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Peggy L. Muller-Aragon
Peggy Muller-Aragon was a member of the Albuquerque Public Schools Board of Education in New Mexico, representing District 2. She assumed office in 2015. She left office on January 1, 2024.
Muller-Aragon ran for re-election to the Albuquerque Public Schools Board of Education to represent District 2 in New Mexico. She lost in the general election on November 7, 2023.
Muller-Aragon was first elected to the school board on February 3, 2015, after defeating former incumbent Kathy Korte.[1]
Muller-Aragon was the target of a recall effort in September 2015, but the petition to recall her was withdrawn due to lack of legal representation. At issue was her participation in a unanimous vote to buyout former Superintendent Luis Valentino's contract amidst a number of controversies. She was also accused of refusing to listen to her constituents and instead answering to New Mexico Gov. Susana Martinez (R).[2][3]
Biography
Born and raised in New Mexico, Muller-Aragon graduated from West Mesa High School. She earned a bachelor's degree in elementary education and master's in education administration from the University of New Mexico. Muller-Aragon retired as a teacher after serving her entire career with Albuquerque Public Schools. She and her husband have three daughters.[4][5]
Elections
2023
See also: Albuquerque Public Schools, New Mexico, elections (2023)
General election
General election for Albuquerque Public Schools Board of Education District 2
Ronalda Tome defeated incumbent Peggy Muller-Aragon and Adrian Nogales in the general election for Albuquerque Public Schools Board of Education District 2 on November 7, 2023.
Candidate | % | Votes | ||
| ✔ | Ronalda Tome (Nonpartisan) | 42.4 | 4,487 | |
 | Peggy Muller-Aragon (Nonpartisan) | 39.7 | 4,200 | |
Adrian Nogales (Nonpartisan)  | 18.0 | 1,905 | ||
| Total votes: 10,592 | |||
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Withdrawn or disqualified candidates
- Karen Sanchez-Griego (Nonpartisan)
- Eric Toledo (Nonpartisan)
Endorsements
Ballotpedia did not identify endorsements for Muller-Aragon in this election.
2022
See also: New Mexico gubernatorial and lieutenant gubernatorial election, 2022
General election
General election for Lieutenant Governor of New Mexico
Incumbent Howie Morales defeated Anthony Thornton and Efren Gallardo in the general election for Lieutenant Governor of New Mexico on November 8, 2022.
Candidate | % | Votes | ||
| ✔ |  | Howie Morales (D) | 52.0 | 370,168 |
 | Anthony Thornton (R) | 45.6 | 324,701 | |
 | Efren Gallardo (L) | 2.4 | 17,387 | |
| Total votes: 712,256 | |||
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Withdrawn or disqualified candidates
- Travis Sanchez (L)
Democratic primary election
Democratic primary for Lieutenant Governor of New Mexico
Incumbent Howie Morales advanced from the Democratic primary for Lieutenant Governor of New Mexico on June 7, 2022.
Candidate | % | Votes | ||
| ✔ | | Howie Morales | 100.0 | 117,293 |
| Total votes: 117,293 | |||
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Republican primary election
Republican primary for Lieutenant Governor of New Mexico
Anthony Thornton defeated Peggy Muller-Aragon in the Republican primary for Lieutenant Governor of New Mexico on June 7, 2022.
Candidate | % | Votes | ||
| ✔ | | Anthony Thornton | 59.7 | 64,386 |
| Peggy Muller-Aragon | 40.3 | 43,438 | |
| Total votes: 107,824 | |||
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Withdrawn or disqualified candidates
Libertarian primary election
Libertarian primary for Lieutenant Governor of New Mexico
Travis Sanchez advanced from the Libertarian primary for Lieutenant Governor of New Mexico on June 7, 2022.
Candidate | % | Votes | ||
| ✔ |  | Travis Sanchez | 100.0 | 1,175 |
| Total votes: 1,175 | |||
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2021
See also: New Mexico's 1st Congressional District special election, 2021
General election
Special general election for U.S. House New Mexico District 1
The following candidates ran in the special general election for U.S. House New Mexico District 1 on June 1, 2021.
Candidate | % | Votes | ||
| ✔ |  | Melanie Ann Stansbury (D) | 60.4 | 79,838 |
 | Mark Moores (R) | 35.6 | 47,111 | |
 | Aubrey Dunn (Independent) | 2.7 | 3,534 | |
 | Christopher Manning (L) | 1.3 | 1,734 | |
 | Laura Olivas (Independent) (Write-in) | 0.0 | 40 | |
 | Robert Ornelas (Independent) (Write-in) | 0.0 | 6 | |
| Total votes: 132,263 | |||
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Democratic convention runoff
Special Democratic convention runoff for U.S. House New Mexico District 1
Melanie Ann Stansbury defeated Antoinette Sedillo Lopez in the special Democratic convention runoff for U.S. House New Mexico District 1 on March 31, 2021.
