candidates in districts with an enrollment of 12,000 students or more to file an annual report each year. Candidates running for a seat on this district's school board had to file that annual report by April 13, 2015.[4]
Endorsements
MacQuigg did not receive any official endorsements for this election.
2011
| Albuquerque Public Schools, District 4 General Election, 4-year term, 2011 | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Party | Candidate | Vote % | Votes | |
| Nonpartisan | Marty Esquivel Incumbent |
51.1% | 1,450 | |
| Nonpartisan | Cheryl Ann Harris | 36.4% | 1,032 | |
| Nonpartisan | Candido Arturo Archuleta Jr. | 6.7% | 189 | |
| Nonpartisan | Charles MacQuigg | 5.9% | 168 | |
| Total Votes | 2,839 | |||
| Source: Bernalillo County Bureau of Elections, "Election Results for APS/CNM District Election 2011," accessed December 16, 2014 | ||||
Recent news
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See also
- Albuquerque Public Schools, New Mexico
- Albuquerque Public Schools elections (2015)
- New Mexico school board elections attract numerous educators as candidates (January 23, 2015)
- New faces to join all of New Mexico's largest school district boards (February 4, 2015)
External links
Footnotes
- ↑ Albuquerque Journal, "11 people file candidacy for 3 APS board seats," December 17, 2014
- ↑ 2.0 2.1 Albuquerque Journal, "Ban is lifted on APS critic," April 11, 2014
- ↑ Blogger: ched macquigg, "About me," accessed January 8, 2015
- ↑ New Mexico Secretary of State, "Guidelines of Candidates and Campaign Committees: associated with Proposed Rule-Campaign Finance," accessed January 6, 2015
