Maurreen Skowran

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Maurreen Skowran

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Last election

November 5, 2019

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Maurreen Skowran ran for election to the Albuquerque City Council to represent District 8 in New Mexico. Skowran lost in the general election on November 5, 2019.

Skowran completed Ballotpedia's Candidate Connection survey in 2019. Click here to read the survey answers.

Elections

2019

See also: City elections in Albuquerque, New Mexico (2019)

General election

General election for Albuquerque City Council District 8

Incumbent Trudy Jones defeated Maurreen Skowran in the general election for Albuquerque City Council District 8 on November 5, 2019.

		Candidate	%	Votes
✔		Trudy Jones (Nonpartisan)	56.5	7,329
	Submit photo	Maurreen Skowran (Nonpartisan)	43.5	5,653

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2019

Ballotpedia survey responses

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Maurreen Skowran completed Ballotpedia's Candidate Connection survey in 2019. The survey questions appear in bold and are followed by Skowran's responses. Candidates are asked three required questions for this survey, but they may answer additional optional questions as well.

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Who are you? Tell us about yourself.

My foundation in life was built early on as a member of the Marine Corps, where I specialized in aviation support, including service with the presidential helicopter squadron. I left the Marines as an E-6, staff sergeant, and worked in a variety of jobs until 10 years ago, when Albuquerque became my home. I moved here to help my father, a retired Air Force veteran, battle lung cancer. After graduating from CNM and UNM with a degree in geography, I became a data analyst at UNM. My roots are now firmly planted here. The desire to serve that motivated me to join the Marines at 17 has never left me. I learned that success is a team effort rooted in a shared vision. I am asking for your vote to become your Councilwoman, and I promise to work with you to make Albuquerque and our City Council District a great place to live, work, raise a family, and retire.

Please list below 3 key messages of your campaign. What are the main points you want voters to remember about your goals for your time in office?

• Real solutions need real change.
• I hear your concerns. I will work to make our neighborhoods safe, upgrade or expand our community resources, create a vibrant local business community, and address the crises of homelessness.
• I will stay engaged with the residents of District 8 by hosting town halls, attending neighborhood association meetings, holding office hours in the district and responding quickly when you reach out to me. After I am elected, I will keep knocking doors, to hear your concerns. My contact information is on all my literature. I am yours.

What areas of public policy are you personally passionate about?

Crime is one of the biggest challenges facing Albuquerque. I am passionate about working to make our district and city safer. We need to hire more police service aides, so we can free up our police officers to spend more time on the streets, acting as a deterrent and going after criminals. Police service aides also enter a pipeline to potentially becoming officers. We have 1,000 officers now, but we need to make sure APD continues to add more officers.||We need to take a preventative public-health approach to our epidemic of violence. The Cure Violence model has been used successfully in a number of cities. For instance, in Baltimore's Cherry Hill neighborhood, it brought homicides down by 56 percent. This model has three main methods: violence detection and interruption; behavior change among the highest risk; and social norm changes. For example, this program would mediate conflicts, and it would help put violent offenders on a better path, by helping them with education, employment and drug treatment.||Finally, we need to invest in the community needs of our district, such as parks, traffic signals, and public safety equipment. We need to encourage input from throughout the community to determine how to spend the $1 million received every two years for spending in the district.||The crime problem in Albuquerque did not materialize overnight. It is going to take a broad, concerted effort to fix it. The time to start is now.

What was your very first job? How long did you have it?

Corn detassling. I had that job for two weeks when I was 14, then I moved out of state.

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