Candidate | % | Votes | ||
| ✔ | | Melanie Ann Stansbury (D) | 51.2 | 103 |
 | Antoinette Sedillo Lopez (D) | 48.3 | 97 | |
| Other/Write-in votes | 0.5 | 1 | ||
| Total votes: 201 | |||
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Democratic convention
Special Democratic convention for U.S. House New Mexico District 1
The following candidates ran in the special Democratic convention for U.S. House New Mexico District 1 on March 30, 2021.
Candidate | % | Votes | ||
| ✔ | | Antoinette Sedillo Lopez (D) | 37.2 | 74 |
| ✔ | | Melanie Ann Stansbury (D) | 21.6 | 43 |
| Randi McGinn (D) | 17.1 | 34 | ||
| Victor Reyes (D) | 9.0 | 18 | ||
 | Selinda Guerrero (D) | 6.5 | 13 | |
 | Georgene Louis (D) | 6.5 | 13 | |
| Francisco Fernandez (D) | 1.0 | 2 | ||
 | Patricia Roybal Caballero (D) | 0.5 | 1 | |
| Other/Write-in votes | 0.5 | 1 | ||
| Total votes: 199 | |||
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Republican convention
Special Republican convention for U.S. House New Mexico District 1
The following candidates ran in the special Republican convention for U.S. House New Mexico District 1 on March 27, 2021.
Candidate | % | Votes | ||
| ✔ | | Mark Moores (R) | 40.5 | 49 |
 | Eddy Aragon (R) | 28.1 | 34 | |
 | Elisa Martinez (R) | 16.5 | 20 | |
 | Jared Vander Dussen (R) | 5.8 | 7 | |
| Ronnie Lucero (R) | 5.0 | 6 | ||
 | Michaela Chavez (R) | 4.1 | 5 | |
| Jonathan Gonzalez (R) | 0.0 | 0 | ||
| Total votes: 121 | |||
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Withdrawn or disqualified candidates
2019
See also: Albuquerque Public Schools, New Mexico, elections (2019)
General election
General election for Albuquerque Public Schools Board of Education District 2
Incumbent Peggy Muller-Aragon defeated Lauretta Harris in the general election for Albuquerque Public Schools Board of Education District 2 on November 5, 2019.
Candidate | % | Votes | ||
| ✔ | | Peggy Muller-Aragon (Nonpartisan) | 57.7 | 6,910 |
| Lauretta Harris (Nonpartisan) | 42.3 | 5,059 | ||
| Total votes: 11,969 | |||
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Withdrawn or disqualified candidates
- Sergio Trujillo (Nonpartisan)
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 2 General Election, 4-year term, 2015 |
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|---|---|---|---|---|
| Party | Candidate | Vote % | Votes | |
| Nonpartisan |  Peggy Muller-Aragon |
63.8% | 1,961 | |
| Nonpartisan | Kathy Korte Incumbent | 36.2% | 1,111 | |
| Total Votes | 3,072 | |||
| 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.[6]
Endorsements
Muller-Aragon did not receive any official endorsements for this election.
2012
Muller-Aragon ran in the 2012 election for New Mexico House of Representatives District 29. She was defeated by incumbent Thomas Anthony Anderson in the Republican primary on June 5, 2012.[7][8]
| Candidate | Vote % | Votes |
|---|---|---|
|
Thomas Anderson Incumbent |
57.5% | 679 |
| Peggy L. Muller-Aragon | 42.5% | 502 |
| Total Votes | 1,181 | |
Campaign themes
2023
Ballotpedia survey responses
See also: Ballotpedia's Candidate Connection
Peggy Muller-Aragon did not complete Ballotpedia's 2023 Candidate Connection survey.
2022
Peggy Muller-Aragon did not complete Ballotpedia's 2022 Candidate Connection survey.
2021
Peggy Muller-Aragon did not complete Ballotpedia's 2021 Candidate Connection survey.
2019
Peggy Muller-Aragon did not complete Ballotpedia's 2019 Candidate Connection survey.
See also
2023 Elections
External links
Footnotes
- ↑ Albuquerque Journal, "11 people file candidacy for 3 APS board seats," December 17, 2014
- ↑ Albuquerque Journal, "Recall effort narrowed to one APS board member," September 4, 2015
- ↑ NM Political Report, "APS recall effort now only targets one member," September 7, 2015
- ↑ Facebook, "Peggy Lee Muller-Aragon," accessed December 24, 2014
- ↑ Albuquerque Journal, "APS District 2: Candidate profiles and Q&A," January 23, 2015
- ↑ New Mexico Secretary of State, "Guidelines of Candidates and Campaign Committees: associated with Proposed Rule-Campaign Finance," accessed January 6, 2015
- ↑ New Mexico Secretary of State, "Official Primary Results," accessed April 15, 2014
- ↑ New Mexico Secretary of State, "2012 Primary Candidate List," accessed May 12, 2014(Archived)
